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Contract: Permanent
Type: Full Time
Hours: 40 (Shift:4 on 4 off 07:00 - 17:00)
Pay/Salary: £14.08 per hour
Location: Pladis, 1 Long Lane, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, L9 7BQ
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced and safety‑focused High-Level Cleaning Operative to carry out specialist cleaning tasks at height across a range of environments. The successful candidate must hold a valid IPAF licence (3a/3b preferred) or be willing to be put through the IPAF Training. Previous experience of operating MEWPs would be an advantage.
This role is physically demanding and requires excellent attention to detail, safe working practices, and the ability to work independently or as part of a team and reports to contract manager.
Key tasks
1. Carry out high‑level cleaning using MEWPs, access platforms, and other equipment.
2. Operate IPAF-certified machinery (such as scissor lifts and boom lifts) in accordance with safety regulations.
3. Use specialist cleaning tools (vacuum systems, long-reach equipment, pressure washers, etc.).
4. Follow site-specific risk assessments, Cleaning work instructions (CWI's), and method statements (RAMS).
5. Ensure compliance with all health and safety procedures, including PPE requirements.
6. Identify and report potential hazards or maintenance issues.
7. Maintain cleaning equipment to high standards and record usage/defects.
8. Work collaboratively with supervisors and team members to complete scheduled tasks efficiently.
9. Ensure all work areas are left clean, safe, and secure on completion.
Essential Requirements
10. Valid IPAF licence (categories 3a & 3b highly desirable) or willing to train towards certification.
11. Proven experience in high-level or industrial cleaning.
12. Strong understanding of health & safety practices, including working at height regulations.
13. Ability to follow method statements and risk assessments.
14. Physically fit with the ability to work at height for extended periods.
15. Good communication skills and strong attention to detail
Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.
Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10, - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .