Cleaning Team Leader

Hands-on leadership role (not office based)  •  Cleaning industry team-leading experience required  •  Tewkesbury

Location: Tewkesbury Depot, GL20 8JE
Department: Production
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7 (shift work – flexibility required)

Cotteswold Dairy, established in 1938, is one of the UK’s leading independent family-owned dairies. We support local farmers and communities by delivering the freshest, finest quality products with first-class customer service.

We are looking for a Cleaning Team Leader to join our Production team at our Tewkesbury site. This is a hands-on role where you’ll lead from the front, set standards, and help ensure our site meets strict hygiene and safety requirements.

If you have previous experience leading a team within the cleaning industry and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d like to hear from you.

The Role

As Cleaning Team Leader, you will oversee and support a team to maintain cleanliness across the Tewkesbury site. This includes factory areas, offices, toilets, rest rooms, and canteen facilities. You will work closely with Production Shift Managers and the wider leadership team to ensure internal and external standards are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support a cleaning team in a busy production environment
• Carry out general factory and office cleaning duties, including toilets, rest rooms and canteen areas
• Work as part of the team to ensure internal and external standards are consistently met
• Manage consumables including soap, sterilant and PPE
• Oversee washing, sorting and storage of company workwear
• Maintain stock control and logging of workwear and PPE issued to employees
• Communicate issues promptly as they arise
• Follow all Company procedures and Health & Safety requirements
• Carry out other duties as reasonably requested by your Supervisor or Manager

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Proven and successful track record as a team leader in the cleaning industry (or similar busy environment)
• Hands-on approach with a strong eye for detail and high standards
• Positive attitude with high levels of commitment and motivation
• Flexibility to work varying shift patterns and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well as part of a team
• Forward-thinking, proactive, and a “can do” attitude
• Ability to work on your own initiative
• Ability to prioritise workload and work to a schedule

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a dairy or similar food production sector

Team Cotteswold

At Cotteswold Dairy, we recognise we achieve more working as a team with empathetic people management and by valuing each other, our staff and our customers. Our purpose is being at the heart of a responsible and sustainable dairy community.

If you’re an experienced Cleaning Team Leader who leads by example and takes pride in delivering exceptional standards, apply today and join Team Cotteswold.