Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

OCS; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-Winning Employer

Digital Learning

Retail Perks (Hapi)

Professional Growth

Flexible Pay (Wagestream)

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to perform planned and unplanned mechanical engineering activities across client sites, ensuring safety, quality and fast response times. You will carry out preventative and reactive maintenance, supervise contractors, and maintain accurate documentation while upholding professional standards.

The role requires ONC/OND or NVQ Level 3 in a mechanical discipline, proven building services experience, and strong communication and IT

Qualifications

• Articulate and numerate with IT literacy.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills.
• Resilient under pressure and able to engage staff, suppliers and customers at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive mechanical maintenance to schedule and ensure documentation is completed.
• Rectify defects and ensure safety and performance standards are met.
• Carry out routine maintenance on mechanical systems.
• Supervise specialist contractors and ensure certification/documentation compliance.
• Liaise with Helpdesk and respond to urgent maintenance tasks promptly.
• Maintain good housekeeping and professional representation of OCS.
• Comply with reasonable requests from line manager.

Skills

Articulate

Numerate

IT literate

Decision making

Communication skills

Resilient under pressure

Education

ONC/OND, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in mechanical discipline

Job description

About The Role: To perform all planned and unplanned mechanical engineering activities relating to the running of an efficient contract and supporting client sites.

What you will do:

• Ensure all Planned Preventative and Reactive Mechanical Maintenance is completed to schedule ensuring that appropriate documentation is completed and submitted in a timely fashion.
• Perform rectification of defects, ensuring all safety and performance standards are met in accordance with the contract.
• Carry out routine maintenance work associated with all mechanical systems.
• Supervise specialist contractors and ensure all certification/ documentation is completed in accordance with client and contract requirements.
• Liaise with and respond to the Helpdesk ensuring that urgent maintenance tasks are responded to within appropriate timescales.
• Ensure that good housekeeping and working practices are employed and ensure that you always represent OCS in a professional manner.
• Comply with any reasonable request from line manager.

What you will need:

• This position requires ONC/OND, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant Mechanical discipline.
• Proven experience within a building services environment.
• Articulate, numerate and IT literate.
• The ability to establish, implement and monitor high standards of excellence in areas of quality, safety and operational performance.
• Have good decision making and communication skills.
• Be resilient under pressure and be able to converse confidently with staff, suppliers and customers at all levels.

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: 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.

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