About The Role
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 to 16:30
Role Overview
Provide a pro active service delivery in the upkeep of the grounds provision. Supporting service streams delivering both planned and reactive tasks where required
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Seasonal grass cutting where required
- Seasonal site gritting for snow and ice
- Weed killing and removal of weeds as required
- Ground waterways, drainage and ditch clearances
- Pruning of trees, hedges and shrubs as required
- Maintenance of all planted areas within site
- Support seasonal planting where required
- Upkeep and maintenance of equipment
- Assistance to other teams, as requested, when grounds maintenance is up to date within the skill level and capability of post holder
- Load and unload deliveries
- Moving of furniture and equipment, ensuring compliance with manual handling, risk assessments and methods statements
- Moving of stores and equipment, ensuring compliance with manual handling, risk assessments and methods statements, client specific access permits and equipment move and store procedures
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Full driving licence
- Good communication skills both verbal and written formats
- Previous grounds maintenance experience / qualifications (desirable)
- Smart, presentable appearance
- Approachable and personable
- Experience in front facing customer service industry (beneficial)
About You
- Completion of maintenance task sheets relating to all work carried out
- Pressure washing of specified areas on an ad hoc basis
- Window cleaning of specified buildings on an agreed schedule
- Assistance with hazardous cleans up where required
- Support with gutter and roof inspection program
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)
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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Grounds Maintenance Technician employer: OCS
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