Workshop Technician (Electrical & Electronic)

The role

The Electrical & Electronic workshop is looking for a multi-skilled technician to assist with our activities in supporting a wide range of clients within the faculty.

The role will involve varied tasks in the electrical, electronic & mechanical domains, and contact with under-graduates, research and faculty staff.

This is a fixed-term contract for one year, and it can be offered as an internal secondment. 

What will you be doing?

• Build equipment both electrically and mechanically for the electrical workshop from drawings, concepts or instruction in line with the relevant legislation and University Procedures.
• Install equipment both electrically and mechanically for the electrical workshop in line with the relevant legislation and University Procedures.
• Operating, servicing, maintenance and calibration of workshop equipment including soldering irons, hand and power tools, multimeters, PAT testers and specialist equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify basic electrical / electronic problems to find short and long-term solutions.  

You should apply if

• You have skills in some or all of the areas specified in the job description, and are enthusiastic and committed to developing further skills as required.
• You have the desire to provide a high level of support and knowledge transfer to our clients.

Please see the attached Job Description for details.

Additional information

For informal queries please contact Paul Harwood,  +44 117 455 6969, p.harwood@bristol.ac.uk.

To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog:

https://engineeringincludesme.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/

The post is known internally as Level 1 Specialist Technician (Electrical & Electronics Workshop Technician).

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values. 

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

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