Cleaning & Waste Lead

Essex RM20 4AL – Full time

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. We are currently seeking a dedicated and dynamic Cleaning and Waste Lead to join our team and play a key role in driving excellence and innovation.

As a Cleaning and Waste Lead you'll:

• Lead and manage cleaning, grounds, waste and vending services, ensuring delivery meets contractual standards and client expectations.
• Manage and develop teams through recruitment, training, communication, rota planning and performance management, ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Control budgets, payroll, stock and purchasing processes to maintain operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Drive continuous improvement through audits, innovation and a strong focus on health, safety, environmental and quality standards.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience leading and motivating teams within cleaning, facilities, grounds maintenance or waste management services.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to manage resources effectively and deliver high-quality services.
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements, alongside excellent communication, IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to drive service excellence, adapt to change and build positive relationships with clients and colleagues.

Desirable Qualifications:

• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Apprenticeship or professional qualification in a related discipline.

Why Sodexo?: Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. Belong in a company and team that values you for you. Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions. Thrive in your own way. We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support.
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing.
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service.
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family).
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan.
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Sodexo UK and Ireland's enhanced benefits and leave policies.

A little more about Sodexo: At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Ready to be part of something greater?