Technician in Automotive Engineering

Application Deadline: 21 October 2025

Department: Automotive Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Pibwrlwyd Campus

Reporting To: Head of Curriculum

Compensation: £24,424 - £27,951 / year

Description

Coleg Sir Gâr is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Automotive Technician to join our dynamic Engineering team on a 0.8 FTE basis.
In this role, you’ll support lecturers in delivering high-quality teaching and learning across our automotive programmes. Working with modern equipment and facilities, you’ll help set up and maintain workshop activities, ensure a safe and efficient environment for learners, and contribute to the continuous development of practical training in line with industry standards.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in shaping the next generation of automotive professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• provide technical assistance and support for teaching and learning within your area, responding to the needs of students, academic staff and the relevant course leader/s; 
• maintain a clean and safe working environment within automotive workshops, complying with Health and Safety regulations; 
• prepare, maintain and update relevant Health & Safety documentation such as Risk Assessments, Safe Systems of Work, COSHH records and equipment maintenance records, in liaison with course teams; 
• maintain, upgrade and service equipment and vehicles including rebuilding and repair, as planned, required or requested; 
• ensure the care, control, maintenance and security of course equipment, materials and stock with tools and equipment being stored away after each session;
• maintain stores inventory for consumables, equipment and delivery resources; 
• carry out ordering of stock in line with college financial procedures and update online ordering database; 
• provide a stores issue service for course consumables and an issue and return service for all departmental equipment and other course items; 
• participate in course team; student consultative committees; and curriculum area meetings as required; 
• carry out duties which support marketing and promotion of course programme;
• support lecturers and students in undertaking workshop based activities, in line with agreed timetable; 
• carry out any other duties as directed by the Principal/Chief Executive commensurate with the grade of the post at the initial place of work or other locations within the College. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 Qualification in Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
• GCSE English and Maths at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent
• IOSH Managing Safely (If you are not IOSH qualified, you will be expected to undertake training as soon as possible)
• Appropriate Health & Safety training (or willingness to undertake appropriate training)
• First Aid Qualification (If you are not First Aid qualified, you will be expected to undertake training as soon as possible)
• Recent and relevant experience of the technical field/s concerned.
• A good understanding of the technical support role in Further & Higher Education. 
• Be competent in the use of the following machinery: Automotive workshop equipment eg. four wheel aligner, diagnostic computers. 
• Good communicator with diplomacy and tact
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to work harmoniously with students and colleagues
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to work flexibly

Desirable Criteria:

• Ability to drive college minibus 

Welsh Language Requirements:

• Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking) - Level 0/1 Desirable
• Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading) - Level 0/1 Desirable

See detailed language descriptions attached.

Persons are welcome to apply for posts in Welsh and applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. 

Benefits

• You will receive 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays and five closure days which totals at 41 days holiday per year. You also receive an additional 4 days after 5 years service.
• Extremely generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 20%.
• Award-winning professional learning and development programme.  
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site car parking
• Online and instore retail discounts