Grounds Maintenance & Cleaning Technician

OCS; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is hiring a Grounds Maintenance Operative to service communal areas, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, planting and litter removal, while delivering high standards of outdoor care with a dedicated team.

You will operate hand and power tools, perform daily equipment checks, and follow health and safety standards, with occasional weekend duties and seasonal snow clearing as required. A full UK driving licence and experience in grounds maintenance are essential.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Previous experience in Grounds Maintenance is required.
• Excellent customer service skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform grounds maintenance activities for courts and communal areas including grass cutting, edging, hedge trimming, planting, spraying, and litter clearance.
• Operate a range of hand and power tools, conduct daily defect checks, and report maintenance issues.
• Report graffiti, vandalism, and repairs in external areas; assist with snow/ice clearance and gritting as needed.
• Cover cleaning duties within courts during holidays and sickness; possible weekend deep cleans.
• Adhere to health and safety standards and COSHH requirements; maintain equipment cleanliness.

Skills

Driving licence

Grounds maintenance

Customer service

Tool handling

Tools

Power tools

Hand tools

Job description

About The Role:

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00am to 16:30pm

You will undertake grounds maintenance works to communal environments including communal grounds around courts open space grassed area, and landscaped areas and to deliver grounds programme as part of a team that contributes to excellent service delivery. Seasonally assist with snow and ice removal, gritting and litter picking and fly tip removal and reporting of communal and environmental maintenance issues and joint working with others to deliver excellent services. cleaning cover , deep cleans may include weekend work

What you'll be doing

• Complete grounds maintenance activities for the courts and communal environmental areas to the requirements of the courts Maintenance Specification including grass cutting, edging, hedge trimming, planting, spraying, and clearance of leaves and litter.
• You will be operating a range of hand tools and equipment (inc. power tools), and to carry out daily defect checks of tools and equipment, completing basic maintenance tasks of it and reporting damage and maintenance issues with them.
• Report any graffiti, vandalism, repairs and defects in the external communal areas where you are working.
• Seasonally assist with snow and ice clearance, gritting activities and other health and safety maintenance required
• Adhere to all relevant quality standards and health and safety/COSHH requirements.
• You will undertake daily checks and ensure equipment is kept in a clean condition and stored correctly.
• You will work safely with herbicides/pesticides in accordance with regulations and report invasive weeds.

• You will cover any cleaning duties within the court for Holidays and Sickness cover

• You may have to cover weekend work for scheduled deep cleans

What you'll need

• Full driving licence
• Previous experience in Grounds Maintenance
• Excellent customer service skills

What we need from you

• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Plac
• Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity
• An ability to work in uncertainty
• To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity
• You willbe requiredto attend a number offace to facetraining sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as theday to dayaspects

For the purposes of our van fleet insurance you must have a minimum of 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence, be over the age of 21 and complete an on-line driver monitoring Assessment prior to starting your role. If you are under 21 but with 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence you would be required to complete an on-line driver monitoring assessment and additional in vehicle assessment prior to starting your role funded by Great Places.

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?

• Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.
• Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I – Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

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.