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Job Title: Cleaning Operative
Pay Rate: £12.60 per hour
Contract: Permanent, Part Time
Hours: 20 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday - Thursday 17:00 - 21:00, Fridays 15:00 - 19:00 - 20 hours per week
Location: GSK, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, England, DL12 8DT
Job objectives and responsibilities
To be responsible for the cleaning and servicing of areas, as allocated by the cleaning and management team, to the standard required by the client and Mitie, efficiently and professionally.
Main duties
The main duties of this role include carrying out any and all cleaning duties as requested by the Team Leader or management team. All tasks must be performed in a professional manner, strictly adhering to safe systems of work and relevant risk assessments. The correct personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times as specified. The role requires full compliance with all statutory GSK and Mitie Health and Safety rules and regulations, as well as GSK and Mitie security regulations concerning cleaning materials, equipment, and buildings. A high standard of personal performance, hygiene, and appearance is expected at all times. Employees are also required to keep their GSK myLearning up to date and complete tasks within the assigned time frames.
All complaints, incidents, accidents, fires, thefts, losses, damages, or any other irregularities must be reported and acted upon where practicable. The role involves undertaking all required training related to all aspects of the cleaning service and completing a schedule of cleaning tasks as directed by the Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader. Adherence to all Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) requirements, as specified by the Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader, is essential. Any faults related to cleaning machinery or equipment must be reported to the Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader, and all building defects should be reported to the Mitie Helpdesk. The role may also require fulfilling any other reasonable requests made by the Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader. Additionally, near misses must be reported following the correct procedure, and employees are expected to follow the proper absence reporting procedure when phoning in sick.
Person specification
The ideal candidate will preferably have previous cleaning experience. They should be a good team player with a flexible approach to the working environment, as they may be asked to provide cover in other areas when required. A good level of English language proficiency is essential to ensure the understanding of instructions, safety signs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Health and Safety-related training.
Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.
Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
Since 1987, Mitie’s 76,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
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