Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Ref: ME2324149

Hours: 37 Hours per week. You will be required to be at work for a total of 1480 hours per year. This will usually be completed over a period of 40 weeks based around student term times. Holiday, including entitlement to Bank Holidays and Closure Days, will be taken outside this working time, unless by prior arrangement with your line manager

Salary: In the range of £23,445 - £25,916 per annum pro-rata, actual salary in the range of £20,770 - £22,959 per annum (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)

Reporting to: Curriculum Manager

Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus

Closing Date: Sunday 4th August 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 21st August 2024

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The Team

The Engineering team works with students across a range of different courses from practical machining, mechanical & electronic engineering. Courses are run at levels 2 - 4. 

The Role

Technician role would be suited to someone looking to support teaching staff with students learning, with particular focus on skills within Engineering curriculum. You will use engineering skills and experience to enable staff to teach their specialisms on their learning programmes. The role includes taking some responsibility for enacting health and safety protocols in Engineering.  

Must be able to use Manual Centre lathes, milling machines, bench fitting skills and able to use micrometres and inspection equipment. Use of programmes such as Flowcode, MATLAB and SolidWorks is advantageous. Use of the engineering equipment and machines is also part of the department’s requirements. The role also involves supporting staff helping students to progress with their education independently in teaching sessions with students to enable them to develop their own work, especially for their final major projects. The support of teaching of specialist skills sessions to groups of students directed by course leaders from a range of different courses within the Engineering in a directed timetable. 3D printing, set up and use of equipment would also be desirable, along also with some knowledge of electronics and robotics/automation.

Managing and ordering equipment and materials and stock within budgets in an effective and sustainable manner is an essential part of the role, as is following a schedule of planned maintenance checks and actions. 

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• Educated to level 3 with a Relevant Engineering Qualification or Work-related experience (including GCSE Maths & English at a grade C/4 or above)  
• A qualification in Engineering is desirable but not essential. The candidate must be able to demonstrate skills and expertise in the specialist area.  
• Experience of working with young people and adults  
• Enthusiastic, motivated, and committed to supporting and motivating students.  
• Strong digital skills, including word processing and electronic communication.  
• Passionate about Engineering.  
• Well organised and able to plan and manage resources in a highly effective manner. 

Rewards and Benefits include

• 35 days pro rata annual leave, comprising 24 personal days, pro rata (1 September – 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year **Holiday entitlement will be included in monthly pay to the value of 35 days per annum pro rata
• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel
• Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 25.40%)
• Right to request flexible working from start date
• Access to continued professional development
• Free car parking and electric car charging facilities
• Gym facilities
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes
• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative)

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check