Facilities Maintenance Assistant

OCS; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a proactive maintenance operative to support the line manager in delivering FM contracts at hospital sites. The role involves light maintenance tasks, preventive checks, and coordination with subcontractors to ensure safety and compliance.

Ideal candidates have GCSE-level education, demonstrable maintenance experience in healthcare settings, and excellent communication skills. The role requires self-motivation and reliability in a busy facilities environment.

Qualifications

• Good education level to GCSE grade C or similar.
• Demonstrable Maintenance experience ideally within a hospital environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Replacing light tubes/emergency light batteries.
• Minor slab and paving repairs.
• Replacing digital locks, door closers, and door furniture.
• Conducting Fire Door visual inspections.
• Carry out fire alarm weekly activation and assist with site evacuations.
• Maintaining the set of on-site compliance books and checklists.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Excellent communication

Self-motivated

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Job description

About The Role:

Main Purpose: To support their line manager and the other members of the team in the delivery of the FM contracts.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Replacing light tubes/emergency light batteries
• Minor slab and paving repairs.
• Replacing digital locks, door closers, and door furniture.
• Conducting Fire Door visual inspections.
• Carry out fire alarm weekly activation and assist with site evacuations
• Maintaining the set of FES on site compliance books, including completing the daily/weekly/monthly checklists/documents
• Using a PDA in order to close down assigned work orders within all SLA’s
• Planning of minor works (access and time span)
• Minor building repairs, including painting as required.
• Winter maintenance, supplementary gritting and clearance of snow as per gritting plan
• Replacement of site stock/ordering of materials
• Installing shelves and noticeboards as required.
• Water hygiene run offs and temperature checks.
• Unblocking Basins and Toilets, providing before and after photographs to evidence the reason for blockage.
• Changing taps, carry out minor plumbing repairs
• Control and monitor subcontractors including inductions
• Site housekeeping
• Dealing with floods and spillages.
• Assisting with offloading and moving materials as required.
• Carrying out Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) allocated by supervisor in a timely fashion and in line with our daily working procedures.
• The above is not an exhaustive list of duties & responsibilities and you will be expected to carry out on behalf of the company any reasonable request within your skills base and experience

Skills & Knowledge:

• Good education level to GCSE grade C or similar.
• Demonstrable Maintenance experience ideally within a hospital environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated.

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.