Grounds Maintenance & Cleaning Technician

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.

About The Role

Shift pattern: Varied shift rota, meet the business needs we will need a flexible employee

You will undertake grounds maintenance works to communal environments including communal grounds around courts open space grassed area, and landscaped areas and to deliver grounds programme as part of a team that contributes to excellent service delivery. Seasonally assist with snow and ice removal, gritting and litter picking and fly tip removal and reporting of communal and environmental maintenance issues and joint working with others to deliver excellent services.

What You'll Be Doing

• Complete grounds maintenance activities for the courts and communal environmental areas to the requirements of the courts Maintenance Specification including grass cutting, edging, hedge trimming, planting, spraying, and clearance of leaves and litter.
• You will be operating a range of hand tools and equipment (inc. power tools), and to carry out daily defect checks of tools and equipment, completing basic maintenance tasks of it and reporting damage and maintenance issues with them.
• Report any graffiti, vandalism, repairs and defects in the external communal areas where you are working.
• Seasonally assist with snow and ice clearance, gritting activities and other health and safety maintenance required
• Adhere to all relevant quality standards and health and safety/COSHH requirements.
• You will undertake daily checks and ensure equipment is kept in a clean condition and stored correctly.
• You will work safely with herbicides/pesticides in accordance with regulations and report invasive weeds.
• You will cover any cleaning duties within the court for Holidays and Sickness cover
• You may have to cover weekend work for scheduled deep cleans
  
  

What You'll Need

• Full driving licence
• Previous experience in Grounds Maintenance
• Excellent customer service skills
  
  

What We Need From You

• A commitment to work in partnership with others
• Ability to work flexibly and when needed outside normal working hours to ensure service continuity
• An ability to work in uncertainty
• To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity
• You will be required to attend a number of face to face training sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as the day to day aspects
  
  

For the purposes of our van fleet insurance you must have a minimum of 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence, be over the age of 21 and complete an on-line driver monitoring Assessment prior to starting your role. If you are under 21 but with 2 years driving experience with a full UK driving licence you would be required to complete an on-line driver monitoring assessment and additional in vehicle assessment prior to starting your role funded by Great Places.

How To Apply

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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.