Job details

Salary: £24,213 per annum

Employer: Bridgwater and Taunton College

Location: Bridgwater, Somerset,

Contract type: All year round, Permanent

Working pattern: Full time

Closing date: 13 August 2025 11:59 pm

About the job

Key information

Salary £24,213 per annum

*Plus 20.3% Employer pension Contribution

Contractual hours 37

Permanent – All Year Round (AYR)

The post of Technician contributes to the positive work of the College in raising aspirations of students, delivering an outstanding learning experience. Supporting all aspects of teaching, learning and assessment, the successful candidate will have experience of working in a engineering environment and a flexible, ‘can do’ attitude.

You will be mainly responsible for the timely preparation and organisation of Engineering practical environments, which includes the routine maintenance and development of learning materials. This role will may also see you at times support the requirements of the wider Automotive and Engineering Department.

Ideally you will have a good understanding of welding and manufacturing. It is essential that you are highly motivated, enthusiastic person with good communication and team work skills.

BTC offer a range of fantastic employee benefits including:

Generous pension scheme

Competitive holiday entitlement

Dedicated CPD days

2 wellbeing days

2-week Christmas closure

Opportunities for hybrid working

On-site discounted gym

Free parking

BTC Extra discount package, this includes top retailers, supermarkets, holidays, entertainment packages and much more!

BTC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We are also a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments. We encourage everyone to apply who wishes to and we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity.

Bridgwater & Taunton College are proposing to merge with Strode College in August 2025 to form a stronger College Group to continue to serve its learners, employers, and the wider Somerset Community.

Applicants who apply for a role at Bridgwater & Taunton College and who start their employment after 31 July 2025 will be contracted under the newly merged organisation to be known as UCS College Group (University Centre Somerset College Group)

To view the full details of this role please download the Job Specification (pdf) document under ‘Attachments’.

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