Sodexo Ltd

Cleaning Supervisor

Washington NE37 1PA

Key information

Pay
£15 - £15
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Permanent
Posted date
17 Jul 2026
Closing date
31 Jul 2026

About this role

  • Full time
  • 40 hours per week
  • Monday - Friday
  • £15.00 per hour
  • Opportunities for career development
  • Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Cleaning Supervisor

Washington - Full time

Make a fresh start in a company that cares.

We're looking for someone who'll bring their sparkle to our prestigious corporate client site! At Sodexo we value you for being you. In this role you'll belong in a team where your attention to the little details, makes a big difference. Valued. Recognised. Rewarded. Spring clean your career with Sodexo!

What you'll do

  • Lead, support, and motivate the cleaning team, ensuring all cleaning activities are completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
  • Work alongside the team to deliver both scheduled and reactive cleaning services, providing cover during periods of absence when required.
  • Plan daily workloads, prepare staff rotas, and coordinate cleaning schedules to ensure excellent service delivery across the site.
  • Monitor cleaning standards through regular inspections and audits, using electronic management systems to track performance and complete actions.
  • Ensure all cleaning operations comply with company policies, client requirements, Health & Safety legislation, COSHH, and safe systems of work.
  • Maintain compliance records, training matrices, and certification requirements, ensuring mandatory training is completed and kept up to date.
  • Manage stock levels of cleaning consumables, chemicals, PPE, and equipment, carrying out regular stock checks and ordering supplies when required.
  • Support the development and review of Risk Assessments, Method Statements (RAMS), and COSHH documentation to ensure ongoing compliance.
  • Promote a positive health & safety culture by identifying hazards, reporting incidents, and encouraging safe working practices.
  • Monitor and maintain cleaning equipment, including automated and robotic cleaning machines, arranging repairs where necessary.
  • Build positive relationships with clients, contractors, and colleagues, responding professionally to requests and resolving issues promptly.
  • Coach, support, and develop team members through regular feedback, guidance, and on-the-job training.
  • Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance cleaning standards, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

What you'll bring

  • Previous supervisory experience within a cleaning, facilities management, or soft services environment.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop a high-performing team.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan workloads, prioritise tasks, and manage competing demands.
  • Good knowledge of Health & Safety, COSHH, Risk Assessments, and safe working practices.
  • Experience managing compliance records, audits, inspections, and training documentation.
  • Confident using Microsoft Office and electronic management systems to monitor performance and maintain accurate records.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with clients, contractors, and colleagues.
  • Strong customer service skills with a proactive approach to resolving issues and exceeding expectations.
  • Good understanding of stock control, cleaning equipment, consumables, and resource management.
  • A hands-on, flexible approach with the willingness to support the team whenever needed.
  • High attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining exceptional cleaning standards.
  • A positive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.

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 big-brand retailers
  • 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 Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day 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 100million 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.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Join a team that values you for being you.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications