Senior Workshop Technician

Cardiff University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university in the UK is seeking a Senior Workshop Technician to provide professional technical support in the School of Chemistry. This full-time role involves equipment repair, maintenance, and bespoke scientific apparatus fabrication. The successful candidate will contribute to a dynamic team environment, ensuring high-quality engineering solutions. The salary ranges from £28,031 to £31,236 per annum.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic individual required.
• Ability to adapt to a broad range of duties and challenges.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional technical support to the School.
• Repair and maintain equipment.
• Fabricate bespoke scientific apparatus.

Skills

Effective teamwork

Precision engineering solutions

Tools

Repair and maintenance equipment

Scientific apparatus fabrication

Job description

The School of Chemistry is seeking to appoint a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual as a Senior Workshop Technician. The post holder will work in the School’s Workshop Facility and laboratories to provide professional technical support to the School in terms of the repair and maintenance of equipment and the fabrication of bespoke scientific apparatus whilst also delivering high quality, precision engineering solutions. The successful candidate will be an effective team player and be able to adapt to a broad range of duties and challenges.

Informal enquiries about the post may be directed to Dr R Jenkins, Deputy School Manager ([e-mail]; 029 2087 6750) or Dr M Akhtar, School Manager ([e-mail]; 029 2087 0680).

For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact: Ms Caroline Pasmore ([e-mail]; [phone]).

Please visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/chemistry for further information about the School of Chemistry.

This position is full-time (35 hours per week), open-ended and is available immediately.

Salary: £28,031 - £31,236 per annum (Grade 4)

Important note: It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 20789BR.

Date advert posted: Thursday, 9 October 2025

Closing date: Thursday, 6 November 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.