Senior Janitor

**Building a sustainable tomorrow**

BAM FM is recruiting a Senior Janitor to be based in Bromsgrove Schools. Working hours are 37.5 per week. Nominal 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Will require to be flexible for earlier starts or later starts to oversee / cover operative staff that have work patterns between the hours of 7.00 am and 10.00 pm.

**Your mission**

The Facilities Assistant will support the cleaning teams to provide a safe, clean, and hygienic school environment which meets specified standards. You will also be involved with supporting caretaking activities & in other general project management duties relating to the delivery of services within the schools.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead and supervise directly assigned staff (Part Time Janitor and Cleaning supervisors)
- Cover staff absences (sickness and annual leave) within caretaking teams.
- Oversee specialist and deep cleaning programmes during school holiday closures or other designated periods. Supervision of contractors when required.
- Manage COSHH requirements.
- Ensure adequate stocks of equipment and consumables are ordered and where necessary, ensure requests for replenishments are within an agreed budget
- Emergency reactive cleaning.
- Carry out Regular toolbox talks in line with the company requirements on a monthly basis.
- Support site cleaning supervisors with operational issues, assist organising cleaning routines where required, authorise overtime working in the absence of senior management when necessary.
- Assistance in the training of cleaning staff in the use of approved equipment and methodology following the BICS standards
- Support cleaning supervisors to identify developmental needs for cleaning operatives that under perform.
- Ensure basic daily maintenance of cleaning equipment is being carried out by cleaning operatives (spot checks). Report findings to site supervisors & other cleaning equipment faults to line manager.
- Support line manager in delivery of Waste Management.
- Collation of cleaning staff timesheets and monthly absence reporting
- Liaise daily with line manager & attend meetings as required.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

- Transportation of mobile project equipment and environmental spill kits.
- Assist Deputy FM Manager with delivery of annual life cycle programme.
- Undertake first day inductions for new starters (Cleaning Staff).
- Emergency Reactive Cleaning.

**Who are we looking for?**
- Experience of supervising/managing a cleaning team and service provision in a school environment
- Strong people management skills
- BICS qualification or comparable experience in relevant discipline
- Good numeracy/literacy skills / GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English
- Attention to detail with the ability to work independently and use own initiative
- IT Literate in Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to relate well to customers, work colleagues and children
- Working knowledge of Health, Safety & Welfare Regulations
- Understanding of COSHH Regulations
- Awareness of Manual Handling
- Team-leading skills
- Compulsory flexible Start/Finish times Monday - Friday to suit needs of the business.
- Full driving License required [company van provided]

**What’s in it for you?**

A challenging and continuously changing environment in a forward thinking organisation. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal growth and development.

BAM operates a flexible working policy.

**Your work environment**

People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Be you Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.

**Who are we?**

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

**Our recruitment process, what you need to know?**

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.

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Work Location: In person