Lab Technician - Graphics and Web Design

CEGEP - John Abbott College; Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

John Abbott College seeks a GWD Technician to maintain classrooms and laboratories, manage hardware and equipment, and assist faculty and students in these spaces. The role includes coordinating with ITS, managing inventory, and supporting lab events and daily operations.

The technician will ensure printers and lab devices are ready, help with upgrades, and document procedures and issues to improve lab efficiency.

Qualifications

• Education: college diploma in GWD or related field or equivalent recognized by authorities.
• Good knowledge of computer hardware and software.
• Ability to work with faculty and students in lab settings.
• Willingness to upgrade skills and stay current technologically.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Self-motivated and proactive.

Responsibilities

• Maintain classroom, labs and associated hardware/equipment.
• Order and manage lab supplies to keep inventory.
• Assist faculty and students in labs and offices.
• Coordinate with ITS on lab hardware requests and outages.
• Manage lending of equipment to students and faculty.
• Maintain and review departmental assets and lab equipment.
• Support lab scheduling and operations for classes and events.
• Document procedures, issues and resolutions.
• Coordinate lab furniture readiness and replacements.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Courteous communication

Willingness to upgrade skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Self-motivated and proactive

Attention to detail

Education

College diploma in GWD or related field

Tools

macOS

Adobe Creative Cloud

CPanel

FTP/SFTP (FileZilla)

WordPress

SMB/CIFS networking

OneDrive

Job description

Reference: S-253033-67. Deadline to apply: October 23, 2026 11:59 PM EDT.

Permanent part-time with temporary lay-off.

Job summary: UNDER THE GENERAL AUTHORITY OF THE PROGRAM DEAN of GWD, AND THE FUNCTIONAL SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, THE GWD TECHNICIAN WILL MAINTAIN THE CLASSROOM, LABS AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED BY THE GWD DEPARTMENT, AND ASSIST FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN THESE SPACES AS NEEDED.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Configuring and maintaining the department’s inventory, including departmental equipment, supplies and consumables
• Ordering supplies to maintain inventory
• Providing assistance to students and faculty
• Acting as a liaison between the GWD and ITS departments regarding IT related issues and requests
• Controlling, managing, recording and lending of equipment to students and or faculty
• Coordinating and reviewing the hardware proposed by ITS (capital request) for lab refresh
• Tracking and maintaining list of all departmental assets
• Keeping abreast of current technological innovations in the GWD field
• Assisting in all GWD (vernissage, Brand Expo, Stage Debrief etc) and JAC promotional events (Open house, information night, etc)
• Documenting of procedures, issues and resolutions
• Being available to support GWD teachers in labs and offices
• Support the running and scheduling of labs
• Be responsible for related tasks as assigned

Responsible For Lab Maintenance Including

• Ensuring adequate printer toner, ink and paper supply
• Responding to requests to clear the labs and office printer cues when print job errors jam the production
• Calibration of lab monitors for color accuracy using the department’s calibration hardware tools
• Maintaining inventory of digital cameras, iPADS, drawing tablets, tripods and accessories
• Managing lending of all digital cameras, drawing tablets, iPADS, tripods and accessories
• Ensuring all digital cameras and iPADS have charged batteries before classes where they are required
• Ensuring all accessory software (plugins, color profiles etc.) are installed and accessible by students
• Maintaining the large format color printer and operate it on behalf of the students
• Ensuring labs are clean (including scanners, lenses and monitors)
• Performing daily pre-class lab checks of teaching workstation, projectors and smart board, printers (including clearing printer queues) and monitoring consumables (ink, paper and toner)
• Coordinate lab furniture readiness – verification of initial numbers, replacement of chairs, desks

Qualifications

Education: To have a college diploma in GWD or related field or a diploma or an attestation of studies, which is recognized as equivalent by the competent authority.

Specific Requirements

• Good knowledge of computer hardware and software
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with college support staff and faculty
• Ability to communicate courteously with students
• Willingness to upgrade skills and stay current technologically
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Self-motivated, autonomous and proactive

Preferred Assets

• 2+ years’ work experience
• Knowledge of the use and maintenance of DSLR cameras, and Audio-Visual equipment such as projectors
• Familiarity with macOS
• Familiarity in configuring Mac workstations for Adobe Creative Cloud suite-based photography and video editing workflows
• Familiarity with CPanel (or equivalent) end-user web hosting software
• Familiarity with FTP/SFTP file transfer software (FileZilla)
• Familiarity with connecting to SMB/CIFS network shares on macOS
• Familiarity with Microsoft OneDrive
• Familiarity with the WordPress environment

Candidates Will Be Tested To Demonstrate Knowledge Of

• English (Advanced – oral and written)
• French (Basic – oral)

In accordance with ministerial directives issued by the Secretariat du Conseil du trésor concerning a freeze on public service recruitment, effective November 1st 2024, applications from employees with regular employment status at the College and within the College network will be prioritized.

John Abbott College adheres to an Equal Access to Employment Program, and invites women, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities to submit their applications.

We thank all candidates who submit their resumes for consideration. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. If your work experience has changed or if you have acquired additional education since your last visit, be sure to submit your updated resume so that we may review your full career path.