Automotive Lab Specialist: Hands-On Tech & Safety Lead

Dallas College; Farmers Branch (TX); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Dallas College seeks a Lab Specialist in Automotive Technology to operate and maintain automotive labs, ensuring safe and effective learning environments for students and instructors.

You will manage tools, equipment, inventory, and learning resources, train students in proper lab practices, and collaborate with faculty to support curriculum and student outcomes in a dynamic automotive program.

Qualifications

• Associate degree plus one year of related work experience and/or teaching experience.
• Official transcripts are required.
• Some positions may require specific state licensed/certifications depending on the discipline.

Responsabilités

• Responsible for daily operations and maintenance of laboratories, specialized classrooms, learning laboratories, tool rooms and equipment in support of courses and programs.
• Promote and support safety through laboratory safe practices and provide training for students on safety procedures and hazardous materials handling.
• Maintains all Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) information for all chemicals and materials as required.
• Responsible for performing periodic inventory and maintaining accurate inventory for equipment, tools, materials and supplies.
• Receives, stores, and issues tools, supplies or equipment associated with courses or programs.
• Maintains log of tools, materials and equipment distributed and returned.
• Responsible for security of assigned inventory.
• Responsible for maintaining tools, equipment, and information systems in good working condition and ensuring that repairs are scheduled and completed in a timely manner; perform minor repairs and calibrations as needed.
• Responsible for scheduling preventative maintenance of equipment and recommend replacement or new equipment acquisitions.
• Schedule repairs and prepares and tracks purchase requisitions.
• Serve as primary point of contact for vendors for quotes and purchases.
• For learning labs, partner with faculty to coordinate appropriate learning lab support services including student orientation and training.
• Responsible for troubleshooting lab hardware/software issues.
• Monitor students in the computer lab during open lab periods.
• Assist in the monitoring of lab activities to ensure a safe and clean learning environment.
• Serves as a resource to students, staff and faculty in area of specialization.
• Monitor and control budget expenditures within allocation.
• Hire, supervise, and evaluate lab assistants and assigned staff.
• Determines work schedules and assignments in collaboration with faculty.
• Keeps up to date on the professional and technical aspects on the job.
• Utilizes excellent communication skills when interacting with internal/external stakeholders and constituents within the Dallas College community network.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Completes required Dallas College Professional Development training hours per academic year.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Formation

Associate degree

Two years related work experience alternative

Description du poste

Dallas College seeks a Lab Specialist in Automotive Technology to operate and maintain automotive labs, ensuring safe and effective learning environments for students and instructors.

You will manage tools, equipment, inventory, and learning resources, train students in proper lab practices, and collaborate with faculty to support curriculum and student outcomes in a dynamic automotive program.