Welding Technology Lab Assistant (Continuous Recruitment)

Surry Community College; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 490,917 - 736,376; Full time

Job summary

Surry Community College is seeking a Welding Technology Lab Assistant responsible for assisting instructors and students in the welding lab. The role involves maintaining supplies, assisting faculty, and ensuring safety practices.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, proficiency with welding equipment, knowledge of safety procedures, and skills in Microsoft Office. The position is vital in supporting program enrollment and provides a chance to work in a dynamic technical environment.

Qualifications

• Experience and proficiency with manual and semi-automatic welding equipment.
• Understanding of safety procedures related to welding, cutting, and brazing.
• Ability to write using proper grammar and punctuation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain supplies and equipment for labs.
• Assist faculty with student assignments.
• Develop and enforce safety practices.

Skills

Welding equipment proficiency

Safety procedures knowledge

Microsoft Word and Excel

Oral and written communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Welding Technology Lab Assistant (Continuous Recruitment)

For information about this position, please contact Ray Hoots, Director – Engineering Technologies, at 336‑386‑3267 or [e-mail].

This position is responsible for assisting instructors and students in the welding lab. The purpose of a continuous recruitment posting is to build a pool of interested applicants to support the program as enrollment increases.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintaining supplies and equipment for the laboratories and stock rooms.


• Assisting faculty with the preparation and administration of student assignments.


• Maintaining inventory in supply cribs and generating supply orders for the Director and/or Lead Instructor.


• Assisting in the development and enforcement of safety practices in the instructional laboratories.


• Preparing materials and machinery for lab exercises.


• Performing other job‑specific duties as assigned by the Director or Lead Instructor.


• Maintaining a clean and safe work area.

Qualifications

General Qualifications

• Ability to write using proper grammar and punctuation.


• Ability to apply and understand standard mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and other mathematical functions as needed.


• Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and the philosophy of the community college system.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.


• Experience and proficiency with manual and semi‑automatic welding equipment.


• Extensive knowledge of safety procedures related to welding, cutting, and brazing.


• Microsoft Word and Excel proficiency.


• Oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using AutoCAD or similar CAD software.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.


• Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, fingers, and arms; reach with hands and arms.


• Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.


• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.


• Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Required to wear eye protection and other PPE as needed; noise level may require ear protection.

Location

Surry Community College, 630 S Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017