Mechanical Plumber in Manchester

37.5 Hours per week

£3,500 RRP payment per annum, which equates to £67.12 per week

£15.88 to £19.33 per hour with Sodexo benefits

Shifts are Monday to Friday

27 Days holiday per year

Location is Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL

As part of the Hard FM team at the Oxford Road Campus, you will play a key role in maintaining a safe, efficient and compliant environment across clinical and non-clinical areas. This role delivers a high-quality mechanical and plumbing service within a complex healthcare setting, ensuring plant, equipment, and building systems are well maintained, reliable, and safe for patients, visitors, and staff. You will work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary estates team, contributing to a proactive, customer-focused maintenance service that supports the Trust's operational needs.

What You Will Do:

• Carry out reactive and planned mechanical and plumbing maintenance, repairs and installations across the campus.
• Diagnose and resolve faults on a wide range of mechanical systems including hot & cold water, heating, pumps, compressors, motors, and steam systems.
• Undertake statutory inspections, testing, and documentation in line with HTM, HBN and Trust compliance standards.
• Provide technical advice and support to colleagues, contractors and stakeholders, ensuring safe systems of work and adherence to permits and procedures.
• Complete maintenance activities using job allocation systems, PDAs and CAFM platforms, ensuring accurate reporting and follow up.
• Participate in the on-call rota and respond to emergency situations such as lift entrapments, system failures and urgent repairs.
• Work collaboratively with other trades, Soft FM teams, and clinical departments to minimise disruption and maintain operational resilience.
• Support continuous improvement by contributing to procedure updates, maintenance planning and identifying areas for service enhancement.

What You Bring:

• Level 3 vocational qualification (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering / Plumbing with strong post qualification experience.
• Solid understanding of NHS estate systems, HTMs, HBNs, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Proven experience diagnosing and repairing complex mechanical systems, plant and equipment.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, prioritise tasks and operate with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly to non-technical staff.
• Commitment to safe working practices, risk assessment and adherence to health & safety regulations.
• Flexibility to work in challenging environments (e.g., plant rooms, confined spaces, clinical areas) and willingness to undertake necessary training.
• A collaborative, customer-focused approach with the professionalism and resilience required in a live healthcare environment.

What we offer:

• Mental health and wellbeing resources
• Employee Assistance Programme (including financial/legal advice and personal support)
• Free health and wellbeing app with 24/7 virtual GP access
• Discounts on high street brands for you and your family
• Salary finance tools and financial wellbeing resources
• Retirement savings plan and life insurance
• Full training and protective uniform provided.
• Opportunities to gain experience through learning and development.
• Cycle to Work scheme and volunteering opportunities.
• Flexible working and a dynamic team environment
• Competitive pay

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply now and bring your energy, purpose, and passion to Sodexo.

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of Onsite Food and FM Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities.

We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents and Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins. We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We're committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.