Maintenance Technician

Manchester Arndale; Redditch; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available

All Travel paid with a deduction of 30

Company tools and van provided

Uniform and PPE Provided

Tablet and Phone Provided

Training and Upskilling available

HAPI App discounts and vouchers

Refer a friend scheme with up to £500

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to CHROMA diversity community

Mental Health First Aiders

Opportunity Learning platform

Career progression

WageStream access

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a time-served Fabric engineer to join our nationwide Technical Services mobile team on a major Retail contract. You will perform fabric repairs, carpentry and plastering tasks, maintain safety standards, and contribute to contract profitability.

Role operates Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00 with on-call duties, requiring IT literacy, CSCS and L8 ACOP, and a valid driving licence. Travel between sites will be involved as part of a mobile team.

Qualifications

• Time-served Fabric engineer with a maintenance background.
• Proven skills in carpentry, decorating, joinery and related trades.
• Must hold L8 ACOP and CSCS qualification.
• Ability to develop safety documentation and ensure site safety.
• Legionella awareness is desirable.
• CSCS card or equivalent required.
• First Aid certification is essential.
• Must have a current, valid driving licence.
• IT literacy including basic Excel and Microsoft products.

Responsibilities

• Plan, inspect and carry out repairs or preventative maintenance as required.
• Carry out building fabric works, minor plumbing, joinery and related tasks.
• Provide quotations for works and ensure safe working practices.
• Respond to breakdowns promptly and coordinate with teams on site.
• Support with on-site service delivery to meet SLAs and KPIs.
• Liaise with subcontractors, cleaners and security to maintain site quality.
• On-call cover approximately 1 in 8 weeks.
• Ensure works are completed within budget and to required standards.

Skills

Fabric engineer

Maintenance background

Carpentry

Painting Decorating

Door Hanging

Carpet/Lino repairs

Glazing Repairs

Masonry Repairs

Locksmiths

Tiling

Ceiling grids/tiles

L8 ACOP

Safety documentation

Legionella Awareness

CSCS Card

First Aid

Driving Licence

IT literate

Excel

Tools

Excel

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:

Days of Working: Monday to Friday - 08:00 to 17:00

Working in our Technical Services mobile team on a Major Retail contract with opportunities to support other Commercial and Residential contracts in our continually expanding division

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all delegated Reactive Works orders and PPMs are completed within the contract-defined time SLAs & KPIs.


• The successful candidate must provide a significant contribution to overall efficiency, effectiveness and contract profitability and must, therefore, play its part in the overall delivery of service.


• The candidate will support 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.


• On call cover on average 1 in 8 weeks.


• To plan, inspect and carry out repairs or preventative maintenance as required and to respond to breakdowns in a timely fashion.


• Duties to include building fabric repairs, small plumbing, joinery.


• To assist the maintenance team as required with any other facilities work


• Provide quotations for any works recommended.


• Take responsibility for ensuring that a safe system of work is followed prior to the commencement of the work activity


• Ensure that work activities are properly carried out


• Ensure that sites are kept to the highest standards, to ensure all works are completed, to provide general handyman services including L8.


• Liaising with subcontractors, cleaners and security to ensure the facilities management of site is carried out effectively.


• Provide a callout response for the client as detailed on the callout rota, on average 1 in 4 weeks.

Essential Hiring Criteria:

• Time-served Fabric engineer with a maintenance background.


• Experienced skills in Carpentry, Painting Decorating, Door Hanging, Carpet/Lino repairs, Glazing Repairs, Masonry Repairs, Locksmiths, Tiling, and ceiling grids/tiles.


• L8 ACOP.


• Sound knowledge of understanding and developing safety documentation to ensure site safety procedures are always followed.


• Legionella Awareness.


• CSCS Skills card or equivalent qualification.


• First Aid.


• Must have a current, valid driving licence


• IT Literate - Basic understanding of Excel & Microsoft products

Benefits

• Overtime available


• All Travel paid with a deduction of 30 mins each way


• Company tools and van provided


• Uniform and PPE Provided


• Tablet and Phone Provided


• Training and Upskilling available


• HAPI App discounts and vouchers


• Refer a friend scheme with up to £500 of rewards!


• Join our Cycle to Work scheme


• Access to “CHROMA”, our internal colleague-led diversity and inclusion community – join a committee or take part in our events


• Access to internal Mental Health First Aiders


• Immediate access to “Opportunity” our internal Learning and Development platform


• Career progression within a growing company.


• Access to “WageStream” giving you the ability to track your wages in real time and access 30% of your earned pay instantly.

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.