Mechanical Manager

Sodexo Ltd; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited mental health & wellbeing平台

Employee Assistance Programme

Free health & wellbeing app

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Salary Finance platform benefits

Cycle to Work Scheme

Volunteering opportunities

Full training and protective uniform

Job summary

Sodexo Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Manager at Royal Stoke University Hospital to lead a skilled engineering team and oversee maintenance across a complex healthcare estate. The role focuses on safety, compliance, and high-quality service delivery.

You will drive lifecycle projects, manage contractors, and collaborate with clinical teams to ensure reliable facilities support in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering (HNC/HND, degree or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety regulations and engineering standards.
• Experience leading, motivating and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the mechanical engineering team, providing guidance, support and performance management.
• Oversee planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across the hospital estate.
• Ensure all mechanical systems and equipment are maintained safely, efficiently and in line with statutory compliance.
• Manage specialist contractors and service providers, ensuring high standards of workmanship.
• Monitor compliance, audits and inspections with accurate maintenance and safety records.
• Support and deliver engineering projects, refurbishments and lifecycle replacement programmes.
• Develop strong relationships with clinical teams, stakeholders and the estates department.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance service performance, reliability, safety and value for money.

Education

Mechanical Engineering qualification (HNC/HND or Degree or equivalent)

Job description

£58,405.57 to £58,405.57 per year, Competitive

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

09/11/2026

About this job

Job Description Job Title: Mechanical Manager Location: Royal Stoke Hospital £58,405.57 Salary + Bonus 40 Hours a Week / Any 5 days out of 7 Job Introduction Are you an experienced Mechanical Engineering professional looking for your next leadership opportunity?

Join Sodexo's Hard FM Estates team at Royal Stoke University Hospital and Haywood Hospital, where you'll play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of critical healthcare facilities.

As Mechanical Manager, you'll lead a skilled engineering team, oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities, manage specialist contractors, and ensure statutory compliance across a complex healthcare estate.

You'll be responsible for maintaining essential mechanical systems, supporting lifecycle projects, driving service performance, and building strong relationships with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.

We're looking for a highly organised engineering leader with a mechanical qualification (HNC/HND or equivalent), substantial maintenance experience, strong technical knowledge, and a passion for delivering high-quality services in a fast‑paced environment.

Healthcare experience is desirable but not essential.

If you're a proactive problem solver with excellentleadership skills and a commitment to safety, quality, and continuousimprovement, we'd love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage the mechanical engineering team, providing guidance, support, and performance management.
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities across the hospital estate.
• Ensure all mechanical systems and equipment are maintained safely, efficiently, and in line with statutory compliance requirements.
• Manage specialist contractors and service providers, ensuring work is completed to high standards.
• Monitor compliance, audits, and inspections, maintaining accurate maintenance and safety records.
• Support and deliver engineering projects, refurbishments, and lifecycle replacement programmes.
• Develop strong working relationships with clinical teams, stakeholders, and the wider estates department.
• Drive continuous improvement, helping to improve service performance, reliability, safety, and value for money.

What You Bring

• A recognised qualification in Mechanical Engineering (HNC/HND, Degree, or equivalent). Proven experience managing mechanical maintenance services within a complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety regulations, and engineering standards.
• Experience leading, motivating, and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound technical decisions.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers, and service delivery against performance standards.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
• A proactive and customer-focused approach, with a commitment to continuous improvement and delivering high-quality services.

What we offer

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chancetobe part of something greater.You’ll belong in a company and team that values youforyou;you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everydayactions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way.In addition, we also offer a range of resources,rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families: Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.

Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.

Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to 24hr virtual GP and various other services.

The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.

Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.

Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.

Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.

Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.

Flexible and dynamic work environment Competitive compensation Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Sodexo reserves the rightto close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume ofapplications.

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 On-Site Food andFM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeing 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 & Carers, SodexoDisability, 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 thechance to fulfil their aspirations.We run a DisabilityConfident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet theminimum selection criteria for the job.