Cleaning Supervisor

Full time
37.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday
1:30pm – 9:30pm
£15.50 per hour
Opportunities for career development
Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Cleaning Supervisor

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Langhurst Wood Road, Horsham, RH12 4QD

⚠️ IMPORTANT – TRAVEL REQUIREMENT:

This role is based on-site in Horsham and requires reliable, consistent travel to and from site.
You must have your own transport or a dependable way to commute, as public transport options may be limited during these hours.

The location requires walking from public transport routes along a long, unlit country road with no pavements, which is not suitable or safe for access on foot.

Please only apply if you can meet this requirement.

Lead standards. Drive performance. Support a high-quality environment.

At Sodexo, we’re committed to delivering safe, compliant, and high-performing workplaces for our clients. We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Cleaning Supervisor to lead cleaning operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Horsham.

This is a key role within our facilities team, responsible for overseeing daily cleaning operations, managing staff, and ensuring all services are delivered in line with contractual, quality, and compliance standards within a regulated environment.

What you’ll do

• Supervise and coordinate the day-to-day cleaning operations across office, laboratory, and controlled environments
• Allocate tasks, manage rotas, and monitor staff attendance, performance, and productivity
• Ensure cleaning standards are delivered in line with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), KPIs, and site specifications
• Carry out regular quality audits and performance checks, ensuring compliance with agreed standards
• Train, support, and develop team members, maintaining accurate training records
• Enforce Health & Safety procedures, including COSHH, safe systems of work, and correct use of PPE and equipment
• Manage cleaning materials and equipment, including stock control, ordering, and safe storage
• Ensure all documentation, reports, and compliance records are completed accurately and on time
• Report incidents, hazards, equipment faults, and maintenance issues promptly
• Act as a key point of contact for the client and internal stakeholders, maintaining strong working relationships
• Support continuous improvement and ensure a consistent, high-quality service is delivered

What you’ll bring

• Previous experience in a cleaning supervisory role, ideally within a corporate, laboratory, or regulated environment
• Strong knowledge of cleaning standards, compliance, and Health & Safety regulations (including COSHH)
• Experience managing teams, including rota planning, performance monitoring, and training
• Excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills
• Ability to work in a structured, compliance-driven environment
• Proactive approach with strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Relevant qualifications such as BICSc, NVQ Level 2, or IOSH/COSHH certification are desirable

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

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