Job Title
Senior Technician – Mechanical Engineering (28.8 hours per week, 4 days, 52 weeks per year)
Working area
Engineering – Mech/electronics
Job Details
Location: Uxbridge
Salary: £25,306 to £26,897 (actual salary for 28.8 hours per week)
Post Type: Part Time
Release Date: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Closing Date: Wednesday 15 April 2026
Reference: 2060-R
Uxbridge College has excellent facilities for the delivery of Engineering, and this is an exciting time to join our highly successful team.
Responsibilities
You would supervise a team of Technicians in Mechanical Engineering, take the lead on Health and Safety issues, consumables, stock and maintain an inventory. You would prepare and maintain equipment for use by lecturing staff and students, demonstrate the use of equipment and support the teaching teams in their delivery of the curriculum. You would also supervise students in the workshop ensuring that they comply with health and safety requirements and good workshop practice.
Qualifications
You will need to possess a Level 3 qualification in Mechanical Engineering with experience of working as a Technician in Mechanical Engineering, bringing skills in bench fitting, drilling, turning and milling as well as a good understanding of health and safety requirements. You will also possess good communication skills to engage with young people aged 16 – 19 and have the ability to effectively supervise a team of Technicians.
Note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
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Equal Opportunities
HRUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all people, irrespective of disability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, transsexual or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, religion/faith or pregnancy and maternity leave.
Disclosure and Barring Service checks
HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. To ensure that we meet our safeguarding commitments we will carry out all necessary pre‑employment checks, including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check for all successful candidates. Where references are taken up by the College, it is our policy not to disclose references to candidates.
Rehabilitation of Ex‑Offenders
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