OCS
Arborist Team Leader
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About The Role:
Working Pattern
- Monday- Friday 7.30-5.30
- Weekend overtime available
Key Responsibilities:
- Operating power tools and equipment to undertake cutting and maintenance work in accordance with specific contract requirements.
- Ensuring that work specifications and method statements are fully compiled and complied with.
- Ensuring completion of site and employment documentation and risk assessments.
- Ensuring operational procedures, safe working methods, and best environmental practices are followed.
- Maintaining plant and work equipment, including Company vehicles, in good condition in accordance with Company procedures.
- When undertaking site supervision duties, organizing sites to ensure work is carried out to the required standard with minimum risk to employees, sub-contractors, and others on site, productively, and in accordance with operational procedures.
- Liaising with management where necessary regarding work method statements and specifications.
- Always remaining polite and courteous.
- Maintaining competencies and personal development relevant to your role and your teams under the supervision of your direct Line Manager. Please refer to the training profile specific to your contract for the competencies required for the roles.
- Completing works in line with work program and cutting cycle to required standard and right first time.
- Completing works in line with contract specifications.
- Making sure working times are adhered to.
- Implementing close-out actions from internal or external audits.
- Ensuring operations are delivered within agreed budget and planned time scale and that progress on contract delivery is reported.
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Key Hiring Criteria:
- You'll need to hold CS 30, 31, Chipper, 1st Aid and ideally will hold CS 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, UA 1, 2.1, 5, PA1, PA6AW, B+E.
- Risk Assessment Training, and Environmental Risk Assessment Training.
As the lead member of a dedicated maintenance team, you will undertake vegetation management and other operations on our National Grid Vegetation Management Contract. Working as part of a team, you will carry out your role to the highest standards, always ensuring your own safety and that of your colleagues.
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.
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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)
How to Apply:
If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression, and the chance to work with inspirational people, then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering, which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.
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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