CNC Trainer

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

We are looking to develop and enhance the engineering curriculum to provide students with technical skills required for industry. This post is an excellent opportunity for someone to further their teaching opportunities.

• Full-time (37 hours per week)
• Permanent
• £31,498 - £36,642 per annum
• Tycoch and Gorseinon campus

Key Responsibilities:

• Training students in the operation of lathes, millers and machine shop equipment.
• Training students to programme and operate XYZ CNC machines.
• Support other staff training in CNC.
• Support lecturers in practical sessions.
• Ensure health & safety and compliance of PPE regulations is implemented and adhered to in the machine shop for staff and students.
• Ensure maintenance and servicing of machines and equipment is kept up to date and equipment is compliant.
• Keep stock of consumables and material supplies.
• Maintain good housekeeping within machine shop.

About you:

• Hold a Level 4 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline
• Hold a CNC operator certification
• Be able to generate CAD drawings and programme CNC machines
• Proven track record of working in a relevant role with trainer or teaching experience

Benefits for you:

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• Discounted Sport Centre gym membership for £60 per year
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/benefits-and-wellbeing

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).