Instructional & Classroom Support Technician 4

Position Title Instructional & Classroom Support Technician 4 About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department The Engineer and Design Department supports Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity. About the Position This Instructional Technician position directly supports the academic mission of the Engineering & Design Department by having primary responsibility for managing, maintaining, and supervising the Manufacturing Engineering laboratory suite for teaching and research purposes. The position is responsible for collaborating with faculty in planning, developing, and implementing laboratory curriculum and experiences as an integral part of the academic programs in the Department, and for providing technical expertise to support senior projects and research projects. The area of responsibility includes the machining lab, waterjet FabLab, Learning Factory, and metrology lab. Additional responsibilities include: hiring, training, and supervising laboratory teaching assistants; setting, maintaining, training, documenting, and enforcing laboratory use and safety policies, including chemical inventory control, use, and disposal in compliance with University policies and State, and Federal laws; training and supervising laboratory users; planning and implementing changes and improvements in the laboratory; operating and maintaining laboratory equipment; and providing technical services for faculty, staff, and students that require equipment housed in this laboratory. This position requires hands-on proficiency and an understanding of basic mechanical, scientific, engineering, and Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing principles. Required Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Science and two years of experience as an Instruction & Classroom Support Technician 2 or equivalent OR an equivalent combination of training, formal education, and work experience
• Experience with operating and maintaining fabrication and/or laboratory equipment. Examples include, but are not limited to:
  
  • Manual and CNC machining
  • Welding
  • Metrology
• Experience using computers for design, analysis, simulation, programming and/or planning
• Experience with employee training and supervision in a laboratory or industrial setting
• Familiarity with technical communication standards and codes. Examples include, but are not limited to:
  
  • Engineering drawings
  • OSHA standards
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse students and colleagues
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern manufacturin