About the role
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We are seeking an experienced team supervisor to lead the team of Porter Cleaners at the historic Guildhall in the heart of Northampton. The successful candidate will line manage a team of 3 staff and play a vital role in maintaining the high standard cleanliness and ensure the Guildhall is a safe and pleasant environment for the building occupants. They will also work alongside the Facilities and Events team to ensure our meeting rooms and hire spaces are set up to the required standard and create a welcoming atmosphere for our clients and guests.
What will you be doing?
Manage the daily operations of the Porter/Cleaners, ensuring cleaning standards are met to a high standard and room set ups are completed on time.
Line Manage a team of 3 staff, including monitoring absences, managing performance, training, and conducting one to one meetings.
Undertake risk assessments and write procedures for the Porters/Cleaners.
Ensuring stock, equipment and supplies are regularly checked and replenished when required, keep accurate stock taking records.
Raising purchase orders and approving payments of invoices using the Councils Financial Systems.
Good customer service skills to liaise with internal and external customers and dealing with suppliers.
About you
We are looking for someone experienced in cleaning/housekeeping roles, with proactive management skills, an eye for detail and a hands-on approach. We require flexibility in working hours, weekend and evening working is required, for which time off in lieu or overtime is paid.
Our benefits
You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.
About us
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
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