Technician in Construction

Key Responsibilities

• provide technical assistance and support for teaching and learning within your area, responding to the needs of students, academic staff and the relevant course leader/s;
• maintain a clean and safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety regulations;
• prepare, maintain and update relevant Health & Safety documentation such as Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, COSHH records and equipment maintenance records, in liaison with course teams;
• maintain, upgrade and service equipment as planned, required or requested; wood machining and other construction related static and portable machinery and equipment. Receive relevant training as and when necessary;
• ensure the care, control, maintenance and security of course equipment, materials and stock;
• maintain stores inventory for consumables, equipment and delivery resources;
• carry out ordering of stock in line with college financial procedures and update online ordering database;
• provide a stores issue service for course consumables and an issue and return service for all departmental equipment and other course items;
• participate in course team; student consultative committees; and curriculum area meetings as required;
• carry out duties which support marketing and promotion of course programme;
• support lecturers and students in undertaking workshop-based activities, in line with agreed timetable;
• carry out any other duties as directed by the Principal/Chief Executive commensurate with the grade of the post at the initial place of work or other locations within the College.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum Level 2/3 Qualification in Construction trades
• Appropriate Health & Safety training (or willingness to undertake appropriate training)
• Recent and relevant experience of the technical field/s concerned
• Be competent in the use and maintenance of static and portable machinery and equipment associated with general Construction/Plumbing practices
• Good communicator with diplomacy and tact
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to work harmoniously with students and colleagues
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to work flexibly

• GCSE English at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent
• GCSE Mathematics at minimum Grade or O Level equivalent
• IOSH Managing Safely (If you are not IOSH qualified, you will be expected to undertake training as soon as possible)
• First Aid qualification (If you are not First Aid qualified, you will be expected to undertake training as soon as possible)
• A good understanding of the technical support role in Further Education
• Ability to drive college minibus

• Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking) - Level 0/1 Desirable
• Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading) - Level 0/1 Desirable

Benefits

• You will receive 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays and five closure days which totals at 41 days holiday per year. You also receive an additional 4 days after 5 years service.
• Extremely generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 20%.
• Award-winning professional learning and development programme.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• Online and instore retail discounts