Engineering Technician
Derby Manufacturing UTC
Derby
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £19,383 - £24,400 pro-rata dependent upon qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2020 or sooner
- Apply by:
- 18 October 2019
Job overview
Do you want to be part of a Twenty First Century learning environment with the backing of Rolls-Royce, Toyota, Bombardier, University of Derby, & Derby College?
Derby Manufacturing UTC opened on 1st September 2015 and provides a distinctive and targeted curriculum for 600 students from 14-19 who wish to study STEM subjects. The UTC is now moving into an exciting phase of development working closely with The Sheffield UTC Academy Trust, which includes two very successful UTCs graded ‘Good’ by OFSTED (www.utcsheffield.org.uk).
We require for January 2020 or sooner start an Engineering Technician.
If you have a passion for working with KS4 and KS5 students who are all keen to follow STEM careers then this could be the opportunity for you. We are looking to appoint an engineering technician to join our team
The successful applicant will manage the maintenance of our excellent workshop and practical facilities to assist the teaching of students at Level 2, Level 3 and external agencies covering workshop practice, engineering hand skills and traditional machining, developing new projects and assessing safety regulations.
The successful applicant will hold:
• Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience).
• A genuine commitment to making a positive contribution to the UTC and most importantly a difference to the lives of young people including their educational and broader achievement, self-esteem and confidence, social well-being and future employability.
We are offering:
• An attractive salary based upon experience and expertise.
• A first class working environment with excellent resources.
• The opportunity for professional growth and continued development within an organisation committed to continuous improvement.
How to apply
Please complete and submit the online application form. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification when making your application.
Please note strong applications will be considered on receipt.
We are an employer who values equality and diversity and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We follow safer recruiting procedures and successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check.
For more information, please visit www.derbymanufacturingutc.co.uk
We welcome visits and enquiries prior to application. For an informal discussion, or to book a visit contact Mrs Amanda Miller, PA to the Principal on 01332 477400. All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and are subject to enhanced DBS.
Attached documents
About Derby Manufacturing UTC
- Derby Manufacturing UTC
- 3 Locomotive Way, Pride Park, Derby
- Derbyshire
- DE24 8PU
- United Kingdom
The Derby Manufacturing UTC provides innovative, dynamic, and empowering education and training for young people who have an interest and aptitude for engineering and technological based careers. With a focus on engineering and emerging technologies, our aim is to develop young people who are skilled, professional and enterprising - who can make a significant contribution to reinvigorating Engineering and Science in Derby, Derbyshire and the East Midlands.
The sponsors and partners of the Derby Manufacturing UTC believe that the development of this new UTC will have a positive impact on the lives of learners, our communities, and the engineering and emerging technology based industries across Derby, Derbyshire and the East Midlands. The UTC will make a significant contribution to the raising of awareness of the sustainability issues affecting this country and throughout the world through its partnerships with engineering and emerging technologies industries in the conurbation. In addition the UTC will be a catalyst for supporting the raising of standards in surrounding schools, at all levels, through the sharing of outstanding practice.
The UTC will bring together the established skills of the partner organisations to collectively drive forward an increase in the available opportunities for young people in the city. The UTC will use innovative and technologically advanced methods of teaching and learning, will increase participation on learning programmes with essential elements of vocational and work based learning, will inspire young people to achieve above their expectations and will drive forward an increase in the skill set of the workforce within the Derby area. It will provide opportunities for learners to access high quality contextualised learning programmes, enhanced by close links, with employers and stakeholders across the wider Derbyshire area. The UTC will transform the educational opportunities and outcomes for young people from across the region by providing a challenging and innovative work-related curriculum.
With a distinctive focus on developing multidisciplinary skills through both academic and practical experiences, the UTC will improve youth employability in engineering and emerging technologies in Derby, Derbyshire and the East Midlands.
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