Specialist Technician in Engineering

Location: Derby
Salary: up to £26,415 per annum
Closing Date: 14/08/2026 17:00
Position Type: {Advertised Full Time / Part Time}
Expiry Date: 14/08/2026 17:00

(37 hours per week/52 weeks per year)

38 days paid holiday per year

 

Chesterfield College is an outstanding place to work and has superb staff benefits including a voucher discount scheme, healthcare plan, free annual flu jabs and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

 

For further details of our staff benefits, please visit https://www.chesterfield.ac.uk/workingforus/

 

A new and exciting career development opportunity has arisen for passionate individual to join our Engineering Team.

 

This new role involves providing technical support in Fabrication and welding workshops/ classrooms and maintaining safe learning environments, with the option of providing coaching and learning through the delivery of classes, to practice and master skills and the development of students’ understanding through the delivery of broadly differentiated learning.

 

The successful candidate will have professional experience in a relevant sector and ideally experience delivering practical skills, experience in stock taking and managing physical resources

 

You will also possess high quality written and verbal communication skills, excellent organisational, administrative, ICT and time management skills, together with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and challenge in a supportive manner.

 

You will hold an engineering related level 2 welding or fabrication qualification and a level 3 teaching qualification (or a willingness to work towards).

 

To apply for this role, please visit our website at http://www.chesterfield.ac.uk/jobs/

 

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

 

Closing Date: 14 August 2026

 

Interview Date: TBC

 

In the same document, please add a supporting statement to your application detailing how you meet the person specification (300 - 500 words approx.).

 

An offer of employment at Chesterfield College will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 

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The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.