Job Description

Job Title: Train Cleaner

Location: Leeds Station

Hourly Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour

Contract: Temp-to-Perm Opportunity (6 month initial contract)

Be Part of Keeping the Railway Moving

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.

The Role & About You

As a Train Cleaner based at Leeds Station, you'll be responsible for the interior cleaning of trains including full cleans, ensuring they are presented to a consistently high standard for customers.

Your duties will include cleaning the interior of train carriages, including toilets, using specialist cleaning equipment such as cleaning solutions, mops, vacuum cleaners, and cloths. A key focus of the role is cleaning high-touch areas, with some trains requiring a quick turnaround to ensure they are ready for service.

You will also carry out CET tanking duties as part of the role.

As you'll be based at Leeds Station, you may occasionally be approached by customers for directions or assistance. Good communication skills and a helpful attitude are therefore essential.

You'll be working as part of a close-knit team consisting of 2 Train Presentation Team Leaders and 7 Train Presentation Operatives, helping to maintain high presentation standards across the station.

This is a physically active, hands-on role involving manual labour in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment. You'll need to be dependable, work well as part of a team, follow procedures, and maintain high standards throughout your shift.

This role operates on a two-week rotating shift pattern:

Week One

Work: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Rest Days: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Week Two

Work: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Rest Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Shift start times rotate every two weeks between:

8:00am – 6:00pm

9:00am – 7:00pm

10:00am – 8:00pm

Successful applicants must be able to pass a railway standard medical examination and Drug & Alcohol screening prior to starting.

The Company

Northern Trains is one of the UK's largest train operating companies, delivering over 2,500 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England. Connecting major cities, towns, and rural communities, Northern plays a vital role in keeping people moving for work, education, and leisure.

With a strong focus on customer experience, safety, and operational performance, Northern continues to invest in its people, fleet, and infrastructure. Train presentation is a key part of that commitment, ensuring every service is clean, safe, and ready for passengers.

Working with Northern offers the opportunity to be part of an essential frontline operation, with structured training and the potential to secure a permanent position within a well-established organisation.

Next Steps

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

To apply, please click "Apply" or send your CV directly to .

Once your application has been submitted, it will be reviewed. If successful, you'll be contacted for an initial telephone conversation before progressing to a short pre-recorded video interview.

About Ganymede Solutions Ltd

We specialise in recruitment across Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil Engineering, Transportation, and Engineering sectors, supporting both permanent and contract opportunities. Visit our website to explore more vacancies.

Ganymede Solutions is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

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