Assistant Fabrication Manager
About The Position
The Assistant Fabrication Manager supports the operation of Illinois Tech’s School of Architecture 15,000+ square-foot Fabrication Center and reports to the Fabrication Center Manager. The position provides hands-on assistance and instruction to students, maintains fabrication equipment, supervises student employees, and helps ensure the safe and effective use of analog and digital fabrication resources. Working closely with the Fabrication Center Manager, faculty, and administrators, the Assistant Fabrication Manager supports model making, fabrication, and construction activities and contributes to the continued integration of fabrication technologies within architecture and design education.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education, technical training, and relevant experience.
- Hands-on experience in a fabrication, workshop, maker-space, construction, manufacturing, technical, academic, or similar environment.
- Experience working with fabrication equipment and processes involving materials such as wood, metal, plastics, or comparable materials.
- Experience operating CNC or other computer-controlled fabrication equipment.
- Ability to safely operate, troubleshoot, and perform basic maintenance of fabrication or shop equipment.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, instructional, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to provide clear safety instruction and work effectively with students and other users in a shared fabrication environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in architecture, art, industrial design, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or a related environment.
- Experience with AutoCAD, Rhino, PrusaSlicer, RhinoCAM, or comparable design, 3D-printing, and CNC software.
- Experience repairing or servicing woodworking, metalworking, or related fabrication equipment.
- Experience supervising or training students, employees, or other shop users.
- Knowledge of architectural modeling and model-making techniques.
Responsibilities
- Instruct and assist students in safe equipment operation and fabrication techniques involving wood, metal, plastic, CNC equipment, 3D printing, and related processes.
- Monitor Fabrication Center activities and ensure compliance with safety procedures and equipment-use requirements.
- Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and service woodworking, metalworking, CNC, and other fabrication equipment.
- Supervise and provide direction to approximately 16 teaching assistants and student workers, primarily during evening and weekend hours.
- Support the sale and distribution of fabrication supplies for student projects.
- Collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators to support Fabrication Center operations, instructional needs, and continued development of fabrication resources.
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with students and colleagues and perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- medical coverage
- dental coverage
- vision coverage
- life insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan with university contributions and matching for eligible employees
- tuition assistance programs
- flexible spending benefits
- commuter benefits
- employee assistance program
- university holidays
- applicable paid and job-protected leave benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
