OCS
Building Maintenance Technician
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About The Role
Working Hours: 8am - 5pm + overtime opportunities
We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician with a strong general building maintenance and handyman background to join our Hard Services team in Canary Wharf.
This is a hands-on role carrying out planned and reactive building fabric maintenance and general remedial repairs across a commercial site.
You will need to be a practical all-rounder with experience across general building maintenance, including doors and locks, floor and wall repairs, painting and decorating, basic plumbing, carpentry and other general handyman tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned and reactive building fabric maintenance and repairs.
- Complete general handyman and remedial works across the site.
- Repair and maintain doors, locks, handles, hinges, and other fixtures and fittings.
- Carry out minor floor and wall repairs, patching, and making good.
- Undertake painting and decorating as required.
- Complete basic plumbing repairs, including taps, toilets, and minor leaks.
- Carry out basic carpentry and joinery repairs.
- Undertake minor tiling, glazing, and ceiling repairs where competent.
- Complete allocated PPMs and reactive work orders within agreed timescales.
- Identify more specialist repairs and escalate these to the appropriate engineering team.
- Ensure all work is completed safely and accurately recorded on the relevant systems.
- Provide a professional and customer-focused service to the client and building users.
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Essential
- Previous experience in general building maintenance, handyman, Fabric Technician, or a similar role.
- Good practical experience across general building and remedial repairs.
- Experience with doors and locks, painting and decorating, basic plumbing, and carpentry.
- Experience carrying out wall and floor repairs and general making-good works.
- Previous experience within a commercial FM or building maintenance environment.
- Good understanding of Health & Safety and safe working practices.
- Comfortable using electronic systems or handheld devices.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Right to work in the UK.
Desirable
- Relevant building maintenance or trade qualification.
- CSCS Skilled Card or equivalent.
- ACOP L8 awareness.
- Experience carrying out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
- Experience with tiling, glazing, masonry, or suspended ceiling repairs.
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)
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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.
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