Joiner 37.5 Hours per week Salary hourly rate including RRP is £17.73 per hour that equates to £34,673 per annum 1.5x rate (not guaranteed) optional overtime 27 days holiday per year Unlock new skills with our funded courses, available through Sodexo Excellent Pension Package Location is Manchester Foundation NHS Trust Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL Join the dedicated Hard FM team at Manchester Foundation NHS Trust and be part of a vital healthcare environment where your joinery expertise makes a real difference. We are seeking skilled and committed joiners to deliver comprehensive carpentry and joinery services across all wards, departments, and clinical spaces within this prestigious hospital. In this role, you will ensure strict compliance with Sodexo and Trust safety standards, providing essential maintenance and repairs in a fast paced, multidisciplinary setting. Whether working in office areas, clinical rooms, circulation spaces, or external environments, you will play a key role in maintaining the operational integrity of the hospital. If you are looking to apply your joinery skills in a meaningful way within one of the UK’s leading Hospital, this is your opportunity to join a professional team committed to excellence in healthcare support services. What You'll Do: Review labels on fire doors and provide maintenance if required Undertake manufacturing, assembly, erection, and installation of carpentry and joinery works in accordance with drawings, specifications, and current legislation, ensuring quality and safety standards are met. Carry out repairs and maintenance of structural and fabric components, including doors, windows, ceilings, floors, and locks, with minimal supervision across the site. Maintain, repair, and install complex locking systems, including electronic, digital, and high security locks, ensuring functionality and security. Work on a range of structural elements and fixtures, including fault finding, patch plastering, glazing, and refitting, to ensure the integrity and safety of estate infrastructure. Adhere to safe systems of work, permits, and regulations during all carpentry and joinery tasks, including working out of hours and emergency situations. Use own initiative and technical knowledge to design, quantify, and carry out joinery installations and repairs in compliance with current guidance and legislation. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external contractors to coordinate works, communicate effectively, and ensure successful completion of joinery projects and repairs. What You Bring: NVQ Level 3 qualification required Fire Call Response inspection and Repair Qualification Experience in NHS and Healthcare Environment. Knowledge of a variety of computer based Building Management Systems i.e. CAFM Good communication skills both written and verbally Able to work with high degree of flexibility and adaptability Ability to work without supervision Plumbers play a crucial role within the hospital team by embodying and supporting the core values of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.Their work demonstrates a commitment to compassion and patient centred care by ensuring that the hospital’s plumbing systems are safe, reliable, and efficiently maintained, an essential foundation for delivering effective healthcare services and supporting patient recovery. Using innovative plumbing technologies and data driven maintenance approaches, plumbers contribute significantly to the hospital’s ongoing efforts towards operational excellence, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.Their expertise helps optimise water management, reduce waste, and implement eco friendly solutions that align with the Trust’s commitment to sustainable practices. Collaboration is fundamental to this role.Plumbers work closely with healthcare professionals, facilities management teams, engineers, and external contractors to ensure that the hospital’s plumbing infrastructure operates seamlessly and safely.This teamwork ensures the continuous availability of clean water, proper sanitation, and effective waste disposal, factors that are vital for infection control and overall patient safety. The plumbing team helps uphold the safety, functionality, and sustainability of the hospital’s essential systems.Their skilled work supports the broader mission of delivering high quality, equitable care by providing a safe and hygienic environment for patients, staff, and visitors alike.The expertise and dedication of plumbers enhance the hospital’s capacity to maintain a resilient healthcare facility, making them an invaluable and highly valued part of the healthcare team. Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!Career progression for the caring profession. Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications. About 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. 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