Jewelry/Metal Smithing Lab Technician (Part-Time)

Mt. Hood Community College; Gresham (OR); Vor Ort; USD 40.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mount Hood Community College is seeking a Laboratory Support role to maintain the Visual Arts jewelry making/metalsmithing lab and supplies in the on-site Studio environment in Gresham, Oregon. The hire will support faculty, supervise students, and manage inventories with occasional local travel for materials.

Evening and weekend hours may be required. The position involves collaboration in an academic setting, handling jewelry making equipment, and ensuring a functional studio space for classes

Qualifikationen

• Associate's degree or current enrollment in an associate's degree program in jewelry making, metalsmithing, or related field.
• One year of experience providing support services for an arts studio in an academic or professional facility/studio.
• Experience with equipment used in jewelry making and metalsmithing.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Aufgaben

• Monitors and supervises the student lab and work-study students.
• Maintains and purchases supply inventories and occasionally travels locally to pick up for materials and supplies.
• Assists jewelry/metal smithing faculty with studio maintenance projects.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Kenntnisse

Jewelry making

Metalsmithing

Studio supervision

Ausbildung

Associate's degree or current enrollment in an associate's degree program in jewelry making, metalsmithing, or related field

Tools

Jewelry making equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Job Summary

Maintains the Visual Arts jewelry making/metalsmithing lab and supplies.

Essential Duties

1. Monitors and supervises the student lab and work-study students.
2. Maintains and purchases supply inventories and occasionally travels locally to pick up for materials and supplies.
3. Assists jewelry/metal smithing faculty with studio maintenance projects.

Additional Duties

1. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree or current enrollment in an associate's degree program in jewelry making, metalsmithing, or related field
• One (1) year of experience providing support services for an arts studio in an academic or professional facility/studio
• Experience with equipment used in jewelry making and metalsmithing.
• Must be able to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and experience in jewelry making and metal smithing techniques, processes and tools, kiln firing and scheduling.
• Ability to read, write, and be math sufficient to perform the basic job duties.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an academic setting and/or professional work environment.

Working Conditions

This is an onsite position. Work is typically performed in a lab environment working with a variety of people. Work environment is often noisy and crowded with students and staff. Occasional strain to the eyes while working with a computer terminal. Occasional local travel and evening and weekend hours expected.

Salary Placement

Initial salary placement will be within the posted range or pay rate of the position, and is based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.