El Camino College

Industrial Equipment Technician

Req: C2425-009

Division:  Industry & Technology

Close Date:  11/08/2024

Complete job description and application available online at: https://elcamino.igreentree.com/css_classified

BASIC FUNCTION:

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, the Industrial Equipment Technician provides advanced or specialized technical expertise in a studio, lab, or other instructional-related facility. Advises and/or assists faculty, staff, and students in the use of specialized equipment and/or facilities. May provide guidance on class projects, services and support for instructional labs. Maintains instructional facilities, materials, equipment, and/or parts in accordance with established protocols and current safety regulations.

**This position is contingent upon available categorical funding**

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

Provides advanced or specialized technical expertise in a studio, lab, or other instructional-related facility to assist and/or support faculty, staff, and students. Demonstrates proper handling of technical equipment and materials and ensures safety guidelines are followed.

Prepares in collaboration with the instructor equipment setups, lab exercises, and instructional demonstrations. Ensures operational procedures are in place and followed to facilitate and streamline the learning experience for students. Provides instructional assistance to students and answers technical and procedural questions as needed.

Participates in the day-to-day operations and maintenance of one or more studio/lab/instructional site facilities. Maintains facilities in an orderly, safe, and operable condition. Schedules maintenance services in consultation with supervisor.

Designs, fabricates, constructs, or adapts parts, equipment, materials, and/or fixtures to meet specific needs of studio/lab/instructional site facilities. Operates, maintains, adjusts, and repairs machinery and/or equipment. Recommends replacement parts as needed.

Maintains software updates and subscriptions for studios, labs, and other instructional site facilities.

Troubleshoots mechanical and/or electrical malfunctions and restores to proper working order. Informs supervisor of complicated malfunctions and provides recommendations on equipment acquisitions, enhancements, or external service repairs.

Contributes to the development and implementation of studio/lab/instructional site operational procedures and policies. Ensures compliance with health and safety standards of operation.

Controls and monitors equipment and inventory of supplies. Requisitions and verifies prices with vendors. Researches supplies and vendors as appropriate. Collects monies from students for supplies. May approve supply orders when assigned as the supervisor's designee.

Monitors expenses for materials, supplies, repairs, maintenance, and project work. Provides budget information and expense estimate reports to supervisor.

Provides direction to other studio/lab/instructional site assistants. Trains and monitors work. Provides feedback as needed.

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Two (2) years full-time journey-level experience or equivalent formal training in industrial maintenance or related field.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience troubleshooting electrical controls and 480/220 volt systems.

Experience operating, troubleshooting or maintaining CNC machine tools.

Experience reading electrical schematics.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge/Areas of Expertise:

Specialized, progressively responsible experience and training in applicable industrial maintenance or related field.

Experienced in teaching or training others in safe shop practices.

Knowledge of database operations, data acquisition, and software updates.

Knowledge of studio/lab/instructional site procedures and equipment specific to area of instruction.

Expertise operating and safely using industrial machine equipment.

Knowledge of up-to-date methods, tools, materials, and techniques to service and repair a variety of industrial machine equipment.

Knowledge of proper methods for storing equipment, materials, and supplies.

Knowledge of efficient and accurate inventory practices and methods.

Abilities/Skills:

Ability to plan, prioritize, organize, and schedule instructional activities.

Skilled at leading or guiding others.

Skilled at designing and redesigning machine shop parts.

Ability to understand and follow oral and written directions.

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working and instructional relationships with others.

Starting salary is $6,350 per month.

Generally, new employees start at the first step on the salary schedule. Advanced salary placement may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Salary increases are granted on the first day of the month following each year of service, until Step 6 is reached ($8,165 per month). Employees contribute 8% of their earnings toward the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).

CLOSING DATE: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Position requires manual dexterity.

Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Indoor and outdoor work required.

Position involves twisting, bending, kneeling, and stooping.

Position requires standing for prolonged periods of time.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

This is a full-time, twelve-month position subject to a probationary period. Working Hours: Must be available to work during certain shifts as required, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Saturday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (morning, afternoon and/or evening shifts, including split shifts).

Offer and acceptance of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credential(s), and transcripts. Candidates selected for employment must agree to be fingerprinted, submit Certificate of Completion of the Tuberculosis Risk Assessment and/or Examination, provide proof of eligibility for employment in the United States, and present a valid Social Security card upon hire.

ADA ACCOMMODATIONS

Applicants with disabilities requiring special accommodations must contact the ADA Compliance Officer at least five (5) working days prior to the final filing date: ADA Job Applicant Accommodation Request (maxient.com)

BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS

Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance

The College provides a diversified insured benefit program for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Dependent medical, dental, and vision insurance is available, toward which both the College and the employee contribute.

Sick Leave and Disability

Paid sick leave is granted equal to one day for each month of service. Sick leave days may be accumulated indefinitely.

Retirement

Full-time employees contribute a percentage of their regular salary the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and Social Security. Previous employment performed in a different public retirement system may allow eligibility to continue in the same retirement system.

Summer Work Hours

During the summer, employees work eight 32-hour work weeks with full pay.

TO APPLY

Applicants must submit the following documents by the closing date:

Online application: http://www.elcamino.edu/jobs

Resume including educational background, professional experience, and related personal development and accomplishments.

Pertinent transcripts (PDF format only) as stated in the required qualifications. (Unofficial computer-generated academic records/transcripts must include the name of the institution and degrees awarded to be acceptable.) Multiple page transcripts must be loaded as ONE PDF document.

Foreign Transcripts: Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. For information on transcript evaluation services, please visit: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl635.pdf.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Documents submitted or uploaded for a previous position cannot be reused for other positions. You must submit the required documents for each position you apply for by the closing date. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application. Applications with an incomplete status will not receive consideration. You may check the status of your application online.

If you need assistance you may call 310-660-3593 Ext. 3807 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or by email at hr@elcamino.edu.

Due to the large volume of calls received on closing dates, we highly recommend that you do not wait until the last day to apply so that we may assist you with questions or technical matters that may arise. Give yourself sufficient time to complete the profile, which may take 45 minutes or more. Positions close promptly at 3:00 p.m. PST (pacific standard time).

JEANNE CLERY ACT COMPLIANT

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, El Camino College has published an Annual Security Report, and all required statistical data. These publications include Clery crime statistics for the previous disability three years relevant to El Camino College classes and activities, in addition to institutional policies concerning campus safety and security. The information is also available in printed form in the lobby of the Police Department and in select locations on campus. Upon request, the Campus Police Department can provide or mail out copies of this publication. Contact them at 310-660-3100.

EL CAMINO COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The El Camino Community College District is committed to providing an educational and employment environment in which no person is subjected to discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age (over 40), (mental or physical), sex, gender (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military and veteran status, or retaliation; or on any other basis as required by state and federal law.