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Industrial Cleaning Operative
Job Posted: 3 hours ago
Salary: £ 13.49 - 13.5 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Southampton
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Industrial Cleaning Operative
Location: Southampton
Contract Type: 3 Months (View to extend)
Hours: Monday to Wednesday, 8am–4pm
Pay: £17.17 Umbrella / £13.50 PAYE
Start: immediate Subject to medical & drug/alcohol screening
Join the Team, Keeping the Network Moving.
We’re recruiting an Industrial Cleaning Operative to join a leading rail company in Southampton.
In this role, you will play a vital part in maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient environment across key depot facilities, supporting the teams that keep freight services running across the UK.
You’ll help ensure trains are spotless, safe, and ready each morning, providing a welcoming experience for passengers.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be carrying out heavy industrial cleaning within a live rail depot environment, including:
Cleaning pits, sheds, and depot interiors to safety and operational standards
Removing oil, grease, and industrial residues from equipment and underframes
Working around heavy rail machinery and maintenance teams
General housekeeping
Owning your area, making sure it is kept in a safe & clean environment
Supporting safe working practices across the site.
To succeed, you will need to be reliable, enthusiastic, and committed to high standards, with the physical capability to carry out active, hands-on duties. Experience in cleaning, industrial, or manual work is advantageous but not essential, what matters most is your work ethic, attention to detail, and pride in your work. This is hands-on, physical work in a fast-paced environment, ideal for someone who takes pride in doing essential work behind the scenes.
We’d love to hear from you if you have experience in any of the following:
Heavy industrial, factory, or depot cleaning
Plant, workshop, or engineering environments
Manual, physical work where safety and teamwork are key
You’ll need to be reliable, hardworking, and comfortable with manual, physically demanding tasks.
A safety induction will be provided, and all applicants must successfully complete a rail medical and drug & alcohol screening before starting.
Why Join This Company
Regular hours – Monday to Wednesday, 8am–4pm
You will be joining one of the UK’s major rail networks, operating a large fleet of trains across multiple routes and connecting city centres, towns, and rural communities. This organisation has a strong reputation for safety, reliability, and innovation, investing in modern trains and ongoing staff development. Every team member plays a visible role in providing a positive passenger experience, and your contribution will be appreciated every day.
Working in a busy rail depot you will undergo further training such as Personal Track Safety & Depot Safety.
Great team culture focused on safety and support
Gain valuable rail depot experience – safety-critical environment
Apply Today
If you’re hands-on, safety-minded, and ready to take on heavy industrial cleaning in a rail environment, we’d love to hear from you get in touch below
Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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