Pellissippi State Community College
Pellissippi State Community College is hiring: Welding Laboratory Technician in
Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN, United States
Title: Welding Laboratory Technician
Department: Engineering & Media Technologies
Number of Positions: 1
Classification: 3/On campus
Position #: 600000
Type of Appointment: Full-Time
Pay Rate: $38,870.00 - $47,730.00/per year. Pay will be determined based on related work experience above required. To be considered in determining pay, all related work experience must be listed on the application.
Required Documents Needed to Upload at Time of Application: Resume, transcripts and three professional references.
Reference check requirements:
• Non-supervisory roles: three current or former supervisors or two current or former supervisors and one professional reference
• Personal references (friends, clergy, customers, relatives) are not considered acceptable references.
Position Summary: The overall purpose of this job is to provide technical support for lab equipment and machinery in the Welding Technology labs and offices, including but not limited to ordering and maintaining inventory supplies, consumables, and materials used for student labs.
Essential Functions:
20% Repair or replace defective laboratory equipment.
20% Host and supervise open labs.
10% Teach labs as needed.
10% Maintain laboratory equipment.
10% Order and maintain supplies used for student labs.
5% Design and build new lab equipment.
5% Research / Order new lab equipment.
5% Maintain stock of commonly used parts for quick response to problems.
5% Supervise student workers.
5% Recruitment for the Welding Technology program.
5% Other duties as assigned.
Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.
Key Results Areas: Department lab equipment maintained in good / safe working order for student use. Fast, in house response to problems and breakdowns. In house design of equipment for specific teaching requirements. Support Department equipment and students.
Job Requirements:
Skills/Abilities:
In house design of equipment for specific teaching requirements. Meets with professors to set goals, specification, and budget for new devices. Generate parts and supply list and find vendors with best price/quality. Create documentation. Adheres to PSTCCs Policies and procedures.
Magnitude of Impact:
Position primarily impacts the engineering and media technology department. Actions are evident anytime classes are in progress. Occasionally it may also impact other departments such as Procurement Services or Facilities. The timeframe is immediate to within days or weeks. Long term impacts are infrequent.
Responsibility for Accuracy: Preparing the wrong material needed, and not maintaining accurate supply records.
Financial Impact: Responsible for finding best price/suppliers for parts, supplies, and equipment for daily operation of department labs. Over ordering or buying wrong or no longer used equipment would waste funds.
Budgetary:
Find vendors with best price / quality.
Judgement and Decisions:
Review current enrollment with ordering lab supplies. Supervisor reviews orders.
Nature of Contacts:
Students: Lab assignments, Course Work, Assigned Projects, Open Labs
Vendors: Replacement parts/ warranty service
Lab Equipment Suppliers: New Equipment and replacement parts
Full-time Employment Benefits:
Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer
If you have any problems or questions please contact Human Resources at Pellissippi State Community College's Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu .
If you are interested in this position, click on Apply located below or Apply Now in the upper right-hand corner.
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Department: Engineering & Media Technologies
Number of Positions: 1
Classification: 3/On campus
Position #: 600000
Type of Appointment: Full-Time
Pay Rate: $38,870.00 - $47,730.00/per year. Pay will be determined based on related work experience above required. To be considered in determining pay, all related work experience must be listed on the application.
Required Documents Needed to Upload at Time of Application: Resume, transcripts and three professional references.
Reference check requirements:
• Non-supervisory roles: three current or former supervisors or two current or former supervisors and one professional reference
• Personal references (friends, clergy, customers, relatives) are not considered acceptable references.
Position Summary: The overall purpose of this job is to provide technical support for lab equipment and machinery in the Welding Technology labs and offices, including but not limited to ordering and maintaining inventory supplies, consumables, and materials used for student labs.
Essential Functions:
20% Repair or replace defective laboratory equipment.
20% Host and supervise open labs.
10% Teach labs as needed.
10% Maintain laboratory equipment.
10% Order and maintain supplies used for student labs.
5% Design and build new lab equipment.
5% Research / Order new lab equipment.
5% Maintain stock of commonly used parts for quick response to problems.
5% Supervise student workers.
5% Recruitment for the Welding Technology program.
5% Other duties as assigned.
Note: The College reserves the right to change or reassign job duties, or combine positions at any time.
Key Results Areas: Department lab equipment maintained in good / safe working order for student use. Fast, in house response to problems and breakdowns. In house design of equipment for specific teaching requirements. Support Department equipment and students.
Job Requirements:
- Minimum of an Associate's degree in Welding, Welding Technology, or a related field from a regionally accredited college or university, OR,
- A postsecondary diploma and/or a nationally recognized certification and/or completion of a union apprenticeship with the ability to achieve an Associate's degree in Welding, Welding Technology, or related field from a regionally accredited college or university within (5) years of initial employment date (candidates must take 6 credit hours per academic year).
- Minimum of five years' experience in related field(s).
Skills/Abilities:
- Attention to detail; organized
- Possess analytical and technical skills necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position
- Prioritize tasks and work independently
- Prepare/edit detailed laboratory procedures/instructions, schedules, project descriptions, purchase requirements/justifications
- Be proactive to the requirements of the job
- Follow directions as provided
- Communicate effectively (Written and verbal)
- Operate, calibrate, maintain and repair a variety of laboratory equipment in the areas of responsibility
- Adhere to safety requirements and College policies
- Ability to engage in the College's mission and values
In house design of equipment for specific teaching requirements. Meets with professors to set goals, specification, and budget for new devices. Generate parts and supply list and find vendors with best price/quality. Create documentation. Adheres to PSTCCs Policies and procedures.
Magnitude of Impact:
Position primarily impacts the engineering and media technology department. Actions are evident anytime classes are in progress. Occasionally it may also impact other departments such as Procurement Services or Facilities. The timeframe is immediate to within days or weeks. Long term impacts are infrequent.
Responsibility for Accuracy: Preparing the wrong material needed, and not maintaining accurate supply records.
Financial Impact: Responsible for finding best price/suppliers for parts, supplies, and equipment for daily operation of department labs. Over ordering or buying wrong or no longer used equipment would waste funds.
Budgetary:
Find vendors with best price / quality.
Judgement and Decisions:
Review current enrollment with ordering lab supplies. Supervisor reviews orders.
Nature of Contacts:
Students: Lab assignments, Course Work, Assigned Projects, Open Labs
Vendors: Replacement parts/ warranty service
Lab Equipment Suppliers: New Equipment and replacement parts
Full-time Employment Benefits:
- Insurance Options: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short/Long-term Disability, FSA/HSA
- Wellness Incentive Program, if enrolled in health plan
- Educational Assistance: Fee Waiver, Spouse/Dependent discounts, Audit/Non-Credit, Reimbursement Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement Options: Tennessee traditional pension plan option (TCRS), 401k with $100 company match, 457, 403b
- Employee Discount program with over 900+ companies
- 14 Paid Holidays/Year Includes paid days off the last week of December
- Sick Leave Bank
- Longevity Pay
- Many opportunities for professional development
Pellissippi State Community College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA employer
If you have any problems or questions please contact Human Resources at Pellissippi State Community College's Human Resource Office at 865-694-6607 or by email at recruiting@pstcc.edu .
If you are interested in this position, click on Apply located below or Apply Now in the upper right-hand corner.
#mrp
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