Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15.88 to £19.33 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 December 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Sodexo Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SDX/TP/1373940/151159 |
Summary
- 37.5 Hours per week
- £15.88 to £19.33 per hour with Sodexo benefits
- £3,500 RRP payment per annum, which is £67.12 per week
- Shifts are Monday to Friday
- 27 Days holiday per year
- Location is Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
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Join our skilled Air Conditioning Team at ManchesterUniversity NHS Foundation Trust. Using your specialist knowledge andexperience, you will maintain and operate complex plant and control systemsacross the hospital, working both independently and as part of a team. You’llensure safety and compliance with health and safety policies, respond swiftlyto emergencies, and prioritise workloads to safeguard staff and patients. Ifyou're a proactive technician with a commitment to high standards, we want youon board.
What You’ll Do:
- Carry out installation, maintenance, and repair of Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Chilled Water, and Fan Coil Systems in compliance with current HTMs and statutory requirements.
- Perform a wide range of maintenance tasks, including statutory, planned preventative, and testing activities.
- Provide multi skilled technical support for reactive, corrective, and preventative maintenance to meet project and site service needs.
- Diagnose, service, test, repair, and calibrate advanced HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems and equipment.
- Offer technical advice to maintenance teams and contractors, ensuring compliance with safety standards and proper task execution.
- Respond promptly to emergencies to ensure safety and service continuity, taking immediate corrective action when required.
- Maintain detailed documentation of activities, including repair logs, reports, and verification records.
- Liaise with clients to ensure service delivery aligns with project requirements and client expectations.
- Manage inventory, request supplies, and ensure the availability of necessary equipment and parts for maintenance and repair tasks.
What You Bring:
- Proven experience and technical knowledge in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Chilled Water, and Fan Coil Systems.
- Strong understanding of statutory and health and safety regulations, including HTMs and infection control policies.
- Ability to carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, diagnostics, and calibration of complex HVAC equipment.
- Skilled in diagnosing faults, troubleshooting, and providing effective repairs and calibrations to ensure system efficiency.
- Good communication skills and the ability to provide technical advice and coordinate with team members, contractors, and clients.
- Flexibility and capability to work independently or as part of a team, including emergency and afterhours response.
- Strong commitment to health, safety, safeguarding, confidentiality, and infection control policies.
- Ability to prepare reports, activity logs, and documentation accurately and promptly.
- A relevant qualification or certification in HVAC, Mechanical or Electrical engineering, or a related field.
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 andbring your energy, purpose, and passion to Sodexo.
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every dayfor everyone to build a better life for all.As the global leader in services thatimprove the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of Onsite Food and FMServices, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. Weare a forces friendly employer.We welcome and encourage applications from peoplewith a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities.We encourage our employees to get involved with ourEmployee 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 tochanging attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have thechance to fulfil their aspirations.We run a DisabilityConfident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet theminimum selection criteria for the job.
Clickhereto read more about what we do topromote an inclusive culture.
Sodexo Disability, Ability Network, So Together,Generations and Origins.