Specialist Floor Cleaning and Anti-Slip Treatment Team Leader
Starting salary: £30,000–£32,000 per year, depending on experience
Additional payments: Overtime, night-work payments and working-away allowances
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Wivenhoe, Essex, with extensive travel throughout the UK
Reporting to: Company Director
Working pattern: Flexible, including days, nights, overnight stays and occasional weekends
About Sliptech
Sliptech is a specialist business operating within the flooring services industry. We provide professional floor cleaning, restoration and anti-slip treatments across commercial and domestic environments.
Our work ranges from helping major developments meet required safety standards for slip resistance to maintaining the safety, appearance and cleanliness of environments such as hotels, spas, leisure centres, shopping centres and residential properties.
Our clients include major construction companies, shopfitters, high-end residential developers, elite hotels and spas, specialist tiling contractors, architects, sports facilities and facilities-management companies.
We are growing and are looking for an experienced, practical and dependable Team Leader who can lead people, take responsibility for projects and remain fully involved in delivering work on site.
The Role
This is a hands-on leadership role. You will oversee and support a team of site operatives while also carrying out specialist floor-cleaning and anti-slip treatments yourself.
You will be responsible for ensuring projects are properly planned, completed safely and delivered to the required quality, timescale and client expectations. Projects vary significantly in size, complexity, location and duration, so you must be organised, adaptable and comfortable managing several priorities at once.
You will represent Sliptech when communicating with clients, contractors and site teams. You will be expected to take ownership of projects from preparation through to completion. This includes checking equipment and materials, leading the team on site, monitoring standards and completing the necessary reporting.
As you develop in the role, you will also be expected to make an increasing contribution to revenue generation. This will include building lasting client relationships, securing repeat work, identifying appropriate opportunities for additional services and supporting the preparation and conversion of quotations.
The role involves extensive travel to client sites across the UK. Regular night work, overnight stays and occasional weekend work will be required. Working hours will vary according to client and project requirements.
Overtime, night-work payments and applicable working-away allowances are paid in addition to the basic salary.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to play an important part in Sliptech’s continued development and growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, organise and support teams of operatives working on client sites.
- Take an active, hands-on role in delivering specialist floor-cleaning and anti-slip treatments.
- Plan each project and set realistic targets to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and on time.
- Allocate work clearly and ensure each team member understands their responsibilities.
- Ensure the correct equipment, materials, chemicals, documentation and personal protective equipment are prepared and loaded before leaving for site.
- Check that vehicles, machinery and equipment are safe, clean and fit for use.
- Complete pre-start briefings and ensure the team understands the scope of work, site requirements and expected standards.
- Ensure risk assessments, method statements and other health and safety requirements are understood and followed.
- Monitor the quality and progress of work throughout each project.
- Identify and resolve problems promptly, escalating significant issues when necessary.
- Liaise professionally with clients, contractors, site managers and other stakeholders.
- Keep clients appropriately informed about progress, delays, variations or concerns.
- Complete accurate and timely site reports, including photographs and records of work undertaken.
- Report accidents, incidents, equipment defects, client concerns and operational issues.
- Support the development, training and performance of site operatives.
- Provide constructive feedback and address poor performance or conduct appropriately.
- Build strong, professional and lasting client relationships.
- Deliver high-quality service that encourages client retention and repeat work.
- Identify appropriate opportunities for additional services while on site.
- Attend site visits to assess proposed work, take measurements and establish project requirements.
- Provide accurate and thorough information to support the preparation of quotations.
- Follow up appropriate client opportunities and contribute to quotations being converted into confirmed work.
- Develop an increasing awareness of the commercial value and profitability of projects.
- Protect Sliptech’s reputation by consistently demonstrating high standards of workmanship, professionalism, safety and customer service.
- Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and the needs of the business.
About You
You will be a practical and confident Team Leader who takes ownership, remains calm under pressure and leads by example. You must be comfortable managing a team while working alongside them.
You will need to adapt your approach to different sites, clients and project requirements. Attention to detail, reliability and clear communication are essential.
You should also be commercially aware and understand how excellent service, strong client relationships and proactive communication can generate repeat work and new opportunities for the business.
