Cleaning Operative, Cleaning Services
Listed on 2026-01-04
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Maintenance/Cleaning
Cleaning Services, Facility Maintenance
HOURS:
Various Locations and shifts available, all listed under location below.
NOTE: WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER MULTIPLE SITES DEPENDING ON YOUR REQUIREMENT FOR HOURS
Orange Street Tues & Thurs
Long Ashton P&R Mon‑Fri
Meals on Wheels Mon‑Fri
Padmore Court Tues & Thurs
We The Curious Wednesday
St Peter's Rise Tuesday
Brentry Flats Mon & Thursday
Westend/Temple Gate Mon, Weds, Fri
Two Mile Hill Mon - Fri
Temple Sreet Mon - Fri
City Hall Mon - Fri
Redland/Clifton Library Tues, Thurs & Fri 2 hours, Weds 1.5 hours. Times flexible
Cleaning Operative About Bristol Waste Company:What we do is important – we’re here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe.
We do this for our city’s residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol’s sustainability targets in partnership with the council.
Bristol Waste’s commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organizations across the region, is also growing.
Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than £30 million every year.
We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.
Purpose of the role:Undertake cleaning tasks and create and maintain a quality standard of cleaning to the agreed specification within set time limits.
Key Responsibilities:- Floors:
Vacuum and mop all flooring to maintain cleanliness and ensure a safe, slip‑free environment - Surfaces:
Dust and wipe down all surfaces, including windowsills, handrails, and other high‑touch areas such as door handles and staircases - Washrooms:
Thoroughly clean and disinfect all washroom facilities, including toilets, sinks, taps, fixtures, and tiled areas. - Kitchen Areas:
Clean shared kitchen spaces by wiping down countertops, cupboard fronts, and cleaning sinks to a hygienic standard - Lift Areas:
Clean the lift, including mirrors, walls, floors, and frequent touchpoints such as buttons and handrails - Emptying bins, disposing of waste and recycling, and replacing bin liners
- Restocking cleaning supplies and toiletries (e.g., hand wash, toilet paper)
- Ordering stock via the Team Leader
- Use of the correct cleaning products on site
- Identifying and reporting all safety issues to the Team Leader
- Comply with all safety policies and procedures that are related to carrying out cleaning tasks.
- The safe use and storage of all cleaning equipment
- The safe storage of all cleaning chemicals
- Liaise regularly with your Team Leader reporting to them any information or service issues
- A can‑do attitude with the willingness to learn new skills
- Be physically fit for walking, bending, etc
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Good (spoken) level of English language
- Strong interpersonal and problem‑solving abilities
- Highly responsible and reliable
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Full Job Description can be provided upon request.
- Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
- Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.
- Support for Mental Health, including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
- Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.
- Because we value our colleagues, we want to recruit more employees just like them, which is why we have our employee referral scheme.
- Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In‑House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
- Employee recognition ‘Stand Out Award’ and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us, we recognise and celebrate talent.
- We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports…
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