Job: Cleaning Team Leader
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £20-30kpa DOE ( night shift work will be necessary & applicants must be flexible)
Benfits: Free & Discounted Rail Travel, Defined Salary Pension, Online Perks Scheme, Overtime Opportunty

Job Purpose
To lead and deliver the Depots cleaning plan by the best utilisation of facilities and labour resource and ensure that Quality Standards and company profitability are achieved. You will do this through:

*Lead, support and motivate the cleaning staff
*Identify opportunities to improve the quality, efficiency and safety of the cleaning output
*Ensure compliance with site safety requirements in accordance with Health and Safety at Work Act, appropriate legislation and regulations
*Carry out briefings and 1 to 1's with the Cleaning Team
*Liaise with the Cleaning Planning Team Leader, Operation Team and Production staff regarding Train vehicle schedules and produce cleaning plan and staff rosters to meet these requirements authorising change as necessary.
*Monitor and control all costs and material usage relating to the cleaning facility. Ensure all cleaning equipment is kept in a workable and safe condition and meets current legislature.
*Ensure that all cleaning and train presentation operations are performed to the required standards and provide performance data (KPI's) to verify business and contractual compliance.
*Authorisation of staff booking on/off times.
*Attend Cleaning Management meetings.
*Monitor and control Absence, Disciplinary, Depot Training, PPE requirements and the Drugs and Alcohol procedures of all cleaning staff. Ensure that cleaning staff carry out their duties in a safe and effective manner in accordance with H&SAWA, industry rules and regulations and in particular COSHH
*Ensure understanding and compliance with processes and procedures in respect of the Quality Management System, ISO 9001 and Environmental Management System to ISO14001. Where opportunities arise promote improvement in these areas.


Knowledge and Experience
*Practical experience within cleaning operation.
*Supervisory or Managerial expereince
*The ability to communicate effectively and manage performance.
*Good IT skills for word processing, spreadsheets and similar pc based planning and performance management tools.
*Good financial awareness and effective decision making
*Be prepared to undertake formal training as required


The post holder will be expected to work predominantly on nights over the full 7 day week, working on and around rolling stock.