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Workshop Technician (Wood)

* £31,657 plus £1,750 location allowance and excellent benefits

* Based at Hanslope Park near Milton Keynes

* Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

You’ve got proven skills in carpentry and joinery, metalwork, or electronics, but you’ve never put them to such important use as you will as a technician in our workshop. This is a unique opportunity to deliver bespoke wood products for customers whose work is vitally import to the nation.

At FCDO Services, we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings, courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech, and a whole lot more.

Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters.

Restoring the past, building the future; this is the extraordinary impact of our Skilled Trades team. They handle everything from manufacturing bespoke joinery items for historic embassies to providing robust packing crates for items of all sizes to be shipped worldwide, and much more. Now, you've got the opportunity to join them.

Repairing government structures.

Building on your skills.

It all matters.

Produce bespoke wood products that serve a purpose to be proud of

From historic buildings to state-of-the-art modern facilities, our workshops produce bespoke wood products for all kinds of locations and purposes. What unites them all is the underlying purpose they help our customers to serve: protecting the national interest. So, as a Workshop Technician at FCDO Services, you can be sure of varied work and a purpose you can be proud of.

With a relevant Level 2 qualification and applied experience, you’ll bring to the role good knowledge of workshop health & safety and relevant machine safety regulations. You know how to interpret engineering drawings, standards, and specifications – and you’re keen to be part of a collaborative team doing work that really matters. With us, you’ll thrive.

Develop new skills in a unique future-focused workshop

Producing bespoke wood products to set designs, you’ll work in a safe and secure way to deliver excellent quality work to agreed timescales and costs. Along the way, you’ll liaise with customers to make sure the products we produce meet their needs. You’ll also demonstrate your pride in the workshop environment by taking part in planned and preventative maintenance of machinery, and proactively maintaining a well-stocked and tidy workspace.

Keen to develop technical skills outside your own area of expertise, you’ll enjoy opportunities to take part in research and development for future products and services. You will also relish the opportunity to supervise apprentices and help them to grow with FCDO Services.

Grow your career with full support

Working with us you’ll help keep people, information, and assets safe around the world. It’s a role you can feel proud of; and we aim to make every part of your career just as rewarding. That’s why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you’ll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.

Every single colleague must be security cleared before joining us. If you’re successful in your application, we’ll ask you to undergo our vetting process to achieve Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. You can find out more about vetting on our website.

To find out more about this role, our benefits and our organisation, please visit our website.

Closing date: 19 January 2025.

It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world

The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you’re welcome and valued. It’s what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we’re recognised as a ‘Carer Confident’ workplace. And it’s how you know you’re joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation