Cleaner

Reporting to: Management team/pub manager

Your role: At a glance

To clean all areas of the pub thoroughly, with the aim of enhancing the customer experience by having excellent standards of pub cleanliness.

  • To provide excellent customer service.
  • To adhere to all Wetherspoon standard operating procedures (SOPs) and company policies to maintain a clean, safe and legal workplace.

Essential requirements:

All of the training which we provide will teach you everything you need to know to succeed, but there are a few essential requirements you’ll need to start:

  • Have a proof of right to work in the place where you will be based (UK or ROI).
  • Have a bank account in your own name in the place where you will be based (UK or ROI).
  • Be able to converse in English and to understand the language to complete training and other duties associated with your job role.
  • Have a fixed place of residence within reasonable travelling distance of your place of work.
  • Basic computer literacy.

About you:

  • Demonstrate passion and enthusiasm in your role and show commitment to your pub and to Wetherspoon.
  • Have the ability to manage time and prioritise tasks.
  • Show enthusiasm and commitment.
  • Have a friendly nature and the ability to develop good communications skills.
  • Be honest, trustworthy and respectful.
  • To be able to work unsupervised and to remain calm when working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Adhere to Wetherspoon’s appearance standards.
  • Receive regular feedback from the management team and achieve any actions agreed on.

A day in the life:

  • Work as a team throughout the business to achieve the company’s mission statement: ‘To have by far the best CQSMA standards in the pub world, to be the best company to work for and, by doing these things, to be the most profitable.’
  • Deliver consistently high standards of cleanliness, quality, service, maintenance and atmosphere (CQSMA).
  • Take pride in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness in all areas of the pub, including back-of-house areas, external areas and all customer areas.
  • By following our standard operating procedures (SOPs), complete daily, weekly and monthly cleaning tasks to the required standard.
  • Report all maintenance issues (including any pest management issues) to the manager on duty.
  • Monitor cleaning supplies and chemicals, ordering more (with the manager), when necessary.
  • Always follow SOPs when using chemicals and/or equipment.
  • Be welcoming to customers – interact, say ‘hello’; just as important, say ‘thank you’ and ‘goodbye’.
  • Respond to any customer feedback in a positive and helpful manner, seeking support, if required. Feed back all complaints to the management team.
  • Carry out any reasonable task as requested by the management team to meet the needs of the business.

Training and development:

  • Complete the cleaners training programme, including ongoing associated online training, within the stated time frames.
  • Attend and actively participate in regular team meetings and training sessions.
  • Generate and share ideas for improvements in your pub and across the company.
  • Work as a buddy to support and train new cleaners.
  • Embrace change in your pub and Wetherspoon.
  • Strive to achieve everything you can on the Wetherspoon action plan.

Career opportunities:

As a cleaner, you are not expected to manage, motivate or lead the team; however, if you would like to progress in Wetherspoon, our award-winning training programme offers you the skills and knowledge which you will need to proceed and succeed. Speak to your pub manager about the opportunities available to you; they may include:

  • Wetherspoon apprenticeship academy
  • Cross-training into a different role (hotel/bar/floor)
  • Team leader training programme
  • Shift leader academy
  • Management academy
  • People management academy
  • Pub manager academy

Learn new things, get recognised for your efforts and gain skills which will last for ever!

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