Technician - Hospitality

Forth Valley College; Stirling; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A higher education institution is seeking a Technician in Hospitality to enhance the student experience and support learning in Stirling. The role involves providing high-quality technical support, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and managing stock control. Ideal candidates will have an HNC or relevant SVQ, or sufficient experience in catering. This is a full-time position with a fixed term until June 2026.

Qualifications

• HNC or SVQ in relevant subject or significant experience in professional catering.
• Good working knowledge of food safety and health and safety.
• Experience in providing academic and technical support.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality service to students and teaching staff.
• Organise equipment demonstrations and maintenance.
• Manage stock control in commercial and teaching environments.

Skills

Food safety compliance

Health and safety regulations

Customer service

Stock management

Technical support

Education

HNC or relevant SVQ in appropriate subject

Job description

Technician - Hospitality
31,093 - 33,540
1.0 FTE / 35 Hours
Based at Stirling Campus
Fixed Term to June 2026

We currently have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated hospitality professional in the Department of Creative, Digital and Leisure Industries within the Hospitality section. The technician role is integral to the smooth daily running of the department and has a large focus on commercial operations and supporting learning and teaching.

You will have responsibility for providing a consistent, responsive and high quality service to students and teaching staff in order to optimise the delivery of the curriculum. You will provide academic and technical support including equipment demonstrations and will organise the repair and maintenance of equipment. You will also be responsible for compliance of Food Safety and Health and Safety regulations, including HACCP and COSHH. You will manage the stock control in our commercial and teaching environments, and work closely with the EPOS coordinator to control this. You will be student facing, and liaise with them around technical support on a day to day basis.

You should have an HNC or relevant SVQ in an appropriate subject or equivalent, or significant relevant experience in a professional catering environment together with a good working knowledge of food safety and health and safety.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. We understand that individuals may have different needs and we are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process.

If any adjustments are required to be made, please contact . The college will work with each individual to identify and implement appropriate solutions to ensure you have a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate your skills and qualifications.

Closing date: 23 October 2025