Maintenance Technician

Manchester Arndale; Crawley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available

Uniform and PPE provided

Tablet and mobile phone provided

Ongoing training and upskilling

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is hiring a Fabric Technician to deliver planned and reactive maintenance across the site. You will perform carpentry, plumbing, painting, and general maintenance tasks while ensuring safe work practices and compliance with health and safety standards.

Working hours are 8am-5pm. The role requires a time-served background in building maintenance and CSCS qualification, with strong communication and customer service skills to support a professional facilities team.

Qualifications

• Time-served Fabric Technician or Building Maintenance background.
• General building fabric maintenance including carpentry, basic plumbing, painting and decorating, door repairs, flooring repairs, glazing, tiling, masonry, locksmith duties and suspended ceilings.

Responsibilities

• Plan, inspect and carry out PPMs and reactive repairs across the site.
• Respond to maintenance issues and breakdowns in a timely, professional manner.
• Complete allocated PPMs and reactive work orders within SLAs and quality standards.
• Carry out a wide range of building fabric repairs and general maintenance tasks.
• Produce quotations for recommended remedial works.
• Ensure safe systems of work and compliance with Health & Safety legislation.
• Liaise with subcontractors, cleaning teams and security.
• Participate in the call-out rota when required.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

IT literacy

Health & Safety awareness

Education

CSCS Skilled Card

Tools

Microsoft Office

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:

Working Hours: 8am - 5pm

Key Responsibilities

• To plan, inspect and carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPMs) and reactive repairs across the site.
• Respond to maintenance issues and breakdowns in a timely and professional manner.
• Complete all allocated PPMs and reactive work orders within agreed SLAs, KPIs and quality standards.
• Carry out a wide range of building fabric repairs and general maintenance tasks.
• Support the wider maintenance team with additional facilities management duties as required.
• Produce quotations for recommended remedial works.
• Ensure safe systems of work are followed at all times and comply with Health & Safety legislation.
• Deliver general handyman services, including basic ACOP L8 water hygiene tasks.
• Liaise with subcontractors, cleaning teams and security to ensure the effective management of the site.
• Participate in the call-out rota when required.

Essential Hiring Criteria

• Time-served Fabric Technician or Building Maintenance background.
• Previous experience within a commercial Facilities Management environment.
• General building fabric maintenance experience including carpentry, basic plumbing, painting and decorating, door repairs, flooring repairs, glazing, tiling, masonry, locksmith duties and suspended ceiling repairs.
• ACOP L8 awareness.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety and safe systems of work.
• CSCS Skilled Card or equivalent qualification.
• Basic First Aid awareness.
• IT literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.

Benefits

• Overtime available
• Uniform and PPE provided.
• Tablet and mobile phone provided.
• Ongoing training and upskilling opportunities.
• HAPI App discounts and vouchers.
• Refer a Friend Scheme with rewards of up to £500.
• Access to CHROMA, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community.
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders.
• Immediate access to Opportunity, our internal Learning and Development platform.
• Career progression within a growing company.
• Access to "stream", allowing you to track your wages in real time and access up to 30% of your earned pay before payday.

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.