Cleaning Operative - Broomhill School

SALARY: £24,960 per annum pro rata (Actual salary £3,276 per annum)

HOURS: 5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7am till 8am

LOCATION: Bristol BS4 4NZ

Cleaning Operative

About Bristol Waste Company:

What we do is important – we’re here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe.

We do this for our city’s residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol’s sustainability targets in partnership with the council. 

Bristol Waste’s commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organisations across the region, is also growing.

Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than £30 million every year.

We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.

Purpose of the role:

We regularly have exciting opportunities to join the Facilities Management division of Bristol Waste Company as a Site Supervisor Cleaning Operative. 

With a keen eye for detail, you’ll take pride in your work as you maintain the cleanliness of the buildings through various cleaning duties. Training will be provided to become proficient in appropriate cleaning methods, such as the use of cleaning equipment and best cleaning practices, following health & safety and use of personal protective equipment which is provided.

Due to the nature of the role, you’ll regularly carry out physical activities which would include sweeping and mopping floors, wiping surfaces, vacuuming, using cleaning chemicals, moving furniture, emptying bins, general tidying of kitchen areas, toilets, showers, corridors, meeting rooms, break-out areas, staircases, and reception areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completes regular site cleaning audits
• Carry out cleaning duties as requested
• Checking stock levels of cleaning consumables and equipment
• Ensure cleaning operatives are working safely and productive
• Reporting to line manager any health and safety or non compliance issues

Essential Requirements for the Role:

• 1-year supervisory experience
• Good communication skills

Full Job Description can be provided upon request.

Our Benefits:

• Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
• Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.
• Support for Mental Health, including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.
• Because we value our colleagues, we want to recruit more employees just like them, which is why we have our employee referral scheme.
• Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
• Employee recognition ‘Stand Out Award’ and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us, we recognise and celebrate talent.
• We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation.

Everyone belongs:

At Bristol Waste everyone belongs – we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. 

We give fair and equal consideration to all applications.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

Important note on applying:

• Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications.
• Due to the high volume of interest, we won’t be able to receive late applications and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply.
• If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, it unfortunately means you won’t be invited to interview on this occasion.

Contact us:

Please contact our People Services team to discuss this role, your application, or any reasonable adjustments and support in applying for this position: 

• [email protected]
• 0117 440 6676

Thank you for your interest in joining Bristol Waste Company.