Toolroom Machinist

The role

Are you an experienced and capable multi-skilled tool room machinist, mechanical technician, engineer, or someone with comparable experience who would relish supporting cutting edge research and support the development and learning of the scientists & engineers of tomorrow? If you are, we would love to hear from you.

You will provide essential specialist technical support to researchers and students including troubleshooting problems, advising on design and manufacture, and ensuring a helpful and professional mechanical engineering service is provided.

What will you be doing?

• Design, build, manufacture, adapt, repair, construct and commission a wide range of sophisticated research and teaching equipment.
• Operating, servicing, maintenance and calibration of workshop equipment, including CNC and manual machine tools, hand tools and specialist equipment.
• Keeping accurate records and drawings; analysing and interpreting project requirements, iterating design/implementation as required.
• Diagnose and rectify complex problems from first principles.
• Provide assistance, induction to staff and students to undertake activities and tasks in your areas of expertise.

You should apply if

The ideal candidate will:

• Have substantial experience of mechanical engineering design and manufacture applied from first principles to prototyping and pre-production work.
• Enjoy working with both specialists and lay staff to achieve practical and pragmatic solutions.
• Be able to develop strong working relationships with customers (research staff and students) to enable sensible and achievable solutions that meet research and teaching needs.
• Be committed to providing a quality, high-precision and efficient service across the faculty.
• For more details, please see below the link to the detailed Job Description.

Additional information

For informal queries please contact: fse-technical-services@bristol.ac.uk

Internally the job title is known as Level 2 Specialist Technician (Core Facility)

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://engineering.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/category/engineering-includes-me/

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Sunday 15th March 2026

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