Mechanical Technician

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Location

University of Warwick Campus, Coventry.

Department

Estates: Maintenance (Mechanical Services)

Position Type

Full-Time, Permanent

Salary

Annual earnings range from £29,605 to £32,982.

About the Role

For informal queries, contact Gareth Atkinson (Mechanical Supervisor) at G.Atkinson.1@warwick.ac.uk.

Are you a skilled mechanical technician seeking for an exciting opportunity to demonstrate your skills?

We’re looking for a dependable and experienced Mechanical Technician to join our exciting team. If you’re interested in mechanical systems, troubleshooting, and maintaining smooth operations, we want to hear from you!

In this post, you will perform normal, planned, and reactive mechanical maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repairs on a variety of mechanical systems to guarantee our clients receive a high-quality, efficient response and service. You will also perform minor installs for all Mechanical services at the University.

In addition to a lucrative base income of up to £32,982 per year, you will get a market premium of £2,000 annually.

As a member of the Late/Weekend Shift, you will get a hefty shift allowance (17% of your base hourly rate) to compensate for working late shifts and on weekends. Typically, the working pattern would be 8 days of up to 10 hours each in any 14-day period, with a 36.5-hour week spanning the hours 13:00 to 23:00 Monday through Friday and 07:30 to 18:00 Saturday and Sunday.

We will examine applications for part-time or other flexible working arrangements, even if a post is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why this cannot be done.

About You

You will have an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Mechanical Installations or Maintenance, the capacity to do installations, and a thorough awareness of Health & Safety and related processes.

For further information on the skills required for this position, please check the personal specification part of the attached job description.

About the Department

Join our team and advance your mechanical technician career.We’re searching for skilled individuals like you to help create and deliver our new, enhanced service. You will be working in a variety of buildings and facilities that will test your trade skills, including cutting-edge research facilities, student housing, sports, retail, and entertainment venues. But it does not end there. You will also play an important role in any significant events that we participate in.

Take a look at Warwick’s Estate Department. With new, higher salary, fantastic pensions and benefits, and the opportunity to be a part of an ambitious, growing team, there’s never been a better moment to join us.

About the University

The University of Warwick, founded in the 1960s with a spirit of boldness, innovation, and collaboration, is a world-renowned research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s best institutions, ranking 67th globally and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research classified as ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative, and internationally connected group dedicated to driving real-world progress. At Warwick, we provide possibilities for you to pursue your dreams as long as you bring the energy and commitment to succeed.

*QS World University Rankings 2024.

** Research Excellence Framework 2021.

For additional information, please visit our website.

How To Apply

CLOSING DATE: Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 11:55pm.

To apply, click here and follow the ‘How to Apply’ guide.

What We Offer

We will provide you a wide range of benefits, including an attractive pension scheme, 26 days of vacation plus Christmas shutdown, outstanding learning and development opportunities, and discounts on a variety of products and services. We provide a substantial maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave policy, as well as onsite daycare facilities.

We value a healthy work-life balance and provide flexible working options. For more information, please click here.

We are happy to be a living wage employer.

Our Commitment to Inclusion.

Warwick aims to foster a welcoming, varied, and inclusive workplace and learning environment based on mutual respect and dignity. We acknowledge, appreciate, and value everyone’s unique characteristics, both visible and invisible. Wherever feasible, we go above and beyond legislation to create an environment in which everyone may thrive, assisting all employees in reaching their full potential. We want to eliminate economic, social, and cultural hurdles that would otherwise prohibit people from achieving.

We welcome and promote applications from all communities, regardless of culture, background, age, disability, gender identity or expression, race, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. For more information about Warwick’s social inclusion initiatives, please visit our webpages.

The University has earned the Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, the Athena Swan Silver Award, and the Disability Smart Bronze Award.The University of Warwick is among the six founding institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick follows the DBS Code of Practice and agrees not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure regarding a conviction or other facts revealed.More information is accessible on the University’s Vacancy webpage, and applicants can request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.

Right to Work in the UK.

If you don’t have the right to work in the UK or need sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, visit this page for more information.