Street Cleansing Operative

Street Cleansing Operative – Exeter – £13.45 per hour

WB Employment (operating as an employment business) are currently recruiting for a Street Cleansing Operative to work for our client based in Exeter (covering Exeter City Centre area & car parks)

You will be trained across all sections, including car park cleaning, toilet cleaning, City Centre solo sweeping, van routes and deep cleaning so shift start times will vary.

Shifts begin between 05.00 and 07.00, finish between 13.00 and 18.00 covering 3-5 days out of 7, dependent on the role being covered.

All roles have a half hour unpaid lunch break on a 8 hour shift and 1.5 hours breaks for a 12 hour shift.

The main purpose of the roles is to undertake cleansing services to keep the city looking good.

The role:

• Removing litter and emptying litter bins at regular intervals as demand indicates
• Removing small amounts of graffiti, fly post removal, trimming or removing weed growth and cleaning public toilets or car parks, as necessary.
• Undertaking basic condition inspections of facilities and reporting any obvious maintenance issues.
• Identifying additional reactive work for specialist teams such as grass or hedge cutting, maintenance tasks, mechanical sweeping, tree work, large-scale graffiti removal, hot wash, etc.
• To report issues adversely affecting the look and feel of the public realm such as damaged street scene or green space furniture and signs, fly tipping, stray dogs, abandoned cars, illegal use of council land, etc.
• To undertake training on the safe use of equipment and safe working practices and to achieve a consistently good performance. To undertake work in a safe and effective manner at all times, following City Council policies and procedures, and to be responsible for your safety and that of the public.
• To undertake basic recording of information, e.g. play equipment checks, timesheets, daily optimisation sheets.
• To work flexibly across shift patterns when required to meet the demands of the service.
• Such other duties relevant to the post and grading relating to the job description overall which may from time to time be deemed appropriate.

The Candidate:

• Reliable and energetic, with a “can- do” attitude.
• Ability to lift heavy objects and operate machinery
• Able to work outdoors in various weather conditions
• Work well in a team environment but also using your own initiative
• Full, clean, manual UK driving licence required
• Full training provided
• Good rates of pay
• Uniform provided
• Varied job role
• Weekly pay

To apply for the role click Apply Now or contact our Exeter office.