Cleaning Operative

ABOUT OCS

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn.We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values – Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Cleaning Operative at OCS, you will play a crucial role in providing safe, clean environments in which our customers can thrive in their workspaces.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

• Tidying up work areas, cleaning floors and communal areas.
• Your role will involve hands on physical tasks that can require standing for periods of time, for example, Vacuuming carpeted areas if there are any onsite scheduled for cleaning, sweeping, mopping (if required), emptying bins and other tasks such as potentially washroom cleaning.
• If the site cleaning is during the day or night in open, public spaces, you may come into regular contact with customers so you must be able to assist them if needed, for example, with taking queries linked to cleaning or any incidents/ issues reported.
• You must complete all relevant Health & Safety records and attend training courses when needed.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• You must have the right to Work in the UK.
• A smart phone is required to use our Timegate Time and Attendance system to pin in and out onsite when you are scheduled to work.
• There may also be tasks allocated to you which will require you to use the Timegate app i.e. to record cleaning entries and any other such duties as required. 
• A background in cleaning would be advantageous, but full training is required.
• Attention to detail and thoroughness in completing tasks.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

TO APPLY, PLEASE UPLOAD YOUR (up-to-date) CV, ALONG WITH A BRIEF STATEMENT OUTLINING “WHY YOU ARE APPLYING FOR THE ROLE AND WHAT KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE MAKES YOU SUITABLE FOR THIS POSITION”

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CV CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND COVER LETTER ANSWERS THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AS THIS WILL FORM AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR APPLICATION.

1. Personal Profile (Ensure this section is tailored to the specific role you are applying for).
2. Employment History (List in reverse chronological order, starting with your most recent role).
3. Education, Training, and Qualifications (List in reverse chronological order, starting with the most recent, and including secondary school education).

Hours: Monday to Friday – 18:00 to 21:00

Location: Central London EC3A 7BA

Closing date: Please note that this is an ongoing vacancy and we aim to contact candidates on an ad-hoc basis.

Once suitable candidates are appointed, this vacancy will close without further notice.