Richard Bailey

Mobile DJ Entertainer and Mobile Gardener

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PlymouthMember since July 29, 2026

CleaningGrounds MaintenancePorterageSecurityPlanning and organisationEquipment and supply of productsMachinery maintenance and servicingMotivational skillsRecruitmentAuditsClient relationshipsStaff trainingHealth and SafetyCOSHHBudgetary control

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About

Self Starter who can work on own initiative and motivate Staff. Experienced in Cleaning, Grounds Maintenance, Porterage, Security, planning and organisation, equipment and supply of products for continued high standards including machinery maintenance and servicing skills. Innovative and creative thinker with excellent motivational skills leading teams to enjoy their work in a friendly professional environment.

Working life included DJ Entertainer by night and Grounds and Cleaning and Water industry by day.

Experience

Mobile DJ Entertainer and Mobile Gardener - Self Employment

(2004-10)

Water Leakage Sounding Technician - Acorn/RPS Water - South Devon and East Cornwall

(2018-10 - 2019-06)

Working to targets to reduce water leakage in the South Devon and East Cornwall areas.

Temporary Mobile Cleaning Supervisor - Interserve Plymouth

(2018-08 - 2018-09)

Core retail cleaning contracts for brand names, brought in to smooth the way for contracts to be handed over.

Cleaning Standards training and Audits
Recruitment, motivation and overall client relationships

Water Leakage Technician - South West Water and Acorn Recruitment - South Devon and East Cornwall

(2017-09 - 2018-01)

Detecting leaks in the water systems of South Devon and East Cornwall.

Area Cleaning Manager - GS Associates Ltd - Exeter, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset

(2016-12 - 2017-06)

Core Retail Cleaning contracts for large multi-sites throughout Devon Cornwall and Somerset. Cover extended areas for Holidays and sickness of Somerset, Avon, Wiltshire and Hampshire and Dorset.

Responsible for raising standards
Audits, Client relationships, recruitment
Time sheet and hour's management, discipline, motivation and product support
Monitoring of staff logging in and out, anomalies, smoothing out issues

Lead Gardener - Woodlands Leisure and adventure Park

(2015-10 - 2016-08)

Managing 1000 acres of farm woodlands.

Grounds Maintenance Operative - Countrywide Grounds Division - Saltash

Working as an experienced hand in commercial grass and hedge maintenance on housing and industrial estates. Fast reactive maintenance. Summer until Autumn role.

Shop Sales Assistant - Just Bikers Motorcycling Clothing Store

(2013-06 - 2015-06)

Water Meter Exchange Technician - South West Water and Agency Concept Staffing

(2013 - 2013)

3 Month contract replacing water meters.

Water Sample Technician and Courier - South West Water and Agency Interaction Recruitment

(2011 - 2013)

16 Month Contract. Collection and delivery of water samples.

Motorcycle Training Instructor - Westcountry Rider Training

(2010 - 2011)

12 Month contract. Taught (CBT) Certificate of Basic Training, the minimum required for access to the road for novice riders.

Golf Course Greenkeeper - Dinnaton Golf Club

(2009 - 2010)

12 Months. Passionate about a Golf Course largely built, returned to Dinnaton to resolve drainage and soil nutrition.

Mobile Cleaning Supervisor/Assistant Business Manager - ISS Facility Services

(2008 - 2009)

14 Months Contract. Managing 25 government sites with 85 staff. Dealing with recruitment, audits, equipment maintenance, Health and Safety, COSHH, Rotas, buying and budgetary control. Collected time sheets and typed detail into the sage payroll system including holidays and sickness at the ISS Bristol regional office. Covered for sickness and holiday throughout the contract and represented ISS at meetings.

Monitor and implement regular staff training to inspire motivate and improve services

Mobile DJ and Mobile Gardener - Self Employment

(2004 - 2008)

Head Grounds Man/Lead Caretaker - Plymouth College

(1996 - 2003)

Responsible for the daily cleaning and maintenance upkeep of Pavilion buildings on three sites, whilst Supervisor for Cleaners and Caretakers during the summer closure to give the School a deep clean ready for new term.