Faculty Technician (Material Testing)

University of Bristol - Engineering Faculty Office

Location:	Bristol
Salary:	£27,344 to £31,387 Grade F, per annum
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Permanent

Placed On:	21st January 2025
Closes:	4th February 2025
Job Ref:	SUPP112109

The role

The Faculty of Engineering’s Technical Services seeks an enthusiastic and practically minded person to join our laboratory support team. Based in a research material testing facility, with a specific focus on composites, you will be responsible for setting-up test machines, providing training to students and academic staff, and undertaking day-to-day laboratory support activities.

Experience in operating light industrial / manufacturing equipment, or working with composites, would be advantageous but is not essential.

We welcome applications from everyone with an aptitude for practical, hands-on work, regardless of experience or educational background. No direct laboratory, or engineering experience, is required: Full training will be provided.

What will you be doing?

The post holder will be responsible for:

Setting-up material test machines and associated equipment in a light industrial environment.
Dealing with support requests, in person and via email, from the students and research staff working in your laboratories.
Contributing to discussions regarding upcoming projects, tests, and experimental plans.
Day-to-day housekeeping, e.g., safety checks, tidying of workspaces.

You should apply if

You are looking for a new and interesting role.
You enjoy solving problems and helping others to achieve their goals.
You have a desire to learn new skills and pass on your knowledge to others.
You can clearly and confidently communicate with service users from wide variety of backgrounds.
You enjoy working as part of a team.

Additional information

For informal queries, please contact:

Katie Smith katie.smith@bristol.ac.uk, or

Tim Bond t.bond@bristol.ac.uk

To find out more about what it's like to work in the Faculty of Engineering, and how the Faculty supports people to achieve their potential, please see our staff blog:

https://engineeringincludesme.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/

Contract type: Open ended

Work pattern: Full time/ Mon-Fri 08:00 – 16:00

School/Unit: Engineering Faculty Office

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 04/02/2025

Interviews are anticipated to take place on 28/02/25

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

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