Specialist Technician Digital Knit

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The opportunity

As of 13/06/23, the closing date has been revised from 15/06/23 to 22/06/23

Imagine adding your skills to the foremost Fashion & Textiles Courses in the world. Working in our building at King’s Cross, you’ll support the learning and development of an exceptionally talented, diverse collection of Fashion Design & Textiles Design students on the Knit pathways of these courses. You will be responsible for the day to day running of the Stoll Knit area within the Knit workshop, including supervising learning activities in the specialist Stoll knit facilities within and outside of timetabled teaching sessions. 

This role provides a wonderful opportunity to work in the higher education sector, supporting an academic environment with technical skills and knowledge. Adding to the existing technical team, this role provides student facing technical support within the Stoll Knit workshop, supporting academic delivery. Working within the college technical team and alongside academics the role will be instrumental in developing and improving our students’ ability to successfully understand and challenge the world around us.

You will be part of a technical team supporting Knit across the learning environment. This will include writing & delivering online & offline inductions, maintaining workshops and specialist equipment, ordering & selling stock, first line Stoll machine maintenance and assisting other technical staff in their duties. A good knowledge of IT is essential, such as Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), Adobe and Outlook. An adherence to Health & Safety safe working practices is also essential. You may on occasion be asked to work flexibly within the team to support student deadlines.

If you are interested in coming for a tour of our workshops on Tuesday 13th June at 2pm, please email Jess Kilpatrick: j.kilpatrick@csm.arts.ac.uk to register your interest. Jess will confirm the dates and times of the tours directly with you.

About you

We are looking for a Fashion/Textile knitter with an industry, teaching or technical background, with a sound grasp of Stoll and Dubied Knitting machines and techniques. You will have a good understanding of how a Knit studio operates, with good organisational skills and team working abilities. 

Experience of Stoll machine maintenance, excellent problem-solving skills and an interest in domestic and hand knitting would be an asset.  

You may have higher education experience but more importantly, you will be passionate about the subject and your ability to support the students’ learning experience. We would expect high levels of technical competence and a dedication to personal development in technical areas.

UAL is committed to addressing the under-representation of staff from Black and Minority Ethnic communities, using our student profile as a reference point.

University of the Arts London offers generous leave, an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

Questions about recruitment & application process can be addressed directly to the resourcing team on: jobenquiries@csm.arts.ac.uk

Questions for the Technical Managers about the role and appointment should be directed via Jess Kilpatrick on: j.kilpatrick@csm.arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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