General Operative

About The Role: OCS is seeking reliable and enthusiastic individuals to join the team at British Sugar as a Cleaning & Site Support Operative. This multi-skilled role combines cleaning, site support, and compliance activities to help maintain a safe, clean, and efficient working environment across factory, welfare, and external areas. Key Responsibilities Cleaning & Hygiene

• Carry out general and industrial cleaning across offices, welfare facilities, production areas, washrooms, kitchens, and external spaces.
• Complete daily, weekly, periodic, and reactive cleaning tasks to agreed standards.
• Safely use cleaning equipment, machinery, and chemicals in line with training.
• Follow colour-coding procedures and maintain cleaning equipment, stores, and stock levels. Site Support Duties
• Support product intervention activities and knife station operations.
• Carry out winter gritting and snow clearance of pathways.
• Perform Banksman duties to support safe vehicle movements.
• Assist with waste management and yard waste removal.
• Operate a forklift truck where trained, authorised, and competent. Compliance, Safety & Service
• Complete routine checks including fire extinguishers, safety showers, fridge temperatures, and emergency first aid kits.
• Attend daily briefings and wear appropriate PPE and uniform.
• Report hazards, defects, accidents, incidents, and near misses.
• Follow all site health, safety, environmental, and security procedures.
• Complete mandatory training and represent OCS professionally at all times. Person Specification Essential
• Reliable with good attendance and timekeeping.
• Ability to work safely within an industrial environment.
• Comfortable following cleaning standards, procedures, and instructions.
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to undertaking a variety of cleaning and site support tasks.
• Able to read and communicate in English to support safe working practices. Desirable
• Experience in commercial, industrial, or factory cleaning.
• Knowledge of BICSc standards, COSHH, and colour-coding systems.
• Banksman experience or certification.
• Forklift Truck (FLT) licence.
• Experience carrying out compliance or safety inspections. 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.