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Location: Mobile – London Fire Brigade sites across London
Salary: £17.50 per hour + overtime opportunities (Contractual pay rise in October 2026)
Hours: 36 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 7:30am–3:00pm
Wednesday: 7:30am–4:00pm
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Company Van: Provided – and kept by you
Annual Leave: 20 days + Public Holidays

Ready to take the next step in your cleaning career?

We're looking for an experienced, hands-on Mobile Cleaning Supervisor to lead our mobile cleaning team across the London Fire Brigade estate.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in delivering high standards and wants to develop their career within Facilities Management.

You'll lead a team of 10 Mobile Cleaning Operatives – 7 core team members and 3 relief operatives – travelling across London and delivering a range of planned and periodic cleaning activities.

This is a working supervisor role, so you'll lead from the front: organising the team, checking standards and managing day-to-day delivery while working alongside your team when required.

For the right person, this role can also be a genuine stepping stone into a Service Support Manager position and further management opportunities within Mitie.

Why join us?

Company van provided – and kept by you
Lead a team of 10+ mobile cleaners
Monday to Friday working – no standard weekend rota
Overtime available, including opportunities at standard and enhanced rates
20 days annual leave + Public Holidays
Clear career progression – this role can lead into Service Support Manager and wider operational management positions
Varied mobile role across London – you won't be stuck in the same building every day
Access to Mitie training, qualifications and development opportunities
Employee recognition through Mitie Stars
Access to Mitie employee benefits and discounts

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What will you be responsible for?

As our Mobile Cleaning Supervisor, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day leadership and operational delivery of our mobile cleaning team across London Fire Brigade locations.

You'll manage a team consisting of 7 core Mobile Cleaning Operatives and 3 Relief Cleaning Operatives, ensuring work is properly planned, completed safely and delivered to the required standard.

You'll be trusted to take ownership of your team and your workload.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading, motivating and supporting a team of 10 Mobile Cleaning Operatives
Planning and coordinating daily and scheduled cleaning activities across multiple locations
Working alongside the team to complete cleaning activities when required
Coordinating and supporting deep cleans, periodic cleans and specialist cleaning tasks
Carrying out regular quality inspections and ensuring cleaning standards are consistently achieved
Making sure planned cleaning schedules are completed on time
Training, coaching and supporting team members to improve performance
Supporting the onboarding and training of new employees
Ensuring Health & Safety procedures and safe systems of work are followed
Managing cleaning materials, consumables, equipment and stock
Ensuring equipment is correctly used, maintained and stored
Coordinating the mobile team effectively across London
Building strong working relationships with London Fire Brigade colleagues and other stakeholders
Using Mitie systems, mobile applications and email to manage operational activity
Identifying problems early and taking action to resolve them
Looking for opportunities to improve standards, productivity and the way the service is delivered
Escalating operational issues to management where additional support is required

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What are we looking for?

You don't need to know everything on day one.

What's most important is that you're reliable, organised, confident leading people and passionate about delivering a great service.

You'll ideally have:

✅ Experience working within the cleaning industry
✅ Previous experience as a Cleaning Supervisor, Team Leader, Senior Cleaner or similar
✅ Experience leading or supporting a cleaning team
✅ Confidence communicating with employees and customers
✅ Good knowledge of professional cleaning standards
✅ The ability to organise people and workloads across different locations
✅ A hands-on approach and willingness to work alongside your team
✅ Good attention to detail and high personal standards
✅ The ability to work independently and make sensible day-to-day decisions
✅ Good time management and organisational skills
✅ Basic confidence using smartphones, email and operational systems
✅ A proactive attitude – if you see a problem, you look for a solution
✅ A positive approach to coaching and developing people

Essential requirements

A valid clean UK driving licence is essential.

A company van is provided and will be kept by the successful candidate, allowing you to travel between London Fire Brigade locations as part of your role.

Due to the environment you'll be working within, successful applicants will also be required to successfully complete the relevant Enhanced DBS and vetting requirements.

More than just your next job

We want this role to be an opportunity to build your career.

You'll gain experience managing a 10-person mobile workforce, coordinating services across multiple locations, dealing directly with customers and taking responsibility for operational performance.

For someone who performs well and wants to progress, the experience gained within this position can provide a strong pathway towards roles such as:

Mobile Cleaning Supervisor
Service Support Manager
Operations / Account Management

We actively encourage our people to develop their skills and take the next step in their careers.

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What you'll receive

As part of Team Mitie, you'll have access to a wide range of benefits including:

£17.50 per hour
36-hour working week
Company van provided and kept by you
Overtime opportunities, including standard and enhanced rates where applicable
20 days annual leave + Public Holidays
Monday-to-Friday working pattern
Mitie Choices flexible benefits platform
Discounts through MiDeals
Virtual GP access
Life cover
Cycle-to-work scheme
Employee share schemes
Training and development opportunities
Career progression across Mitie
Mitie Stars employee recognition programme

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Could this be your next move?

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 84,000 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.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.