Post Room Operative

Job Introduction

About the role

Are you the person with the know-how to keep the behind the scenes facilities running like clockwork? We currently have an opportunity for a Post Room Operative to support our post room operations, at Manchester university foundation trust hospitals !

You'll deliver 5 star customer service whilst providing an efficient, professional mail service to our clients and contractors. This involves sorting the incoming mail, delivering the mail correctly in a timely manner and arranging outgoing mail for scheduled pick ups.

You'll also be the go-to person for all incoming deliveries, so you'll be supporting the security team to ensure they are aware of all deliveries and that they accounted for in a timely manner.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.

A few things about you

Some previous experience and knowledge of a similar role would be great! However, we do provide full training- so if you have a willingness to learn and adapt within a team we would love to hear from you!

You matter! At Sodexo we are incredibly passionate about personnel growth, growing as a team and recognition, so you can expect appraisals, team huddles and constant support!

Sodexo embeds a strong Safety culture in everything we do. There’ll be company procedures to follow alongside our Health & Safety practises so it’s vital that you’ll champion this. 

Role Responsibility

• Sort all incoming mail in preparation for delivery.
• Redirect all incorrectly addressed mail as appropriate.
• Ensure all incoming Special/Recorded delivery items are forwarded to the addressee where appropriate.
• Complete delivery round within scheduled timeframes.
• Pick up all outgoing mail from collection points within scheduled timeframes
• Identify all outgoing Special/Recorded delivery items and ensure that the appropriate paperwork has been completed to accompany such items.
• Sort all outgoing items into internal & external mail
• Categorise and frank all outgoing external mail ensuring correct postage payment to avoid returned items from Royal Mail
• Ensure that mail is kept secure at all times
• Ensure that mail delivery trolleys are maintained fit for purpose and in line with health and safety legislation
• Respond to and complete tasks scheduled or by ad hoc request as per company policy

Package Description

Shift details : 08:00-16:00 Monday- Friday

About the Company

Why choose Sodexo?

You don’t just join Sodexo, you belong.   

What do we mean when we say belong?  

It’s simple. You create a company where everyone is respected and feels that their ideas count. You take care of the quality of life of your people. You make your workplace inclusive, encouraging people to bring their whole self to work every day. That’s our philosophy in a nutshell.   

A career at Sodexo won’t tie you down, it actively encourages your progress. The diverse range of roles we offer is truly infinite. Whatever your skills, experience or passion, you’ll be encouraged and supported to have a fulfilling career.  

We are committed to being an inclusive 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 Working Parents, Sodexo Disability, So together, generations and origins.  We have also launched Be Heard which is an employee network designed to bring black colleagues together (virtually) to bring about positive change.

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 are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Our benefits:   

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing for our employees we provide discounts and benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs. In addition to the essentials like 20 days holidays (plus bank holidays) and pension contribution, we can help you take advantage of being part of Sodexo with benefits such as;    

• Sodexo Discounts - discounts from over 1,200 top retailers with you earning WOW Points (cashback) as you shop   
• Talk – a free wellbeing support helpline for you and your family   
• Up to three paid days each year to volunteer
• Your Lucky Number Employee Lottery (this also supports the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation)
• Cycle to work