Wet Trades Technician: Workshop & Stock Support

Coleg Sir Gar | Coleg Ceredigion; Ammanford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Coleg Sir Gar is seeking a practical Technician to support the Construction team across the Ammanford Campus and VSC Centre in Llanelli, ensuring workshops, materials and equipment are prepared for teaching and learning. The role covers stock management, ordering, safety documentation and equipment servicing.

The successful candidate will have a trade qualification, Health & Safety training and First Aid, with the ability to work flexibly and under pressure in a busy educational environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2/3 qualification in a trade related area.
• Relevant Health & Safety training.
• First Aid qualification or willingness to undertake training.
• Recent experience in technical trades.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibly.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance and support for teaching and learning within your area, responding to the needs of students, academic staff and the relevant course leader/s;
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment, complying with Health & Safety regulations;
• Prepare, maintain and update relevant Health & Safety documentation such as Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, COSHH records and equipment maintenance records, in liaison with course teams;
• Maintain, upgrade and service equipment as planned, required or requested; wood machining and other construction related static and portable machinery and equipment. Receive relevant training as and when necessary;
• Ensure the care, control, maintenance and security of course equipment, materials and stock;
• Maintain stores inventory for consumables, equipment and delivery resources;
• Carry out ordering of stock in line with college financial procedures and update online ordering database;
• Provide a stores issue service for course consumables and an issue and return service for all departmental equipment and other course items;
• Participate in course team; student consultative committees; and curriculum area meetings as required;
• Carry out duties which support marketing and promotion of course programme;
• Support lecturers and students in undertaking workshop based activities, in line with agreed timetable

Skills

Trade qualification

First Aid

Health & Safety

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

Trade qualification level 2/3

Tools

Workshop machinery

Job description

Coleg Sir Gar is seeking a practical Technician to support the Construction team across the Ammanford Campus and VSC Centre in Llanelli, ensuring workshops, materials and equipment are prepared for teaching and learning. The role covers stock management, ordering, safety documentation and equipment servicing.

The successful candidate will have a trade qualification, Health & Safety training and First Aid, with the ability to work flexibly and under pressure in a busy educational environment.