MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre
Advanced Technician
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Advanced Technician
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
- Plus additional benefits
About the Role
This role sits within the Materials Team, primarily supporting the Netshape Manufacturing section at the MTC workshop. The successful candidate will collaborate across the team, using diverse equipment to assist research and support MTC projects, as well as external customers.
The role requires autonomy, commitment to organizational values, and the ability to lead projects within safety-conscious and high-performance environments.
Key Responsibilities
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Team Support & Work Mentality
- Sets a positive example of MTC "RIGHT WAY" principles.
- Promotes a proactive, safety-conscious, and collaborative work culture.
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Safety & Compliance
- Ensures own and others’ health & safety standards.
- Challenges unsafe practices and engages with the Health & Safety (H&S) team.
- Creates safety procedures (SSOWs) and documents for relevant workspace areas.
- Actively reports Good Spots and supports process safety improvements.
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Supervision & Independence
- Works competently on medium- to high-risk projects—both independently and as part of a team.
- Manages workload with minimal supervision.
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Professional Development
- Sets and monitors own SMART technical and learning objectives.
- Identifies training needs and seeks out support when required.
- Self-aware to recognize personal development needs.
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Continuous Improvement (CI)
- Regularly proposes CI initiatives and actively seeks workplace optimizations.
- Implements solutions to identified challenges, including leading Solve It Sheet activities.
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Mentoring & Training
- Mentors and trains apprentices and technicians.
- Identifies areas for improvement and delivers structured training sessions.
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Process Compliance
- Identifies non-compliance and promotes process improvements.
- Challenges ineffective systems to improve operational standard.
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Time Management
- Demonstrates strong time management—consistent timesheet submission.
- Aligns workload with company policies and actively supports peers in achieving timelines.
- Engages intelligently with engineering project timelines.
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Additional Responsibilities
- Assumes other duties as required.
- Proactive communications with engineers at all levels.
- Assists in maintaining 5S standards in the workshop.
- Collaborates with the workshop community to sustain cleanliness and organization.
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Person Specification: Essential Skills & Experience
- Welding knowledge/technique
- Strong assembly & manual handling skills
- Familiarity with vacuum systems
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Powder handling capabilities
- Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) expertise
- Heat treatment experience
Interview Process
If shortlisted, the selection process comprises two stages of interviews. Before a role offer, reference & security checks will be conducted.
About The MTC
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is a UK-wide leader in rapid-prototype testing, high-value advanced manufacturing, and scalable technical training. Based in Coventry, Liverpool, and Oxford, the MTC fosters collaboration between industry, high-quality upskilling, and the latest manufacturing technologies.
Supported by Innovate UK, the MTC bridges academia and business, empowering diverse sectors—aerospace, automotive, rail, electronics, defence, and more—to innovate and compete with globally benchmarked excellence.
The MTC’s goal: enabling UK manufacturers to thrive through skill-driven R&D and cutting-edge engineering.
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