Carpentry & Joinery Technician

Macclesfield College; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Facilities access

Teaching qualification support

Professional development

Annual leave

Gym membership discount

Parking

Referral scheme

Staff awards

Benefits platform

Job summary

Macclesfield College invites applications for a Carpentry & Joinery Technician at Macclesfield Campus. This hands-on role supports tutors and students, maintains workshop equipment and facilities, and helps stock control.

You will work as part of a vocational team, ensuring safety equipment is maintained and that resources are prepared for demonstrations. The college offers excellent facilities, progression opportunities to teaching qualifications, and a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on vocational role in a carpentry context.
• Support tutors and students in practical workshops.
• Maintain workshop equipment and tools and monitor stores.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine maintenance to workshop facilities and equipment.
• Monitor and assist students during practical activities.
• Set up demonstration resources and prepare equipment and timber.
• Clean and prepare training equipment and tools used by staff and students.
• Ensure efficient stocking, storing and distribution of consumables.
• Inspect and maintain safety equipment and keep subject knowledge up to date.

Job description

Macclesfield Campus is a place that fires ambition, realises potential and looks to the future.

We continue to build a growth mindset for both students and colleagues alike and are excited to continue to attract, retain and develop our outstanding people to provide only the best for our learners.

We have the most supportive and collaborative colleagues who enrich the lives of our students though are values.

Our Construction Department are excited to announce that we are looking for a team member to join as a Carpentry & Joinery Technician.

Join us in shaping the future of our students and make a lasting impact within our college group!

The Role

• Macclesfield Campus has an innovative vision in delivering high quality education to a wide range of learners.
• This is a hands-on role which involves working as a member of a vocational team. The Technician provides effective technical support for tutors and students, ensuring that the team in the Carpentry provision operates to a consistently high standard. The role includes the maintenance of equipment and practical facilities, the day to day maintenance of workshop equipment and tools, monitoring stores and stock control.

Main Duties for this role include

• To carry out routine and annual maintenance to workshop facilities including all equipment
• To monitor and assist students who are conducting practical activities.
• To set up demonstration resources and ensure that they will work satisfactorily. This will include the preparation of equipment, tools, cutting and sizing timber.
• The clean and prepare training equipment and tools used by teaching staff and students.
• To ensure the efficient operating systems for stocking, storing and distributing all consumables used in the Department.
• To inspect, maintain and assist in the correct use of safety equipment
• To take personal and professional responsibility for keeping up-to-date in the subject area.

We offer a brilliant package of benefits to support your career and wellbeing including:

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities
• Financial support to gain your teaching qualification
• Professional development and upskilling opportunities
• Up to 51 days of annual leave, including bank holidays, Christmas closure, and a dedicated Wellbeing Day
• Discounted gym membership, and hair and beauty treatments
• Free secure campus parking and excellent transport links
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Staff Awards & Recognition
• Access to our employee benefits platform

Pre-employment Screening

All posts are subject to standard pre-employment checks and you will be asked to provide;

• Evidence of your right to work in the UK
• Proof of Identity
• A minimum of two professional referees to cover a five-year period
• Health Declaration for any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need the College to make appropriate adjustments.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which have might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

Please note we reserve the right to close this role earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this post.