Senior Technician (CNC)

Job reference: SAE-028888
Salary: £31,637 - £36,130 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Science and Engineering
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: FSE Technical Services
Hours Per Week: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 24/07/2025
Contract Duration: Fixed term for 12 months months
School/Directorate: Faculty Office - Science and Engineering

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive senior technician to join our dynamic technical operations team, which strives to provide a sector leading technical support for FSE and the wider University. With a commitment to customer service excellence and a passion for science and engineering, senior technicians will provide an agile technical support service to staff and students to support teaching, research and professional services. FSE’s research and teaching quality is recognised globally; this is an exciting opportunity to join us in Manchester and contribute to the provision of a sector leading technical service.

• Based in one the faculty’s workshops, you will produce a wide range of precision components for staff and students, using CAD/CAM programming techniques on a range of CNC machine tools; machining centres, turning centres, electro-discharge machining (EDM), and water jet cutting.
• You may also be required to demonstrate in practical workshop sessions and support the faculty’s student workshops.
• Supervision of junior staff, such as workshop technicians, may be required when working on particular projects.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Kieran Nolan

Email: kieran.nolan@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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