Salary range: £36,024 - £44,263 per annum
FTE: 1 (35 hours per week)
Term: Open-ended
Closing date: Sunday 11 August 2024
The Department of Chemical & Process Engineering (CPE), as one of the key departments within the Faculty of Engineering invites application for the role of Workshop Manager and part of the Department’s Technical support team.
CPE is seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and flexible individual who will primarily manage our workshop but will have a broad and varied range of activities as part of the Department’s technical support team. The workshop manager will provide workshop and technical support for activities pertaining to research, knowledge exchange and teaching within the department. The department requires workshop and technical support for one undergraduate teaching laboratory and two research laboratories, in addition recruitment and outreach activities. The successful candidate will be experienced and skilled in all aspects of general engineering practices including maintenance, design and manufacturing.
The post-holder will liaise with students, staff, and other internal and external stakeholders, therefore requiring excellent verbal and written communication skills.
To be considered for the role, you will be educated to a minimum of HNC/HND level, or equivalent in a mechanical discipline, and relevant practical experience in a similar role. You will have excellent problem-solving skills coupled with experience of working within an engineering research and development environment. The candidate must be willing to take on tasks as directed as well as have the ability to use their own initiative.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Matthew Kidd, Infrastructure Manager at matthew.kidd@strath.ac.uk.