Cleaner

Job Ref: WES1313

Branch: Borders Buses (Galashiels)

Location: Borders Buses (Galashiels), Galashiels

Salary/Benefits: £13.45 per hour

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per week: 36 hours per week

Posted date: 11/08/2026

Closing date: 11/09/2026

At Borders Buses, we take pride in providing safe, comfortable and welcoming journeys for our customers. A key part of that experience is ensuring our vehicles are maintained and cleaned to the highest possible standard.

We are currently looking for a full-time Cleaner to join our team at our busy Galashiels depot.

What you’ll be doing

As a Cleaner, you will play an important role in ensuring our fleet is clean, presentable and ready for service each day. Duties will include:

• Cleaning buses internally and externally to a high standard
• Cleaning seats, floors, windows, handrails and other high-contact areas
• Carrying out deep cleaning tasks when required
• Using cleaning products and equipment safely and effectively
• Assisting with the cleaning and upkeep of the depot facilities
• Helping maintain excellent hygiene and presentation standards across our fleet

Hours of Work

• Minimum of 36 hours per week
• Working 5 days over 7
• A mixture of day and back/evening shifts

What we’re looking for

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you:

• Take pride in delivering high standards of cleanliness
• Have keen eye for details
• Are reliable, punctual and self-motivated
• Enjoy practical, hands-on work
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Are able to carry out the physical requirements of the role

What we offer

• A permanent, secure position with a well-established local employer
• Overtime opportunities, with sixth day working paid at time and a half
• 30 days’ holiday
• Free travel for you and your family across the Borders Buses network
• Full training and support
• The opportunity to play an important role in delivering a great experience for our customers

If you’re hardworking, dependable and take pride in a job well done, we’d love to hear from you.

Safety is at the heart of what we do. As a safety-critical business, all roles play a part in keeping our people and passengers safe, and any offer of employment will be subject to a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.

Borders Buses is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals.

Borders Buses operate a network of bus routes across the Scottish Borders, Carlisle, East Lothian, Midlothian and Edinburgh area.