HVAC Technician (Hard FM)

Job Introduction

Sodexo Healthcare are currently looking to recruit an experienced Air Conditioning Technician to join our team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

In this role you’ll use specialist knowledge and skills gained from training, experience and appropriate qualifications, you’ll work as part of a team or on occasions work alone, following the Lone Working Policy and using one’s own initiative providing the safe operation and maintenance of a range of complex plant, equipment and control systems over the hospital site. You will carry out a wide range of planned and emergency mechanical/electrical activities to a high standard.

At all times, you’ll carry a page/emergency bleep to enable you to respond to and prioritise calls to ensure timely action and a mobile telephone to enable communication with other departmental/non-departmental staff of all positions as and when required. These communications will normally be via the Help Desk.

Sodexo Healthcare is a leading provider of services to the NHS and private healthcare organisations in England. We provide quality of life services that improve patient and staff experience, raise standards and deliver financial benefits to our clients. We help to enhance the patient environment (including patient dining, cleaning/housekeeping, retail services), provide clinical support (equipment sterilisation) and manage technical estates teams (estates management, asset management, land maintenance and energy management).

Role Responsibility

• Carry out works to Ventilation, Special Extraction & Air Conditioning Systems in accordance with both current HTMs (Specifically 03/01) and the statutory requirements
• Carry out a wide range of maintenance tasks including statutory maintenance, planned preventative maintenance and testing
• Provide a versatile and flexible multi-skilled human resource capable of performing the planned preventive maintenance, reactive and corrective maintenance and other maintenance related activities to the Project Agreement requirements, and site services needs and expectations
• Perform the activities of servicing, testing, verifying, diagnostics, repair and calibration of technologically advanced mechanical, electrical and electronic installations, plant and equipment
• Provide management, technical advice to other maintenance staff, contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures. Allocate tasks and ensuring tasks are carried out safely and in accordance with the requirements of the Project Agreement
• Assist in ensuring that immediate corrective action is taken in the event of emergencies so that the Trusts/client needs are met, to avoid danger to people, property and service provision
• Provide as requested by management reports, calculations and recommendations for the correct and efficient running of all plant and equipment using the BMS system and CAFM System
• Liaise with clients and help them to receive the service they specify and which Project Agreement requirements
• Perform the complete range of engineering trades, i.e. mechanical, electrical/electronic and plumbing as required or directed by management
• Diagnoses causes of problems and/or failures in heating/air conditioning systems for the purpose of identifying equipment and/or systems repair and/or replacement needs
• Inspect HVAC systems and their components (e.g. heating units, building exhaust fans, ventilation units, etc.) for the purpose of evaluating condition, identifying necessary repairs and recommending preventive maintenance

The Ideal Candidate

• A good understanding of an Air Handling Unit and BMS controls within a hospital environment
• Awareness of Cleanroom, theatre ventilation systems and Filter grading for location specific including HEPA filters.
• Be able carry out Maintenance (Annual and Quarterly PPMs) on all ventilation systems in accordance with HTM 03-01
• Ability to fault find and rectify of BMS controls and component’s
• Good IT skills including Microsoft office and ensuring computer-based maintenance records are kept up to date
• Able to understand Ductwork drawings and layouts
• Mechanical and basic electrical fault finding bias

Package Description

Band 5 spine point 16 – 23, up to £29,608.00 (+ R & R payment £3,500.00 per annum), dependent on knowledge, qualifications and skills.

Part of an on call rota, which attracts an additional payment.

27 days annual leave

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to further engage ex-forces personnel and reservists.  Those applying for roles with us who meet the essential criteria advertised under the ‘ideal candidate’ on the vacancy advertised are guaranteed to progress within the selection process.