Engineering Technician (Fabrication and Welding)

onlyFE; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

Up to 41 days annual leave

Job summary

RNN Group is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician to support Fabrication and Welding training at Rotherham College. The role focuses on hands-on workshop support, safety supervision, and assisting academic staff during practical sessions.

You will help develop and improve facilities across multiple craft areas, while ensuring safe, efficient operations. The post involves collaboration with other technicians and a strong emphasis on maintaining equipment, stock control, and delivering

Qualifications

• Industry experience in fabrication and welding environments.
• Level 2 or higher qualification in Fabrication and Welding; Level 2 English & Maths or willingness to undertake.
• Active team player with a drive to improve workshop environments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and set out equipment and materials for practical work and assessments.
• Provide safety cover during practical classes and ensure workshops are safe.
• Assist in constructing apparatus and preparing materials as directed by academic staff.
• Distribute tools and consumables and manage a stock return system.
• Carry out routine maintenance on machinery and keep workshops clean and safe.
• Monitor tool levels and order replacements; maintain stock records.
• Ensure security of workshops and equipment; report losses/damages.
• Attend team meetings and support other departments as required.

Skills

Fabrication & Welding experience

Workshop safety

Team collaboration

Education

Level 2 in Fabrication and Welding

English Level 2

Maths Level 2

Tools

Welding equipment

Workshop tools

Job description

Hours: Full time (37 hours each week, all year-round)

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £25,456 a year + benefits

Location: Rotherham College, Rotherham

About The Role

Are you an experienced engineering professional with a passion for Fabrication and Welding? Do you want to use your expertise to shape the next generation of engineers while helping to build the best training facilities in South Yorkshire?

At RNN Group, we are looking for a dedicated and proactive Engineering Technician to join our dynamic team. This is a varied, hands‑on role where your ideas, knowledge, and experience will directly contribute to continuously improving our workshop processes and procedures.

This key position offers a fantastic opportunity to play an active role in supporting both academic staff and students during practical workshop sessions. You will provide vital technical services to support the delivery of college programmes, ensuring our facilities are safe, efficient, and innovative.

You won't just be maintaining the status quo; you will have the chance to help develop our Fabrication & Welding facilities further, collaborating with other technicians across different craft areas and contributing to exciting departmental projects.

Key responsibilities

• Workshop Preparation: Safe preparation and setting out of equipment and materials for practical work, demonstrations, examinations, and assessments.
• Safety & Supervision: Providing safety cover during practical classes, ensuring workshops and equipment are entirely safe for use.
• Technical Assistance: Assisting in the construction of apparatus and preparation of materials as detailed by academic staff.
• Asset Management: Distributing tools and consumables to students, and operating an efficient system to monitor the return of equipment.
• Maintenance & Cleanliness: Carrying out routine maintenance on machinery and equipment. Ensuring workshops are clean, tidy, and safe, disposing of waste materials according to college policy.
• Stock & Ordering: Monitoring levels of tools, equipment, and consumables, ordering replacements as required, and maintaining accurate stock records.
• Security & Operations: Ensuring the security of workshops and equipment by locking doors and storage areas. Notifying the Curriculum Team Leader of any loss or damage.
• Team Collaboration: Attending and contributing to team meetings, providing First Aid (after appropriate training), and supporting other areas of the college when required.

This is more than just a technician role—it is a chance to inspire, support, and make a tangible impact on the future of the engineering sector in our region.

Education

To be successful in this role, you will bring real‑world knowledge into our educational environment. We are looking for candidates who possess:

• Industry Experience: Proven experience working within the fabrication and welding industry, bringing current practices and practical knowledge to our workshops.
• Qualifications: Hold a Level 2 or above professionally related qualification in Fabrication and Welding. You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or be willing to undertake).
• Team Player Mentality: An eagerness to be an active part of the Fabrication and Welding team and a drive to continuously develop our workshop environment.

We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!

Department Info

When you join us, you become part of a collaborative and cross-functional educational team.

• Line Management: Your direct line manager will be the Curriculum Performance Lead for your specific area, ensuring you have clear guidance, regular feedback, and support for your professional development.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Innovation happens when we work together. You may be required to participate in exciting projects with other technicians within the wider department across different craft areas.
• Tutor & Workshop Support: You will work hand-in-hand with academic staff, supporting tutors within practical workshops to deliver seamless, high-quality lessons.

Our Excellent Benefits And Rewards Package

• Access to local government pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 15.6% to 23.68%)
• Up to 41 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Free Parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;

• We are Inclusive,
• We have Integrity,
• We Deliver,
• We are One Team.

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)

We celebrate diversity and are proud to be recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) model, fostering a supportive environment for all. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of background, proudly participating in the Disability Confident Scheme, and provide reasonable adjustments.

The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).

As a newly designated Defence Technical Excellence College, RNN Group is proud to support the UK’s defence sector by developing the next generation of highly skilled technical talent.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Closing date

Monday 5 October 2026 – if you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

Contact

For further information about this vacancy, please contact the HR department on 01709 722750 or [e-mail].