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The opportunity

You will be based in the Technical Support Unit and will provide support to the school’s teaching laboratories which are in the Food Industry Centre on Llandaff Campus. The Food Industry Centre includes a consumer sensory suite, a bakery, a confectionary room, low and high care pilot sized food plants, a development kitchen and a consumer science research kitchen. The post holder will join a small team of experienced technicians.

Applications are sought from motivated, enthusiastic and friendly people with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.

What we are looking for

• A knowledge of food industry health and safety requirements and their impact upon the working environment.
• The ability to plan, prioritise and organize own work, including work/equipment protocols and resources to achieve agreed objectives.
• The ability to introduce others who are new to the area (including students) in standard information and procedures.
• The ability to liaise with senior staff on training and development needs.
• Ability to communicate information which needs careful explanation in a clear and accurate manner appropriate to the recipient.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• The ability to liaise with other groups and disciplines in accordance with existing procedures to ensure that work is carried out effectively.
• Good record keeping skills, including the ability to maintain accurate laboratory notebooks.
• Practical experience of working in food science.
• A clear commitment and interest in Food Sciences with a desire to share knowledge and motivate students.

Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?

In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.

Our Technical Support Unit delivers high quality and impactful learning & teaching support services to enable an excellent experience for both students and staff. We believe our employees are our biggest asset and we see investing in talent as vital to sustainable growth and success. As a signatory university of the Technician Commitment Scheme, we are committed to improving and developing our colleagues and offer a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.

In addition, the University offers highly competitive terms and conditions including:

• Annual leave of 25 days, rising to 30 days after 1 years’ service, plus 12 bank holiday / concessionary days (pro rata if part time).
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous contributions.
• Flexible and remote working opportunities.
• Excellent family friendly policies.
• Award winning sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership, plus subsidised physiotherapy/complementary therapy/sports massage.
• Access to all library facilities.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Mr Sean Duggan, Technical Operations Manager, at [email protected]

Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.

Further information

Please read our Candidate Pack or visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.