Bern
Team Leader: Peripheral Cleaning Services
- 24 September 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
About the job
Leading people, shaping quality and developing yourself purposefully as a leader. In the Facility & Real Estate Services sector, over 450 employees from around 44 nations are employed. The sector includes, among others, the departments of cleaning, laundry and bed supply, as well as wardrobe management. In the Peripheral Cleaning Services department, you take responsibility for cleaning at several decentralised locations and ensure smooth operations. In this key role, you and your team ensure the highest hygiene and quality standards. You combine operational leadership with organisational skills and make a direct contribution to patient safety.
What to expect
- You lead a cleaning team of around 30 people in the hospital routine and ensure smooth, efficient processes with your presence on site. You are supported by the deputy team leaders.
- You take on the professional and personnel leadership including deployment planning, coaching and further development of your team
- You plan, coordinate and control maintenance, isolation and interim cleaning according to hospital hygiene requirements
- You ensure consistently high cleaning quality and compliance with all hygiene regulations
- You actively drive improvements and optimise processes, quality and efficiency in your area of responsibility
- You support your team operationally if necessary and show flexibility in everyday work (including weekend shifts)
What you bring
- Completed basic training (EFZ) in cleaning, housekeeping or building cleaning
- Several years of professional experience in healthcare (approx. 3-5 years), ideally with leadership experience
- Advantageous: Higher professional qualification, e.g. as area manager in hotel-housekeeping EFA or building cleaning specialist EFA
- Enjoyment in leading a multicultural team as well as the ability to motivate and develop employees
- Structured, reliable and resilient personality with a strong service orientation as well as a discreet, loyal and flexible working style
- Pragmatic hands-on mentality as well as good German skills (at least C1) and confident PC user skills (MS Office)
Our offer
- A well-coordinated, motivated team, mutual support and enjoyment at work
- The opportunity to actively shape processes
- Support in your development as a leader (e.g. internal training)
- Tablets, mobile phones and cleaning robots support your daily work with us
- Varied area of work
Questions about the position?
For further information, please contact Astrid Wiss, Head of Peripheral Cleaning Services
+41 31 632 75 54
3010 Bern