Sodexo Technical Apprenticeship Programme – Apprentice Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician

Job Introduction

Sodexo is a world leading provider in quality of life services. Our role is to make sure our clients have everything they need to do their jobs - from proving catering and cleaning services to ensuring that our client sites have heating and power. 

We are currently recruiting for our second intake of our Technical apprenticeship programme to train our future engineers, electricians and joiners so we can carry on supporting our clients now and in the future. 

As part of the technical apprenticeship programme, you will work at a Sodexo site supporting our clients, and attend college one day a week in order to achieve an apprenticeship in your discipline.  If you have an inquisitive mind, a thirst for knowledge and are detail-orientated, then we want to hear from you!

Sodexo encourages applications from people with different skills, social background and education.  We particularly welcome applications from Woman, and Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these are currently under-represented throughout the technical field.

Apprenticeships are for all ages, so whether you’ve just left education, returning from a career break or looking for a new direction this could be the prefect opportunity!

This role will require a DBS check

Role Responsibility

Apprentices undertaking the Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician apprenticeship will support existing team members carry out planned and preventative maintenance, commissioning and decommissioning activities.

You will also work towards completing the level three Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician apprenticeship

The Ideal Candidate

• An inquisitive mind 
• Willingness to learn
• Commitment to own learning and development
• Ability to think critically and question appropriately
•  Have a logical mind with the ability to demonstrate mechanical reasoning
• Level 2 functional skills in Maths and English are desirable

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, 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.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

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.