Essential Requirements
- At least one year’s experience leading or supervising a team.
- Experience working in construction, specialist cleaning, tiling, stone care, flooring or another relevant environment with transferable skills.
- Practical experience using relevant cleaning machinery, such as scrubber dryers, rotary machines and polishers.
- Experience planning, managing or overseeing projects or site-based work.
- A good understanding of workplace and site health and safety.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to complete clear, accurate and timely reports.
- Good organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage changing priorities and think clearly under pressure.
- Good general IT skills.
- A positive, professional and solutions-focused attitude.
- High standards of workmanship and attention to detail.
- Confidence communicating with clients and identifying opportunities.
- A full UK driving licence.
- A valid passport.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively and work at client sites across the UK.
- Flexibility to work days, nights and occasional weekends, depending on project requirements.
- Willingness to stay away from home overnight when required.
- Ability to commute regularly to Wivenhoe, Essex, including collecting team members or company vehicles before travelling to client sites.
Desirable Requirements
- A valid CSCS card or willingness to obtain one.
- Relevant health and safety or site-supervision qualifications.
- Experience completing risk assessments, method statements or site reports.
- Experience measuring sites or gathering information for quotations.
- Experience working in client-facing environments.
- Experience training or developing team members.
- Knowledge of floor surfaces, specialist cleaning techniques or anti-slip treatments.
- Experience developing client relationships or generating repeat work.
- Commercial awareness and experience supporting sales or quotation activity.
Development and Salary Progression
Sliptech is committed to developing its people and rewarding strong performance. The successful candidate will follow a structured development pathway covering:
- Technical knowledge and practical competency.
- Project planning and management.
- Team leadership and operative development.
- Health and safety.
- Client communication and relationship management.
- Site assessment and quotation support.
- Commercial awareness and revenue generation.
- Wider operational responsibility.
The starting salary will be reviewed following successful completion of the probationary period. Further salary progression will be linked to the individual’s development, demonstrated performance and ability to take on increased responsibility.
This will include:
- Successful completion of the probationary period.
- Demonstrated technical competence.
- Effective leadership and development of the site team.
- Consistent project quality and client satisfaction.
- Ability to manage projects independently.
- Accurate and timely reporting.
- Effective management of health and safety responsibilities.
- Building strong and lasting client relationships.
- Generating repeat work through excellent service and proactive follow-up.
- Identifying suitable opportunities for additional services.
- Completing effective site visits, measurements and project assessments.
- Providing accurate and thorough information for quotations.
- Contributing to quotations being converted into confirmed work.
- Taking on increased commercial, leadership and operational responsibility.
Overtime, night-work payments and applicable working-away allowances will continue to be paid in addition to the basic salary.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role will include:
- Projects being completed safely, on time and to the required standard.
- Teams arriving properly prepared with the correct equipment, materials and documentation.
- Clear leadership and effective communication on site.
- Accurate and timely project reporting.
- Positive client feedback and strong working relationships.
- Repeat business being secured through excellent service.
- Appropriate opportunities for additional services being identified and followed up.
- Site assessments providing accurate information for quotations.
- A positive contribution to the conversion of quotations into confirmed work.
- Reduced mistakes, delays, repeat visits and avoidable equipment issues.
- Operatives receiving appropriate support, feedback and development.
- Issues being identified early, managed appropriately and escalated when necessary.
- An increasing contribution to the commercial performance and growth of Sliptech.
Application Question
This is a hands-on role in which you will lead a team while also carrying out work across the full range of services we provide.
Please describe your practical experience using machinery such as scrubber dryers, rotary machines and polishers.
Experience
Team leadership or supervision: Minimum one year required.
Travel
Willingness to travel and work away: Up to 75% required.
This includes travel across the UK, night work and overnight stays. Overtime, night-work payments and applicable working-away allowances are paid in addition to the basic salary.
Work Location
In person at client sites throughout the UK, with regular attendance at Wivenhoe, Essex.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- This role is a hands on role where you will be leading a team, whilst working on the project yourself, covering the full spectrum of the services we offer our clients. Are you adept in the use of machinery such as scrubber driers and polishers?
Experience:
- Team management: 1 year (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
