Senior Technician, Automotive

Title: Senior Technician, Automotive

Employee Classification: 52 Wks Unit 

***Internal Classified Unit Employees who apply in the first 5 working days from publish date will be given due consideration. External applicants will only be considered, after all qualified internal candidates have been deemed unsuccessful.***

Department: Auto Technology

Salary Range:  47,000

Who we are:

We are not-for-profit:  St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.

We are a respected employer:  For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.

We make an impact in the community:  Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students.  More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation.  STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri’s four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.

What you get:

Benefits package [for full-time employees]:  STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, Short-term & Long-term disability insurance.

Opportunity to grow:  Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.

Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents.  Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.

Work/life balance:  Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.

Commitment to wellness:  STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.

The basics of this position:

Performs duties necessary to repair, maintain, operate and demonstrate engineering equipment used in training of students; ensures facilities and equipment are maintained in a safe operating condition and that activities comply with safety standards and procedures.

What you'll do:

• Repairs/operates/demonstrates microcomputer equipment, electronic equipment
  and devices, peripherals, printers, and other such items used in conjunction with
  CNC, PLC and Robot controllers.
  Prepares lab projects for students and instructors, i.e., material preparation,
  machine setup including dry run, project procedure evaluation or creation.
  Supervises and instructs students in labs.
  Schedules equipment repair and/or maintenance.
  Develops procedures for operation of upgraded or new equipment.
  Researches and evaluates new technologies for future capital purchases.
  Purchases supplies for all labs and classes.
  Maintains a safe working environment in all labs.
  Consults with students for class registration.
  Evaluates and requests needed physical plant maintenance.
  Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Education, experience, and other requirements:

AAS in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering Technology and over three years