Cleaner

Role Purpose

To maintain high standards of cleanliness & hygiene across the site; delivering the cleaning schedule / specification & responding to specific customer needs, as required.

Key Accountabilities

Cleaning of offices, accommodation rooms, conference rooms, laboratories / workshops, kitchens, toilets / showers & general areas across site

Cleaning of signage across site

Safe use & management of cleaning materials, equipment / tools, substances & areas; ensuring appropriate storage and signage are applied as necessary

Collection of waste items from across site and disposal in the correct receptacles; including kitchen & dry waste recycling bins

Rapid & efficient response to customer requests / tasks

Carrying out weekly shower checks & recording for audit purposes

Identify & report to FM Helpdesk any issues encountered whilst carrying out cleaning duties

Provision of general assistance / support to the FM team, as required

Key Capabilities/Knowledge

Proactive, drive and enthusiasm; ‘can do’ approach

Excellent inter-personal and communication skills

Ability to organise / prioritise work

Ability to thrive as part of a team and work independently where appropriate

Flexibility

Experience & Qualifications

Full driving licence (desirable)

Proven ability to solve problems

Ability to safely deploy equipment/processes

Manual Handling awareness /risk appreciation

Previous experience in a similar role

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You’ll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what’s happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.