Fabrication and Welding Technician

Queen's University Belfast - School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Reporting to the Engineering Workshop Manager within the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Fabrication and Welding Technician will provide specialist technical services to academic staff, research staff and students to support research and teaching projects.

Over the initial 12 months in the post, the role will transition from the primary responsibilities, as covered in main activities 1 to 5, to the full remit of the Fabrication and Welding Technician role and as detailed in the job description.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Academic and/or vocational qualifications OND/ONC and/or NVQ level3 in fabrication/welding (or equivalent); and/or an apprenticeship completed in a recognised college or manufacturing environment.
• Recent relevant post qualification/apprenticeship experience in a fabricating/welding environment to include:
  • Reading engineering drawings.
  • Operating/welding – Proficient in TIG welding on Stainless steel, Aluminium & other materials.
  • Sheet material rolling, forming and folding.
• Experience of working in a workshop environment with an understanding of the safe working procedure required.
• Maintaining equipment and/or workshop machinery.
• Experience of training others in the use of equipment or tasks use in an engineering environment.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.