Detroit, Michigan
Posted: 29-Sep-23
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Type: Full-time
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The Wood Shop Technician is responsible for helping to oversee the wood shop facilities. Technician assists in the training of students, staff, and faculty in the safe and effective use of wood shop tools, equipment, and machinery. Position will consistently work 35 hours per week Monday-Friday from 3pm-11pm. Additional hours on weekends may be worked as needed.
- Must be able to work evenings.
- Provide service and observe the needs of students and faculty utilizing the facility in the fulfillment of their curricular purpose.
- Assist in routine and unanticipated maintenance of shop tools and equipment.
- Assist in the supervision of work study students.
- Assist in safety programs to ensure the proper use of tools, equipment, and machinery.
- Maintain a clean and effective work space.
- Ensure OSHA safety regulations are being observed and maintained.
- Other duties as assigned.
- One to three years of experience in a variety of woodworking, model making, and art processes.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Aptitude for learning new skills and techniques.
- Able to work effectively with a diverse student and faculty populace of varying abilities.
- Educational environment experience preferred.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving parts, and vibration. The employee is exposed to outside weather conditions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling and climbing all day. Must be able to climb ladders. The employee must frequently lift and move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
