Technician (Makerspace Supervisor)

Edinburgh - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 34610 - 39906

Posted on: 7 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Grade UE06: 34610 to 39906 per annum

College/ of Science and Engineering / School of Engineering

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent)

The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Technician (Makerspace Supervisor). This position will report to a Technical Manager within the Schools Technical Services team at the University of Edinburgh.

The Opportunity:

The School of Engineering is seeking to appoint a versatile and experienced Technician to join its skilled Technical Services team of ca.35 technical staff. The appointee will be primarily responsible for delivery of technical services and support to the huge variety of teaching and research activity within the particular it is expected for the post holder to supervise the Schools student Makerspace and assist with the delivery of practical lab classes for undergraduate students (including in electronics). The post-holder will contribute to the safe and efficient running of laboratory and workshop areas including through routine servicing and maintenance of equipment Health & Safety implementation within labs and workshops and the transfer of knowledge and practical skills to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as staff (including technicians and modern apprentices).

Equipment in the Schools teaching laboratories and Engineering Makerspace includes: laser cutters 3D printers pillar drills soldering stations composites manufacturing CNC machines (router lathe mill) power supplies oscilloscopes signal generators bench-top digital multi-meters (DMMs) and PCB manufacturing facilities. The labs also maintain a good range of hand tools and a stock of a variety of components and materials to support project builds and equipment repair. The successful candidate should therefore demonstrate good H&S awareness and familiarity with H&S documentation (e.g. risk assessments COSHH).

While it is not expected for the post holder to be familiar with all of the equipment and apparatus listed above they should have a multi-disciplinary skillset and be eager and willing to learn. An interest in knowledge transfer and the Continuous Professional Development of themselves and others would be beneficial.

With extensive work experience in an engineering environment and with qualifications in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. recognised apprenticeship S/NVQ O/HNC) the post holder will have proven technical abilities. Given the scope of the role a varied skillset is essential which might include: electronics additive manufacturing fabrication thermal joining machining analytical instrumentation and technical drawing/CAD skills.

The role is customer facing and the School is a diverse and international community of staff and students. The post holder will therefore have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a strong commitment to service delivery.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week).

The salary for this post is34610 to 39906per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Passion for engineering
A multi-disciplinary technical skillset including electronics
Excellent practical skills and experience
Proven technical fault-finding and problem solving skills
Good understanding of health & safety regulations and procedures in a laboratory/workshop environment
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary
An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

The Universitys commitment to technicians

In September 2017 the University of Edinburgh signed theTechnician Commitment recognising the important role technicians play in research teaching and student support. The Universitys current Action Plan commits to supporting technicians across the University in four areas: visibility recognition career development and sustainability.

Championing equality diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab)

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 28 November 2025.

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DescriptionGrade UE06: 34610 to 39906 per annumCollege/ of Science and Engineering / School of EngineeringFull-time: 35 hours per weekOpen-ended (permanent)The School of Engineering seeks to appoint a Technician (Makerspace Supervisor). This position will report to a Technical Manager within the Sch...