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Cleaning Operative

🏢 Graham Group • 📍 Newcastle, England • 🕒 1 day ago

Salary Range

£19,037 - £31,600

£1,586 - £2,633 / mo

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Location Base

Newcastle, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

About The Role

At GRAHAM, we’re not just one of the UK’s leading Total FM providers - we’re also a trusted partner, committed to enhancing the experience and making the lives of our clients’ easier. We are seeking a Cleaning Operative to join us to help us create a hassle-free environment for our clients and engineers.

Energised by continued growth and boasting an annual turnover in excess of £948m per annum, we’re committed to investing in our people and creating the conditions for them to excel. If you are an experienced Cleaning Operative with an appetite to succeed, we want you to join our team.

Location: SERC Newcastle
Hours Per Week: Mon – Thurs : 2:00 – 4:30, 2:00 – 4:15 Friday (12.5 hrs)

Job Type: Permanent, Part Time

The Cleaning Operative shall:

Sweep, suction clean, mop, dry buff, spray clean, spray wax, machine scrub and dry, strip and repolish floors using appropriate equipment
Clean and remove stains of soft floor surfaces (carpets/matting) using the appropriate cleaning method
Clean body fluids/solids from time to time using the appropriate cleaning method
Clean toilet and shower areas including the fixtures and fittings and replenish toiletries.
Clean, wash and dust ledges, walls, fixtures, fittings and internal surfaces. Polishing furniture where appropriate
Empty and clean internal litter bins and remove litter to the designated collection points
Use and care for any cleaning equipment issued in an appropriate and safe manner
Complete all necessary paperwork
Any other reasonable duties required by the Facilities Manager to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the contract

About You

Essential Criteria

1. Demonstrate previous experience in a similar cleaning role
2. Demonstrate and be able to speak conversational English

Desirable Criteria

1. BICS qualified

Please note that Applicants will not be expected to meet any (or all) of the desirable criteria to be considered for interview. Desirable criteria will only be used as part of the shortlisting process in the event there are a large number of Applicants. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workforce and particularly welcome applications from females and individuals from a minority ethnic background who are currently underrepresented in our industry.

About Us

GRAHAM FM is a subsidiary of the GRAHAM Group. At GRAHAM FM, we’re not just one of the UK’s leading Total FM providers - we’re also a trusted partner, committed to enhancing the experience and making the lives of our clients’ easier.

Energised by continued growth and boasting an annual turnover in excess of £948m per annum, we’re committed to investing in our people and creating the conditions for them to excel.

We deliver fully integrated facilities management services across the UK and Ireland. The core disciplines we offer are: