Joiner
| Posting date: | 18 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,673.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Sodexo Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SDX/TP/1373940/157567 |
Summary
- 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
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, with equivalency confirmed via a Statement of Comparability from ENIC where qualifications have been gained out with the UK.
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
Joiners play a vital role within the hospital team by putting into practice the core values of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.Their craftsmanship and attention to detail help create a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors alike.Whether building, repairing, or maintaining the hospital’s structures and fixtures, joiners ensure that the physical environment supports high-quality healthcare and promotes patient recovery.
Using modern tools and techniques, joiners contribute to the hospital’s goals of operational excellence, sustainability, and environmental responsibility.
Collaboration is key to this role.Joiners work closely with healthcare teams, facilities managers, engineers, and external contractors to ensure that the hospital’s buildings and infrastructure are safe, reliable, and fit for purpose.Their work ensures that the hospital’s environment is safe, hygienic, and conducive to healing, covering everything from building structures to installing fixtures and fittings.
Joiners help uphold the safety, functionality, and sustainability of the hospital’s essential spaces.Their skilled craftsmanship supports the broader mission of delivering high quality, equitable care by creating a safe and pleasant environment for everyone.
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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