Area Cleaning Manager - Newcastle
| Posting date: | 18 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2025 |
| Location: | NE1 7AS |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Thorn Baker Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 153489-1121 |
Summary
Thorn Baker are working in collaboration with an established Facilities Management company, with an area based in the North East of the UK.
We are looking to resource a Cleaning Area Manager to effectively manage and monitor 16 retail sites.
Our client is looking for someone who is currently doing a similar role or someone who is ready to take the next step up from being a cleaning supervisor. A background of working in similar environment is essential.
This position offers you the chance to join a business who promote growth and progression/ promote internally, a role where you can manage a fair amount of sites and not feel completely overwhelmed. You will part of a team who listens and encourages autonomy within the role.
The main duties of this role are, but is not limited to:
• Maintain contract retention targets and ensure they are met on a consistent basis.
• Follow all aspects of Health and Safety at all times and ensure that quarterly H&S audits are carried out with a monthly cleaning inspection.
• Manage recruitment and selection of employees
• Effectively train and develop employees and be responsible for their on-boarding process
• Manage and motivate a competant and driven workforce
• Control overheads and operational costs for the account and ensure profitability.
• Bring about cost saving initiative where applicable.
• Plan, manage and organise the operational activities of the account and oversee work scheduling
• Manage client escalations
• Ensure the Account is adequately staffed at all times and services are properly supervised.
• Complete Performance reviews for their employees
• Always ensuring the adequate equipment and materials are available at the site
• Conduct Audits