Handyperson

Manchester Arndale; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is recruiting a time-served maintenance engineer to join our on-site team. You will carry out reactive works and planned maintenance across a facilities management contract, focusing on safety, quality and on-time delivery.

The role requires experience in carpentry, painting, door hanging, tiling, and minor plumbing, plus L8 ACOP, Legionella awareness and First Aid. You will contribute to efficient site operations and support the site supervisor in delivering all contracted

Qualifications

• Time-served engineer with a General Maintenance background.
• Experience in carpentry, painting, door hanging, and minor plumbing.
• L8 ACOP and Legionella Awareness.
• First Aid trained and committed to safety.

Responsibilities

• Complete reactive Works orders and PPMs within contract-defined SLAs and KPIs.
• Support the site supervisor with delivering all contracted services safely, on time and within budget.
• Maintain safety documentation and ensure high quality standards on site.

Skills

Carpentry

Painting Decorating

Door Hanging

Carpet/Lino repairs

Tiling

Ceiling grids/tiles

Minor plumbing works

L8 ACOP

Legionella Awareness

First Aid

Job description

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)

About The Role:

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure all delegated Reactive Works orders and PPMs are completed within the contract-defined time SLAs & KPIs.
• To provide a significant contribution to overall efficiency, effectiveness and contract profitability and must, therefore, play its part in the overall delivery of service.
• To support the site supervisor with the implementation of an integrated approach for the delivery of all contracted services ensuring that all works are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.

What are we looking for?

• Applicant must have the right to work in the UK
• Time-served engineer with a General Maintenance background.
• Experienced skills in Carpentry, Painting Decorating, Door Hanging, Carpet/Lino repairs, Tiling, ceiling grids/tiles minor plumbing works
• L8 ACOP.
• Legionella Awareness.
• Sound knowledge of understanding and developing safety documentation.
• First Aid.
• Grounds would quire to e completed every 2 - 3 weeks, cleaning to cover absence and holidays or when client request a special clean, handy person as requested by client to resolve any issues on site that arise.

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.