Workshop Technician - Machinery

Activate-Learning-1; Reading; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days’ annual leave

Free eye tests

Season ticket loan / bus pass

Wellbeing Toolkit; Your wellbeing.Your

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Activate Learning, Reading, is seeking a proactive Machinery Workshop Technician to join the Engineering team. You will support practical teaching by keeping workshops, equipment and learning spaces safe, well maintained and fully equipped.

Working closely with teaching staff, you will provide technical support across engineering workshops, helping learners develop practical skills while maintaining health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a mechanical engineering or similar practical workshop environment.
• Sound understanding of engineering tools, machinery, equipment and workshop practices.
• Practical skills in the safe use, maintenance and basic repair of workshop tools, machinery and equipment.
• Ability to prepare, maintain and organise workshop equipment, tools and materials to ensure the effective delivery of practical activities.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage stock, monitor consumables and maintain a safe, clean and orderly workshop.
• Ability to work collaboratively with teaching staff and colleagues to support practical learning and ensure workshops are well prepared.
• Good communication skills and a proactive, flexible approach to supporting the day-to-day running of a busy workshop.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support across Engineering workshops, helping learners develop practical skills while maintaining high health and safety standards.
• Work closely with teaching staff to support practical activities and ensure workshops are well prepared.

Skills

Organised

Health and safety awareness

Workshop maintenance

Team communication

Stock management

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Reference: OCT20263162

Expiry date: 23:59, Mon, 16th Nov 2026

Location: Reading

Benefits: Competitive holiday, excellent pension and fantastic onsite facilities.

About the role as a Workshop Technician:

We are recruiting a proactive and organised Machinery Workshop Technician to join our Engineering team based at Reading college. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality practical teaching by ensuring our workshops, equipment and learning environments are safe, well maintained and fully equipped.

Working closely with teaching staff, you will provide technical support across our Engineering workshops, helping learners develop their practical skills while maintaining the highest standards of health and safety.

This is a full time (37 hours per week), permanent contract.

What do you need to be a successful Machinery Workshop Technician at Activate Learning?

We are looking for an organised, proactive and positive individual with experience of working with and developing the skills and behaviours of young people, who can confidently support learners during practical activities, manage workshop resources and stock, maintain accurate records, and communicate effectively with staff and students, while contributing flexibly to an outstanding learning environment.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in a mechanical engineering or similar practical workshop environment.
• A sound understanding of engineering tools, machinery, equipment and workshop practices.
• Practical skills in the safe use, maintenance and basic repair of workshop tools, machinery and equipment.
• The ability to prepare, maintain and organise workshop equipment, tools and materials to ensure the effective delivery of practical activities.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to manage stock, monitor consumables and maintain a safe, clean and orderly workshop.
• The ability to work collaboratively with teaching staff and colleagues to support practical learning and ensure workshops are well prepared.
• Good communication skills and a proactive, flexible approach to supporting the day-to-day running of a busy workshop.

What we offer

We want you to feel supported, valued and able to develop throughout your career with us. As part of the Activate Learning team, you’ll have access to:

• 28 days’ annual leave *calculated according to working hours
• Free eye tests
• Season ticket loan / bus pass
• Dedicated Wellbeing Toolkit; Your wellbeing. Your way. Support when you need it.
• Blue Light Card; access to a range of discounts and offers
• Access to LinkedIn Learning; develop new skills and explore learning at your own pace
• Learning and development opportunities; access to a range of professional development, training and career development opportunities to help you grow and progress

Activate Learning is a forward-thinking education group committed to transforming lives through learning.

We provide a wide range of education and training, including Further Education, Higher Education, adult education and apprenticeships, supporting learners at different stages of their education and careers.

At the heart of everything we do is our award-winning Learning Philosophy, which shapes how we teach, support our learners and work together as colleagues. Our approach is built around three simple principles: Feel Safe, Find Purpose and Make Progress.

We recognise that everyone has a different starting point, experience and ambition. We work with our learners as individuals, helping them build the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to progress.

As a colleague, you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive organisation where learning, development and making a positive difference are central to what we do.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

We welcome applications from all candidates who meet or exceed the minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. We are committed to making our recruitment process inclusive and accessible.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Team.

Some positions may require a legally mandated health surveillance check due to exposure to hazardous conditions.

Activate Learning does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies. Agencies working with our Talent Team must be part of our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).