Advanced Technician
Location
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeInternship
Posted At7/2/2026
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Description
The Vacancy
Job Title: Advanced Technician - Materials
Location: Workshop
Job Type: Permanent
Working hours: 36 Hours per week (Fully Flexible Working Week)
Salary: £30,000 - 35,000 per annum
Benefits: Vitality Medical, Company Pension, Tusker Car Scheme & Cycle 2 work scheme and more.
The role
Here you can provide an overview of the role and its level of influence and authority in the organisation. Tell the candidate who they will be reporting to. Describe the team and the areas of work that they cover and any significant projects that they are working on. Outline the level of supervision that the post holder will have and whether they will be required to work within a structured/unstructured environment.
Main Responsibilities:
Safety - Responsible for their own health and safety and for others. Can identify and challenge safety issues. Supports with the H&S team engagement. Actively promotes the raising of Good Spots. Creates H&S documents, SSOWs and safe processes for their area of expertise.
Level of Supervision required - Can work competently on medium and high risk projects, alone or as part of a team. Manages their workload with little to no support.
Personal Development
Job Title: Advanced Technician - Materials
Location: Workshop
Job Type: Permanent
Working hours: 36 Hours per week (Fully Flexible Working Week)
Salary: £30,000 - 35,000 per annum
Benefits: Vitality Medical, Company Pension, Tusker Car Scheme & Cycle 2 work scheme and more.
The role
Here you can provide an overview of the role and its level of influence and authority in the organisation. Tell the candidate who they will be reporting to. Describe the team and the areas of work that they cover and any significant projects that they are working on. Outline the level of supervision that the post holder will have and whether they will be required to work within a structured/unstructured environment.
Main Responsibilities:
- This role will involve supporting the materials team, primarily the Netshape manufacturing section for the MTC workshop. The candidate will carry out tasks across the materials team using a wide range of equipment to support the research theme and wider materials team within the MTC and external customers to the MTC.
Safety - Responsible for their own health and safety and for others. Can identify and challenge safety issues. Supports with the H&S team engagement. Actively promotes the raising of Good Spots. Creates H&S documents, SSOWs and safe processes for their area of expertise.
Level of Supervision required - Can work competently on medium and high risk projects, alone or as part of a team. Manages their workload with little to no support.
Personal Development
- Has the ability to create technical and learning objectives for self but requires support and validation. Demonstrates an awareness of SMART objectives. Needs support in identifying training requirements. Being self aware to understand when support is required and actively seeks it out.
Continuous Improvement (CI) - Suggests CI's on a regular basis and often looks for ways to improve their work place through these suggestions. Will come up with solutions and implement them. Will lead solve it sheet activities.
Mentoring / Training - Will be competent to a level of being able to deliver internal training and mentoring to apprentices/ technicians and be able to identify where they may be going wrong.
Process Compliance - Can identify opportunities for improvement of processes and implement changes. Challenges non-compliance.
Time Management - Professional with time management. Actively engaging and managing own workload, can support other in doing the same. Submits timesheets on time. Adheres to company policies regarding time management. Shows an aptitude towards challenging engineers in project timings.
Other Responsibilities - Takes on other duties. Proactively engages and can discuss thoughts with engineers. Communicates at all levels. Helps to maintain the 5S standard within the workshop, challenging those who do not.
Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience
Once you submit your application, this will be passed on to our Talent Acquisition team for review. If you are successfully shortlisted, the next steps will be a 2-stage interview process.
Reference and Security Checks
Continuous Improvement (CI) - Suggests CI's on a regular basis and often looks for ways to improve their work place through these suggestions. Will come up with solutions and implement them. Will lead solve it sheet activities.
Mentoring / Training - Will be competent to a level of being able to deliver internal training and mentoring to apprentices/ technicians and be able to identify where they may be going wrong.
Process Compliance - Can identify opportunities for improvement of processes and implement changes. Challenges non-compliance.
Time Management - Professional with time management. Actively engaging and managing own workload, can support other in doing the same. Submits timesheets on time. Adheres to company policies regarding time management. Shows an aptitude towards challenging engineers in project timings.
Other Responsibilities - Takes on other duties. Proactively engages and can discuss thoughts with engineers. Communicates at all levels. Helps to maintain the 5S standard within the workshop, challenging those who do not.
Person Specification
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience
- Welding experience/knowledge
- Strong assembly skills
- Experience/knowledge in vacuum systems
- Powder handling experience
- HIP knowledge/experience
- Heat treatment experience
Once you submit your application, this will be passed on to our Talent Acquisition team for review. If you are successfully shortlisted, the next steps will be a 2-stage interview process.
Reference and Security Checks
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is an internationally renowned and respected research and development organisation, bridging the gap between academia and manufacturing, and is home to some of the brightest minds in engineering from around the globe.
The MTC's engineers, scientists and technicians work with some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world in a supportive and collegiate environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale, helping manufacturers of all sizes develop new and innovative processes and technologies.
Established to prove cutting edge manufacturing advances in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions, the MTC works with hundreds of industrial clients across a range of sectors including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food and drink, infrastructure, construction and civil engineering, electronics, oil and gas and defence. The MTC helps businesses thrive by advancing their technological and engineering capabilities to improve their business efficiency, capability and competitiveness.
Supported by one of the largest public sector investments in UK Manufacturing, the MTC's engineering capabilities cover research and development, advanced manufacturing management, factory design and training for the skills of the future.
The MTC has world-class facilities in Coventry, Liverpool and Oxford, and is part of the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.
Reference Checks and Security Checks (where applicable)
Due to the nature of our business, all employment is subject to satisfactory references being obtained alongside a level of security clearance checks.