Engineering Technician
University Technical College Norfolk, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 6FF10 days remaining to apply
Closing date
28 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
18 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,910.59 - £25,590.88 per annum
Engineering Technician job summary
part of the Community Schools Trust
Tel: 01603 580280
Email: office@utcncst.org
Website: utcn.org.uk
- Salary - Scale 5, Points22-25, £24,675.64-£26,409.51
- Permanent
- Full Time
- 37 hours per week
- Term time + 2 weeks
Inspire the next generation of engineers!
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Engineering Technician to join our dynamic Engineering Faculty. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for hands-on technical work and a commitment to supporting teaching and learning in a practical environment.
As part of our forward-thinking Engineering team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our workshops and laboratories are safe, well-equipped, and ready for students to explore real-world engineering. You’ll prepare and maintain equipment, assist in demonstrations, and help students safely carry out practical work.
What you’ll do:
- Prepare, maintain and repair engineering equipment, tools and materials.
- Support teachers and students during practical lessons and assessments.
- Install, test, and calibrate machinery and equipment.
- Provide technical advice and safety guidance to students.
- Ensure all areas and resources meet high standards of safety and efficiency.
- Contribute to extra-curricular activities, projects and technical challenges.
About you:
You’ll have experience working in an engineering environment and bring solid practical skills such as turning, bench work, and general maintenance. You’ll be organised, proactive and a true team player — someone who enjoys working with young people and supporting their progress.
Essential skills and experience:
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Hands-on experience in using and maintaining engineering equipment.
- Strong IT skills and confidence with new technology.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
Desirable:
- Experience working in an educational setting.
- Higher-level (Level 4+) qualification or specialist training.
- Willingness to undertake First Aid or Fire Marshal training.
How to apply
An application pack is available from ‘Attachments’.
For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our website to apply.
We reserve the right to close applications for this position, and interview earlier, if a suitable candidate applies.
Closing date: 28 November 2025 9am
Interview date: TBC
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About University Technical College Norfolk
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 421 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- University Technical College Norfolk website
University Technical College Norfolk (UTCN) is an exciting school created to developing tomorrow’s engineering and technology specialists. UTCN provides a comprehensive educational foundation for any student who has an interest in engineering, science, technology, maths or computing.
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