Technical Specialist - Manufacturing Workshop

Department: Engineering & Design - Technical Services

Salary: Starting from £28,929, rising to £35,308 per annum

Closing date: Sunday 09 April 2023

The Department of Mechanical Engineering requires a highly skilled, adaptable, and self-motivated skilled engineer to provide technical support to the Mechanical Services Machine shop.

The successful applicant should have experience in machining and manufacturing parts using a variety of machine tools. The post holder will also be responsible for providing technical advice, instruction and support to academic and research staff and students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. You will be proficient in the safe operation and use of a variety of mechanical workshop machine tools together with design, fitting, and assembly skills.

The role supports a variety of interesting projects from student automotive race teams including electric powered vehicles and our electric motorcycle team, as well as providing both technical and manufacturing support to our various research laboratories. In addition, the postholder may be called upon to provide instruction to our undergraduates in the safe operation of conventional lathes and milling machines in our student workshop.

Applicants should have ideally served a recognised toolroom / technician / mechanical engineering apprenticeship, possess a minimum of a City and Guilds qualification or equivalent and have substantial experience of working in an engineering machine shop or toolroom environment using both CNC and conventional machine tools and associated equipment.

Knowledge and experience of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and CNC machine tool programming would be an advantage, but training will be available if necessary to develop these skills. Fabricating and welding skills would be advantageous.

Further Information

The role is a full time (36.5 hours) position and is based on campus. Hybrid or home working is not applicable to this position; however, we can consider flexible working if appropriate.

What we can offer you:

- a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
- generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
- an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
- a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

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Visa information

If you think you may require a visa to work in the UK, you should refer to our guidance on the Skilled Worker Visa before embarking on a job application to ensure you understand the requirements for sponsorship. You may be eligible to work in the UK via other alternative visa routes such as the Global Talent Visa or by having Settlement / Indefinite Leave to Remain - please refer to our Staff Immigration webpages for further details.

Update to our application process

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.

Other organisations may call this role Workshop Manager, Mechanical Engineer, or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer.

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