Description
Job Posting Details
Payroll Title: Engineering Technician Supervisor 2
Job Code: 007122
Job Open Date: 4/29/24
Job Close Date: 5/14/24; open until filled
Department Code-Name: ENGR (Dean College of Engineering)
Percentage of Time: 100%
Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff (Career)
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
Work Location: ARTS – 0249C
Hiring/Budgeted Salary Range: $74,300 - $99,480/yr.
Full Salary Range: Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for this position is $74,300 - $134,500/yr. The budgeted salary range the University reasonably expects to pay is $74,300 - $99,480/yr.
Days/Hours: M-F; 8am - 5pm
Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement if applicable: In-person only
Special Instructions
For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.
Department Marketing Statement
The College of Engineering at UCSB is noted for its excellence in teaching, research, and service to the community, infused by a spirit of entrepreneurship in education, scholarly activity and participation in engineering practice. Our mission is to provide our students with a firm grounding in scientific and mathematical fundamentals; experience in analysis, synthesis, and design of engineering systems; and exposure to current engineering practice and cutting edge engineering research and technology. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,500 undergraduate students and 700 graduate students with a full-time, permanent faculty of 165, and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in seven departments including Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials, Mechanical Engineering and Technology Management.
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Brief Summary of Job Duties
Plans, organizes and directs the operation of the COE Machine Shop. Supervises all users of the Machine Shop, including senior staff machinist, part-time machinist, part-time student employees and students. Schedules work, assigns job duties and provides instruction for safe work practice for all Shop tools as needed. Insures standard shop safety practices are followed. Maintains personnel records and initiates personnel actions in accordance with UC policies and procedures. Estimates job labor and materials costs for recharges. Purchases stock, tooling and capital equipment. Set up and fabricate precision parts and assemblies in common and exotic materials, including metal, plastic, wood, glass, ceramics, intermetallic composites, and parts with mathematically defined surfaces. Designs parts, laboratory equipment, and research apparatus using CAD/CAM software. Program and operate CNC milling machines, lathes and EDM machines. Consults and advises faculty, staff and students regarding engineering and fabrication considerations. Exhibits a high level of interpersonal communications skills required to facilitate the operation of the Machine Shop in a team-work environment. Provides excellent customer service to researchers, students and staff while maintaining the flexibility to support the changing needs of the Mechanical Engineering Program and College of Engineering.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience/training.
- 7-9 years of fabrication and design experience; overall technical competence.
- 4-6 years of reading blueprints and interpreting sketches.
- Ability to teach others novel information in an effective, patient manner.
- Effective, respectful, and clear communication skills.
- Ability to lead and influence staff, providing effective direction and guidance.
- Solid knowledge of CAD/CAM.
Preferred Qualifications
- 4-6 years of Machine Shop supervision.
- Analytical and judgment skills needed to problem solve.
- Ability to organize work efficiently.
Special Conditions of Employment
- Satisfactory conviction history background check
- UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment
Job Functions/Percentage of Time/Duties
20% Machine Shop Supervisor - Plans, organizes and directs the on-going operation of the Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop (Research and Student Shops), including long range planning. Oversees all users of the Shop including ~150 undergraduate students. Determines the need for maintenance work on equipment and facilities, plans and schedules the same. Continues to build and maintain a team working environment in the Shop, taking a lead role and participating in Machine Shop staff meetings. Estimates job labor and materials costs for recharges. Understands the principles of job costing, and keeps informed regarding the on-going operating expenses and income in the Shop recharge process. Purchases stock, tooling and capital equipment. Coordinates records of purchases, jobs and recharge billing with the Dean's Office, COE. Supervises: 1 senior level career staff machinist (LAB MECHN SR), and a part-time student employee. Assigns job duties, plans and schedules work, and ensures that safety practices are followed. Provides instruction, development and training as needed. Has a role in the selection and hiring of new Shop staff. Maintains some personnel records and initiates personnel actions in accordance with University policies and procedures and in consultation with the Assistant Dean for Administration.
70% Education and Programmatic Support - Supports Shop Education through assistance on shop related courses, and student work when needed. Trains students on machines and all equipment required by the mission of the college of engineering after they have taken the shop safety course. Maintains a safe and productive work environment for students and staff. Equipment includes machines in and around the machine shop including those located in the interior, the patio, the makerspace. Oversees that students have safely set-up machines and have a full understanding of how to use the tools safely. The equipment supported in the machine shop may change as the college of engineering program evolves over time. Demonstrates understanding on the safe use of all equipment. Understands and oversees engineering tests run in the patio of the shop, working with instructors to approve SOPs. Demonstrates a desire to serve students and the mission of the University.
10% Fabrication and Design - Acts as a technical consultant to researchers, staff and students. Discusses design and fabrication problems with faculty and researchers (including post-docs, graduate students and engineers). Communicates effectively with customers with varying levels of technical competence. Reads and interprets blueprints, sketches, and other guides. Provides original and creative ideas for designs to expedite machining and improve operations. Requires insight into researchers' needs and an understanding of restrictions of the test environment in which the equipment will be operated. Designs and constructs components, laboratory equipment and research apparatus using CAD/CAM software. Performs all set-ups, programming, and operation of manual and computer-controlled machines, including CNC and EDMs to fabricate components for instructional and research labs in the College of Engineering. Independently produces work of the highest quality and accuracy requiring the skills of a superior-level machinist or toolmaker, requiring complex operations, close tolerances and fine finishes.
Policy on Vaccination Programs
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccinations Programs - With Interim Revisions.
As a condition of Physical Presence at a Location or in a University Program, all Covered Individuals* must participate in any applicable Vaccination Program by providing proof that they are Up-to-Date with any required Vaccines or submitting a request for Exception in a Mandate Program or properly declining vaccination in an Opt-Out Program no later than the Compliance Date (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.). Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
For more information, please visit:
UC Santa Barbara COVID-19 Information https://www.ucsb.edu/COVID-19-information
University of California Policy on Vaccinations – With Interim Revisions https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/
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