Maintenance Electrician

OCS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a skilled Maintenance Electrician to maintain equipment, infrastructure and facilities at Chessington World of Adventures, ensuring safety, efficiency and high availability.

You will perform electrical modifications, tests, inspections and statutory compliance tasks, respond to maintenance requests, and work across a 5/7 pattern with early to late shifts. A strong focus on HSE compliant operations is essential.

Qualifications

• A craft qualification such as a recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Level 3 NVQ in electrics with AM2 and 18th edition qualifications.
• Current wiring regs qualification (18th Edition) and valid CSCS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment, infrastructure and facilities to high standards.
• Provide timely responses to maintenance issues (proactive/reactive).
• Minimise downtime on park attractions and facilities.
• Complete documentation for statutory safety checks and maintenance tasks.
• Carry out electrical modifications, tests, inspections and remedial work as required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Manual duties comfortable

Enthusiastic & positive

Building services experience

PPM systems experience

Trades experience (carpentry/plumbing)

Education

City & Guilds 2350 NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation Engineering + AM2

Level 3 NVQ in electrics, AM2, 18th edition

City & Guilds 2381-18 Level 3 Award (18th Edition)

CSCS Card or equivalent

Tools

Electrical testing tools

Job description

About The Role

Shift Pattern: 5 out of 7, including every other weekend. Varied 9 hour shifts between the hours of 6am - 10pm.

Location: Chessington World of Adventures.

Maintaining equipment, infrastructure and facilities within the park, to a high standard of efficiency and availability and carrying out small repairs, installations and modifications as required, in accordance with all current legislation, including any electrical modifications, test & inspections, remedial work and completing statuary compliance tasks. Enhancing the experience and Health & Safety of our guests.

Job Purpose

• To provide an efficient timed response to all maintenance issues, consisting of proactive, reactive, health & safety and emergency requests.
• To minimise the downtime on all park related attractions and facilities.
• To complete documentation relating to statutory safety checks and maintenance work on equipment and facilities as described in departmental procedures and HSE guidance notes.
• To complete any electrical modifications, installations, test & inspections, remedial work and completing statuary compliance tasks as required.

Key Accountabilities

• To develop professional and considerate relationships with both internal customer departments and external suppliers and consultants.
• Communicate and feedback effectively to all customers \ departments on their requests for maintenance and operational issues.
• To provide and maintain a personal toolkit as appropriate to the professional and competent completion of maintenance tasks.
• To participate in departmental meetings and propose improvements as appropriate.
• To support the departments management team in fulfilling objectives and function.
• To complete any electrical modifications, installations, test & inspections, remedial work and completing statuary compliance tasks as required.

Skills and experience required for the role

• Excellent communications skills
• Comfortable carrying out manual duties
• Enthusiastic, passionate and positive towards the company
• Knowledge of the history of the CWOA site
• Post apprenticeship experience within a relevant building services or engineering environment
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems of work
• Previous basic general trades experience(carpentry/plumbing)

Essential Qualifications

• A craft qualification such as a recognised electrical apprenticeship such as or equivalent to City & Guilds 2350 NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation Engineering + AM2
• Level 3 NVQ in electrics, AM2, 18th edition
• The current wiring regulations qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds 2381-18 Level 3 Award (18th Edition)
• Valid and in date Grade card/CSCS Card or equivalent qualification.

Desirable Qualifications

• An Inspection & Testing qualification such as or equal to City & Guilds 2391-52 Level 3 Award in Initial and Periodic Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations

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.
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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.