Workshop Modelmaker Technician

• Do you have hands-on making skills, and a desire to impart your knowledge to the next generation of makers, fabricators, Architects and Designers?
• Do you thrive on delivering high quality customer services and working with a diverse range of people?
• Are you confident in using a range of CAD digital tools to support your work?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Workshop Modelmaker Technician to join the Faculty Technical Team on an 8 month fixed-term, part-time contract.

The position will work closely with existing workshop technical staff at the Faculty 3D Modelling Workshops, reporting to a Workshop Team Leader, helping to provide general architecture and design physical model-making support to students and staff at the faculty.

Key responsibilities:

• Provision architectural and design model-making technical support to workshop users.
• Practical demonstrations and training to workshop users on both manual and digital CNC fabrication equipment and software.
• Health and safety training and safety supervision of workshop users.
• General maintenance and housekeeping of the workshop facilities and equipment.

The specific equipment and workshop area/s assigned to this position will depend on the background, skills and experience of the successful applicant, but can include:

• Workshop “making” using various handtools, materials and techniques.
• Manual woodwork and metal work machinery operation.
• Digital fabrication modelling equipment including CNC wood routers, laser cutters, and other CNC equipment.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will ideally have a relevant trade or tertiary qualification, or the equivalent industry experience using craftsmanship type trade practices with manual and digital making machinery relevant to the position, and be a competent CAD computer user.

You will be an energetic person with proven ability to work well within a team of people, and to communicate and interact effectively with a wide variety of people from various backgrounds and ages providing face-to-face client focused support. Being able to work with younger students from diverse backgrounds is particularly important.

You will ideally have previous experience supervising workshop users from a health and safety perspective - however full training is provided.

Close date for vacancy: 15 June 2025. We can only consider applicants who are citizens or residents of New Zealand or Australia or on a current working visa. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Faculty of Architecture & Design Innovation, Technical Services Manager Mark Shaw ( mark.shaw@vuw.ac.nz ).

Information :

• Company : Victoria University of Wellington
• Position : Workshop Modelmaker Technician
• Location : Wellington City, Wellington
• Country : NZ