Technician - Student Workshop

About the role

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated technician to join our team. The Department of Mechanical Engineering is top 10 in the UK for our undergraduate courses and internationally renowned for our research output. You can be part of this success through the technical support you provide to our students and staff.

Based mainly in the Student Workshop, the post-holder will work as part of a team of multi-skilled technicians to provide technical support to both teaching and research in the Department. The team supports timetabled undergraduate teaching sessions, numerous student competition teams and a wide range of research activities.

The role requires use of conventional machine tools (milling machines, lathes) with the opportunity to progress onto CNC machine tools, where training would be provided. The post-holder will contribute to the teaching and supervision of undergraduates in the use of machine/hand tools and during final year individual research projects. 

The post-holder will also be required to oversee student activities in the workshop and carry out inductions to ensure safe working at all times. 

About you

You will need to have substantial experience working with mechanical workshop machine tools, hand tools and an aptitude for practical work. We appreciate a wide range of skills in our team, so if you have experience of assembly, fitting, fabrication or welding this will be an advantage.

We want to hear from people who are flexible and adaptable in their approach to work. You will need to have a positive attitude and be willing to learn.

Further Information 

This is a full time (36.5 hours per week) role with the requirement to work on campus full time.

For an informal discussion, please contact Lee Hancock, Technical Supervisor at lah41@bath.ac.uk 01225 385584, Dave Wood, Technical Manager at ensdnw@bath.ac.uk 01225 384275 or Julian Sulley, Director of Technical Services at js806@bath.ac.uk.

We consider ourselves to be a 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 equity 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 and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

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