Cleaning Supervisor

OCS Group; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Cleaning Supervisor in Dunfermline. The role involves leading a cleaning team, maintaining high hygiene standards, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates should have strong people skills, experience in a similar cleaning environment, and the ability to manage and train team members effectively. The shift pattern is Monday to Friday, 6:30pm to 10:30pm. This is a busy role requiring a proactive leader who ensures smooth operations.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK is mandatory.
• Experience cleaning in a similar environment is required.
• Understanding of COSHH and Health & Safety compliance is necessary.
• Strong communication skills for client liaison are essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for clients and managers.
• Coordinate and lead a team of cleaners while performing cleaning duties.
• Conduct regular inspections to maintain high standards.
• Manage cleaning supplies and address operational issues.

Skills

People management

Communication

Adaptability

Leadership

Job description

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

About The Role:

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday. 6:30pm to 10:30pm.

As a Cleaning Supervisor, you will be the main point of contact for clients and managers on site. You will coordinate and lead a team of cleaners, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained. Reporting to the Site Manager, you will support the training and induction of new staff and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Be the clients’ and managers’ main point of contact on site
• Coordinate and drive a team on site, while completing core cleaning duties with the team
• Support the manager with the training and induction of new staff, and the completion of training records
• Lead by example when completing tasks, following the safe systems of work and method statements
• Ensure all cleaning tasks are performed to a high standard
• Conduct regular inspections to maintain quality control
• Manage cleaning supplies and equipment, ensuring they are used efficiently and maintained in good condition
• Address any operational issues or challenges that arise, finding effective solutions to maintain smooth operations

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• You must have the right to work in the UK
• Demonstrable people skills or experience coordinating a team
• Experience cleaning in a similar environment or transferable skills, knowledge, and understanding
• Understanding of COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) and Health & Safety compliance on similar sites/en
• Experience in training and inducting colleagues
• Strong communication skills, essential for client liaison and effective team coordination
• Proactive and adaptable, able to respond to changing demands and priorities
• Reliable and punctual, with a strong work ethic and commitment to maintaining high standards
• This is an extremely busy role so the successful candidate must be able to work quickly and be a strong, good leader to get the team working to their best.
• The successful candidate must need to be able to operate a mobile phone and a laptop to be able to carry out audits, staff training with their team.

How to Apply:

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.