Cleaning & Environmental Team Leader

Job Overview

Job Title: Cleaning & Environmental Team Leader Rate of Pay: £13.05 per hour Contract: Permanent Type of Employment: Full Time Hours: 42.2 hours per week Location: White Rose Shopping Centre, Dewsbury Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS11 8LU

We are looking for an experienced Cleaning Team leader to work with a range of Mitie clients to manage an Internal & external team, including recruitment and development of staff and maintain excellent service standards for the delivery of routine planned and periodic cleaning for a Mitie customer.

Winter Strategy: implement a winter strategy for managing site gritting and snow removal. Ensure pathways, entrances, and critical areas are safe and accessible during winter months. Coordinate with the team to execute gritting and snow removal tasks efficiently. Communication: Liaise with other departments and stakeholders to coordinate cleaning activities and address any specific requirements or concerns. Waste Reduction Initiatives: Develop and oversee waste reduction initiatives, such as recycling programs, composting, and minimizing single-use plastics. Educate and engage the team in these practices to ensure effective implementation. Reactive environmental spillage response. You will be responsible for the delivery of routine planned and periodic cleaning. You will ensure that the cleaning staff understand and work to task schedules while following the correct Health & Safety procedures by providing technical training as and when required. You will distribute uniforms, monitor standard of cleanliness and the use of materials and order stocks as necessary. You will deal with any issues efficiently and in a professional manner, referring to line manager where appropriate.

The ideal candidate will have previous supervisory and cleaning experience. They will have good communication skills, be reliable and hardworking with a professional attitude and they will be able to work to a schedule on their own initiative.