Mechanical Technician (670618)

Salray range: £32,296 - £35,880

FTE: 1.0

Term: Open-ended

Closing date: 8 December 2024

The Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering is seeking to appoint a mechanical technician who will provide technical and operational support through the mechanical workshop. The Department has an international reputation for teaching and research, and is one of the premier departments in the UK. Our strong partnerships with Government, Industry and a variety of global research agencies ensure the industrial applicability of our courses and our research outputs, and enable us to provide our students with state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities - Europe's first research and demonstration centre dedicated to the development of 'smart' power grid technologies, FIRST, the UK's only academic lab dedicated to research into imaging systems for Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE), a major Research Centre and facility for 5G communications and TIC, the Technology and Innovation Centre, a £90 million state of the art project and research facility aimed at furthering our research and technology programme.

We operate substantial and well-established collaborations with academic and industrial partners throughout the world. With more than 200 staff and 1,200 students from over 40 nations; we are a vibrant, international community.

Applications are invited for a Workshop Mechanical Technician to join a team within the Department, providing specialist technical manufacturing support for the Department’s diverse research portfolio, and undergraduate/post graduate projects.

To be considered for the role you will be educated to a minimum of HNC level in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant discipline, or you will have completed a recognised apprenticeship in addition to having relevant experience in an engineering workshop environment. You will be capable of manufacturing bespoke components using a wide range of workshop capital equipment. You will have a strong customer focus and a logical, analytic, systematic and creative approach to solving complex problems. You will have an ability to prioritise your own workload as well as others’, as required, and you will have excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with a range of stakeholders. You will have experience of supervising and mentoring junior colleagues and apprentices in machine operations and good working practises. You will have an understanding of the relevant Health and Safety regulations and will demonstrate the ability to work both as part of a team or autonomously.

Candidates must have the ability to undertake a degree of physical effort e.g. lifting/carrying, cleaning, and the ability to work with some exposure to an unfavourable working environment, e.g. exposure to chemicals, heat, dust or detergents and have good safety awareness in general working environments.