# External Cleaning Team Supervisor

**Company**: ABM UK
**Location**: Glasgow, Scotland
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Competitive
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance

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## Description

We are seeking an External Cleaning Team Supervisor to join our team at ABM UK in Glasgow City Centre.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and delivery of cleaning services, providing front-line supervision and control of cleaning activity, ensuring standards of cleanliness, safety, and presentation are consistently achieved.

Key Responsibilities:

- Carry out cleaning duties across internal and external areas, including public areas, washrooms, back-of-house areas, service yards, and external spaces

- Lead cleaning operatives on shift, working alongside the team to deliver required standards

- Allocate daily tasks, set priorities, and adjust workloads as site conditions change

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and presentation at all times

- Carry out routine checks and spot inspections, addressing issues immediately

- Ensure safe working practices are followed in line with Health & Safety and COSHH requirements

- Use cleaning equipment and chemicals correctly and safely

- Monitor stock levels of consumables and report shortages

- Report defects, damage, hazards, or equipment faults promptly to the Duty Manager

- Support deep cleans, reactive cleaning, and event-related requirements

- Assist with the induction and on-the-job training of cleaning operatives

- Complete cleaning records, checklists, and any required documentation accurately

- Promote professional behaviour, teamwork, and pride in the site

- Escalate issues to the Duty Manager where standards or resources are at risk

- Undertake any reasonable duties necessary to support the effective operation of the Centre

Required Skills and Experience:

- Proven experience working in a cleaning role, with experience acting as a Working Team Leader or Lead Cleaner

- Practical knowledge of both internal and external cleaning operations

- Good understanding of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment

- Awareness of Health & Safety and COSHH requirements

- Ability to organise tasks, guide others, and lead by example

- Comfortable working in a public, high-footfall environment

- Good communication skills and a practical, solution-focused approach

- Reliable, proactive, and standards-driven

Desirable Skills:

- BICSc qualification or working knowledge of BICSc standards

- Experience working in a shopping centre, retail, or mixed-use environment

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## Skills

### Required
- cleaning operations
- Health & Safety
- COSHH
- team leadership
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- BICSc qualification
- shopping centre experience

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