Technician - Student Workshop

This full-time Technician position in Mechanical Engineering provides technical support to students and staff, primarily in the Student Workshop. Responsibilities include operating conventional and progressing to CNC machine tools, teaching undergraduates safe tool use, and overseeing workshop safety. Applicants need substantial mechanical workshop experience and practical skills.

• The Department of Mechanical Engineering is top 10 in the UK for our undergraduate courses and internationally renowned for our research output.
• Based mainly in the Student Workshop, the post-holder will work as part of a team of multi-skilled technicians to provide technical support to both teaching and research in the Department.
• The team supports timetabled undergraduate teaching sessions, numerous student competition teams and a wide range of research activities.
• The role requires use of conventional machine tools (milling machines, lathes) with the opportunity to progress onto CNC machine tools, where training would be provided.
• The post-holder will contribute to the teaching and supervision of undergraduates in the use of machine/hand tools and during final year individual research projects.
• The post-holder will also be required to oversee student activities in the workshop and carry out inductions to ensure safe working at all times.

• You will need to have substantial experience working with mechanical workshop machine tools, hand tools and an aptitude for practical work. We appreciate a wide range of skills in our team, so if you have experience of assembly, fitting, fabrication or welding this will be an advantage.
• We want to hear from people who are flexible and adaptable in their approach to work. You will need to have a positive attitude and be willing to learn.