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Train Cleaner

United Kingdom, Manchester 13.57 - 14.00 GBP / Hour · Job Posted May 04, 2026
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Are you reliable, hardworking, and take pride in delivering high standards? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a key operational team ensuring trains are clean, safe, and ready for service across the Northern network. As a Train Cleaner, you'll be responsible for the internal cleaning of train carriages at Newton Heath Depot. Working as part of a night team, you'll help ensure each train is presented to a consistently high standard for passengers. This role is contracted at 35 hours per week, working on either a Tuesday to Friday basis 8:00pm – 4:45am, or as part of a rolling roster working 5 on 4 off/4 on 5 off between the hours of 8.45pm and 5.30am on a Sunday-Saturday rota. The position is due to start on 18th May, so availability from this date is essential. Your duties will include cleaning seating areas, tables, floors, toilets, and touchpoints, as well as removing waste and replenishing onboard consumables where required. You'll be working to tight turnaround times, so the ability to work efficiently without compromising on quality is imperative. This is a physically active, hands-on role in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment. You'll need to be dependable, able to follow procedures, and comfortable working night shifts on a rotating pattern. You'll be a strong team player with a good work ethic, able to take initiative when needed and maintain high standards throughout your shift.

Job Responsibility

  • internal cleaning of train carriages
  • cleaning seating areas, tables, floors, toilets, and touchpoints
  • removing waste
  • replenishing onboard consumables where required
  • working to tight turnaround times

Requirements

  • reliable
  • hardworking
  • takes pride in delivering high standards
  • strong team player
  • good work ethic
  • able to take initiative when needed
  • maintain high standards throughout shift
  • ability to work efficiently without compromising on quality
  • dependable
  • able to follow procedures
  • comfortable working night shifts on a rotating pattern
  • physically active
  • hands-on
  • able to work in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment

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