Senior Workshop Technician

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Workshop Technician in the Welsh School of Architecture. 

You will provide a comprehensive provision of technical support to the making facilities at the Welsh School of Architecture in a supervisory/specialist function. You will be responsible to the Digital Lab Manager and play a crucial role of supervision of the School’s model-making workshops. You will provide training on the safe use of tools, machinery, workshop procedures and model-making equipment to the students and staff. You will draw on their specialist knowledge to advise students and staff on making process, technique, and material. You will liaise closely with all levels of staff, overseeing the day-to-day organisation of the workshop facilities to support teaching and research within the School. You will also be required to support School exhibition activity including construction, dismantling, and storage as necessary.
 
This position is part-time (21 hours a week); the postholder will work on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. The post is open-ended and available immediately.
 
Salary: £27,344 - £30,505 per annum, pro rata for hours worked (Grade 4); appointment is normally made at the bottom of the grade.

For informal enquiries, please contact Matthew Harris, Digital Lab Manager, email: harrism17@cardiff.ac.uk.
  
For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Lucy Forrester, HR Advisor & PA to Head of School, email: ForresterL@cardiff.ac.uk.
 
As the biggest university in Wales – and a major employer, with more than 7,000 staff – we are an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression. 

Closing date: 19 January 2025

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only. We now invite external applications.

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

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.

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