Workshop Technician

Te Kaupeka Pūhanga | Faculty of Engineering

Te Tari Pūhanga Pūrere | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full time at 37.5 hours per week
• Permanent position

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

The Department of Mechanical Engineering are seeking an experienced and precise Workshop Technician to join the team. As Workshop Technician you will play a vital role in ensuring teaching and research projects in the department are well supported through quality manufacturing of assemblies and parts. You will provide Students and Academic staff with specialist advice and guidance and ensure the workshop areas are presented to an exemplary standard of organisation and tidiness, with machines maintained ready for use.  

Mōu | Who You Are

Bringing your extensive experience in a workshop environment, operating a range of manufacturing equipment, you will hold an Advanced Trade Certificate (NZQA Level 5) and a First Aid certificate and have:

• Demonstrated experience working within a secondary or tertiary education practical workshop
• Working knowledge of Health and Safety rules and regulations

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The role of the Department of Mechanical Engineering is to conduct research that will provide benefits to society in a variety of ways, and to produce world-class graduates that are ready and prepared to make a difference in the workforce.

For more information about our team, please visit us @ Mechanical Engineering

Please take a virtual tour of our Engineering facilities.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/ . 

The closing date for this position is 11th December 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume. Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.