Engineering Workshop Technician (697318)

Job Description

Salary Range: £26,942 - £29,959

FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)

Term: Open

Closing Date: 13/04/2025

Role Overview

As an Engineering Workshop Technician, you will provide practical technical support and advice to a wide range of students, staff, and project activities. You will design, build, modify, maintain, and repair items of scientific research equipment and instrumentation as required by academic research within the Department of Physics. You will be responsible for maintaining and servicing equipment in the mechanical workshop and in the research labs.

Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role you will have:

1. Completed a recognised apprenticeship, be educated to HNC level or have relevant industrial work experience in a similar role.
2. Experience with manual and CNC machines, including lathes and mills, and of CAD software.
3. Experience and demonstrable knowledge of health and safety regulations and procedures.
4. General IT skills, i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
5. Experience of providing a high level of personal responsibility and applying judgement to deal with daily challenges with limited guidance.
6. Strong knowledge within the field of manufacturing and mechanical engineering.
7. Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to inform and explain technical elements to stakeholders with varying degrees of technical knowledge.
8. The ability to work autonomously, prioritising and coordinating your own workload to meet project deadlines.
9. A strong customer focus and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Department Overview

The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological university focused on delivering excellent teaching and world-class research. We are known for forging strong collaborative links with industry, government, business, and the third sector. The Department of Physics has an international reputation for teaching and research, supported by excellent mechanical and electronic engineering facilities.

Application Process

Applications are invited for an Engineering Workshop Technician to join the Department of Physics Mechanical Workshop. The successful candidate will be part of a team of researchers and other manufacturing technicians working in the areas of Experimental Quantum Optics and Photonics. Central to the role is the collaborative design and manufacture of precision mechanical components using CNC and manual lathes, mills, and other mechanical workshop machinery.

Initial interviews for this post will be held on Friday, 25 April 2025. For informal enquiries about the post, please contact Mr. Stephen Ross, Senior Technician (stephen.ross@strath.ac.uk).