West Midlands Trains are looking for a Team Leader to join their existing cleaning team based at Soho depot (Smethwick, B66).

The purpose of this role will be to lead and deliver the Depots cleaning plan by the best utilisation of facilities and labour resource. Managing a team of approximately 8 Cleaners, you will be responsible for leading, supporting and motivating the cleaning staff to ensure an efficient cleaning process is achieved in accordance with specifications. Good financial awareness is required as the Team Leader will monitor and control all costs and material usage relating to the cleaning facility.

Duties will include:

·         Identify opportunities to improve the quality, efficiency and safety of the cleaning output, and act as a focal point for the implementation of these changes.

·         Ensure compliance with site safety requirements in accordance with Health and Safety at Work Act, appropriate legislation and regulations

·         Carry out briefings and 1 to 1’s with the Cleaning Team to ensure an efficient cleaning process and train presentation is achieved. 

·         Liaise with the Cleaning Planning Team Leader, Operation Team and Production staff regarding Train vehicle schedules and produce cleaning plan and staff rosters to meet these requirements authorising change as necessary.

·         Ensure that cleaning staff carry out their duties in a safe and effective manner in accordance with H&SAWA, industry rules and regulations and in particular COSHH

·         Ensure understanding and compliance with processes and procedures in respect of the Quality Management System, ISO 9001 and Environmental Management System to ISO14001. Where opportunities arise promote improvement in these areas. 

The ideal candidate will have experience of managing a team together with excellent communication skills. They will need to have good IT skills and if possible hold a NVQ Level 3 supervisory management or ILM or equivalent.

Please see the job description for more details.

In return we will offer in addition to a competitive salary a wealth of benefits including free standard travel on West Midlands Trains and other Abellio group trains for you, your partner and any dependent children in addition to a 75% discount on all other train operating companies over most of the UK rail network, enrolment of our West Midland Railways Pension Scheme and our pension salary sacrifice scheme – Smart Pensions.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any time due to high volumes of applications (please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment).

Applications will be considered from internal colleagues with 6 months experience after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.