About This Opportunity

We are seeking highly motivated trade-qualified metal machinist artisan or experienced technical specialist to join our team as a Senior Technical Officer. You will play a key role in supporting innovative teaching and research. In this dynamic position, you will bring your expertise in design and fabrication to help deliver high-quality educational outcomes for undergraduate and postgraduate students, empowering academic success across a range of disciplines.

You will contribute your subject matter expertise to our Innovation Group workshop facilities, while fostering a collaborative, hands-on learning environment. This is an exciting opportunity to share your skills, support knowledge transfer, and help build a vibrant community of confident makers.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Core Technical: Guide and manage students and staff in a hands-on learning environment, supporting the use and maintenance of manufacturing equipment. Provide technical advice, training, and ensure safe, reliable workshop operations while contributing to engaging training programs and events.
• General: Foster a student-focused, hands-on environment that encourages creativity and experimentation. Support daily operations, client engagement, and workshop activities, including consultations and safety training. Contribute to teaching, mentor junior staff, and assist with outreach initiatives such as the Mobile Makerspace program.
• Safety: Maintain high workplace health and safety standards through inductions, training, supervision, and compliance processes. Develop risk assessments and standard operating procedures, support a proactive safety culture, and contribute to continuous improvement, along with other duties as directed.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave/paid primary care leave
• 17% superannuation contributions + 17.5% annual leave loading
• Access to flexible working arrangements including flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight
• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
• Career development opportunities –access to exclusive internal-only vacancies and our Study for Staff program
• On campus childcare options
• Affordable parking (from just $6.40 a day)
• Salary packaging options

About You

• Completion of a recognised trade qualification as a metal machinist or similar, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and training.
• Strong capability in both manual and digital fabrication methods.
• Expertise across a broad range of fabrication techniques using, Mill, Lathe, Welding, CNC sheet metal fabrication, etc.
• Proficiency in CAD design packages.
• Experience in industrial or educational workshop/makerspace environments.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills with the ability to plan, prioritise, and adapt.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including clear documentation.
• Commitment to university values, with an interest in teaching, training, and mentoring others.

In support of our Indigenous employment strategy, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. We value lived experience, community connection and diverse career pathways.

Appointment to this role is subject to the successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, which may include verification of the right to work in Australia, criminal history checks and other role-specific requirements such as Blue Card checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

Work Rights?

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Robert Holler via r.holler@uq.edu.au.

For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at talent@uq.edu.au, stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 

Want to Apply?

We welcome applications from all individuals and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. To be considered, please ensure you upload:

• Resume
• A cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the 'About You' section

Our strength as an institution lies in our diverse colleagues. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion, fostering an environment that mirrors our wider community. We are committed to attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent, particularly from Australia’s First Nations Peoples. If you require an alternative method to submit your application due to accessibility needs or personal circumstances, please contact talent@uq.edu.au.

Other Information

UQ is committed to a fair, equitable and inclusive selection process, which recognises that some applicants may face additional barriers and challenges which have impacted and/or continue to impact their career trajectory. Candidates who do not meet all criteria are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their potential. The selection panel considers both potential and performance relative to opportunities when assessing suitability for the role.

Applications close Sunday, 3 May 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-62787).

Full-time (100%), Permanent position. Base salary will be in the range $95,361.62 - $102,302.92 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 6). Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Based at our St Lucia Campus - Brisbane.

Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology (EAIT)