Job Description

Chemical Engineering Facilities Technician (110596-0625)

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Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
School of Engineering
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed Term Contract until 30th March 2026
Salary
35,116 - 45,413 per annum
About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Evgeny Rebrov (Professor) E.Rebrov@warwick.ac.uk

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.


This post is based in the School of Engineering, as a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed-term contract, finishing no later than 30 March 2026.


This is an excellent opportunity for someone previously worked as lab technician to join our dynamic team.


The post holder will help support the chemical engineering research activities within the School enabling effective and leading research to be conducted within the labs. The post holder will also be expected to provide advice, guidance and support across the other academic research activities in the School that may require the use of chemicals.


This role will provide effective and efficient facilities support via the design, procurement, assembly, management, maintenance and running of a wide range of technical and analytical research equipment:

Industrial chemistry test benches Lab scale chemical reactors Quantitative fluid analysis equipment (gas chromatography; HPLC; Mass spectroscopy; TCD analysers, flow cell IR analysers; paramagnetic analysers) Solid analysis equipment (diffuse reflectance or transmission spectroscopy). High vacuum equipment

The post holder will have a good understanding of Health & Safety and experience of industrial chemistry test bench facilities use/management.


The post holder will have responsibility for ordering components etc. and so will need some awareness of budgets and University financial regulations and procedures, but they will not sign off purchases / manage a budget directly.



About You
We are seeking highly skilled and motivated individual with a good honours degree or equivalent in an Engineering discipline and has experience of working within a chemical engineering environment, with experience of chemistry test bench facilities, gas lines and manifolds.


You should have good knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, standards and procedures. Awareness of legislative requirements to ensure compliance in work areas, including guiding and supervising others use. Having NEBOSH Health and Safety certificate or willing to work towards it would be an advantage.


You should have good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in order to exchange information with internal and external customers, provide advice and guidance and present results and good attention to detail, accuracy, tenacious and methodical.


For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.



About the Department
The University of Warwick is a proud founding signatory of the Technician Commitment. In 2021 we rolled out our Technician Job Family and in 2023 launched our Technical Specialist Promotional Pathway, the second of its kind in the UK. We support our technical community through regular TechNet events, run a twice-yearly Warwick Technician Commitment Award for Outstanding Achievement, and have a fair attribution policy for research. To ensure our Technician Commitment meets the needs of our technical community, we proactively engage with Technicians incorporating their ideas and suggestions into our action plan wherever possible. We aim to establish Warwick as a 'go-to employer' for those looking to fulfil their potential in a technical career

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The post will be based within the School of Engineering on the University's campus in Coventry.


The University aims to promote work life balance for all employees and the School of Engineering will consider a range of possible flexible working arrangements in order to recruit the best candidate.


The School of Engineering is a great place to work: we offer competitive salaries on a grading structure that provides annual incremental progression, plus a generous annual leave entitlement (30 days per annum for this role, plus four customary shut down days over Christmas, and eight statutory bank holidays). As well as competitive salaries we offer attractive pension schemes with excellent employer contributions, and various staff recognition awards. We are also committed to helping you to fulfil your potential through a range of career development opportunities.


The School of Engineering is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment. The School currently holds the Athena SWAN Gold award and the University holds an Institutional Silver award. Further information about the work of the School in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link; Athena SWAN - School of Engineering - University of Warwick



About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'*.


You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

QS World University Rankings 2024

Research Excellence Framework 2021


To find out more about us visit our website.



How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 13th July 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date.


Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).


You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

Your

CV

should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience. Your

cover letter

should explain your

motivations for applying

to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the

essential and desirable criteria

detailed in the Right to Work in the UK
If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK and/or are seeking sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link which contains further information about obtaining the right to work in the UK.