Cleaning Team Leader at OCS

About The Role

Shift Pattern: 5 in 7

Are you passionate about maintaining cleanliness and ensuring impeccable standards in a busy venue?

As a Cleaning Team Leader you will oversee the effective supervisory and safety concerns when it comes to daily operations on site within the cleaning department and team. You will facilitate the duties and tasks of the cleaning operatives to ensure compliance to regulations, site and contract requirements and client reasonable requests.

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Rota management including covering dropped shifts
• HR support including sickness management, management of team performance, investigations and payroll
• To maintain a safe working environment for all client staff, customers, tenants and your colleagues as per the contract Cleaning Operating Instructions
• Ensuring compliance folders are up to date (RAMS, COSHH etc)
• Attend management meetings where required
• Responding to Cleaning related incidents
• Acting as the Cleaning lead when the OCS Management are not on site, role model.

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Must have Right to Work in the UK
• Strong people management skills
• Good attention to detail and high standards of work
• Strong communication skills - essential for client liaison

About The Company

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.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer : Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning : The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.

Retail Perks

With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth : 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay : Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

How to Apply

If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.