Vacancy ID
64104
All Locations
Feltham
Advertising Salary
£23.92 per hour
Cleaning
Hours Per Week
0

About The Role:

We are seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer with a background in industrial laundry operations, ideally within a high-volume commercial laundry serving the aviation, hospitality, healthcare, or manufacturing sectors.

This role is based within a large airline laundry facility responsible for processing and maintaining linen and textiles for major airline customers. Candidates should have experience maintaining, fault-finding, and repairing industrial laundry equipment and production systems in a fast-paced, 24/7 operational environment.

Working Pattern

This position operates on a 4 days on / 4 days off rotating shift pattern, consisting of 12-hour shifts:

  • Days 1 & 2: 5:45am to 5:45pm
  • Days 3 & 4: 5:45pm to 5:45am
  • Followed by 4 days off

Candidates must be comfortable working both day and night shifts.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Previous experience working within an industrial or commercial laundry environment.
  • Experience maintaining equipment such as industrial washers, dryers, tunnel washers, ironers, press systems, conveyors, garment handling equipment, folding systems, pumps, motors, and steam generation/distribution systems.
  • Proven electrical and mechanical fault-finding experience within a fast-paced production environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Electrical installation and maintenance experience.
  • Mechanical fabrication and maintenance experience.
  • Electronic fault finding to component level.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Ability to make informed decisions and work independently.
  • Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Self-motivated, flexible, and responsive to business needs.
  • Ability to work under pressure in a 24/7 operational environment.

Education & Experience

  • Must hold a recognised engineering qualification relevant to the role (Electrical or Mechanical City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3, HNC/HND, or equivalent).
  • Time-served apprenticeship preferred.
  • Multi-skilled engineer with both electrical and mechanical competence.
  • Experience with pneumatics, hydraulics, steam systems, conveyors, process machinery, and automated production equipment.
  • Previous experience within a commercial laundry processing airline linen and textiles would be highly advantageous.

About the Site

The successful candidate will join a large commercial laundry operation providing textile and linen services to the airline industry. The facility operates around the clock, processing high volumes of airline bedding, towels, uniforms, and other onboard textile products, requiring a proactive and safety-focused engineering team to maintain maximum operational uptime. 

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)

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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