Engineering Workshops Manager

The University of Edinburgh; Scotland; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh seeks an Engineering Workshops Manager to lead its technical services team within the School of Engineering. This role involves managing workshop facilities for teaching and research, ensuring safety and compliance, and managing a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in engineering roles.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Experience managing staff and resources.
• Sound knowledge of health & safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the varied workshop facilities.
• Ensure safe and efficient working environments.
• Compliance with health and safety policies.
• Line management of workshop staff.

Skills

Organisational skills

Planning skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Health & Safety awareness

Job description

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Engineering Workshops Manager, Midlothian

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Grade UE08: £49,559 to £60,907 per annum, pro-rata if part-time

College of Science & Engineering / School of Engineering

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent)

The Opportunity:

The School of Engineering is seeking to appoint an experienced and talented Engineering Workshops Manager to join its skilled Technical Services team of ca.35 staff. The post holder works closely with the Technical Services Manager, playing a leading role in delivery of a sustainable, effective and safe approach to the running of the School’s workshops.

This is a new role in the School created to provide management and leadership of the extensive and varied workshop facilities which support teaching, research and innovation activity across the School’s 4 engineering disciplines and 7 research institutes. The Engineering Workshops Manager will deliver a safe and efficient working environment across their area of responsibility, ensuring compliance with policies and legislation and optimising use of the available resource. They have line management responsibility for workshop staff across manufacturing, fabrication, welding, electrical and electronics work areas.

The School currently has 4 workshops: machine shop; welding; fabrication and electronics & electrical. Combined, the workshops support learning and teaching, and research and innovation. Equipment in the workshops includes: fibre laser cutter, hydraulic guillotine, CNC press brake, vertical panel saw, band saw, MIG and TIG plants, CNC plasma cutter, jigging tables, manual machines (lathes and mills), CNC (Computer Numerical Controlled) machines, 3D printers, laser cutters, micro-TIG and handheld plasma cutters, soldering irons, power supplies, oscilloscopes, signal generators and bench-top digital multi-meters (DMMs). The successful candidate should demonstrate excellent H&S awareness and familiarity with H&S documentation (e.g., risk assessments, COSHH).

The role is customer-facing and the School is a diverse and international community of staff and students. The post holder will therefore have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a strong commitment to service delivery.

This role is full-time (35 hours per week), open-ended and available immediately. Part-time hours will be considered (minimum 21 hours).

A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Significant experience in a range of engineering roles relevant to this post.
• Demonstrated excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Proven experience managing both staff and non-staff resources.
• Sound knowledge of health & safety regulations and procedures in workshop environments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Applicants should include a cover letter, explaining how they fulfil each of the criteria listed under ‘Knowledge, skills and experience’, and an up-to-date CV with their application.