Construction Lab Technician

Program•Omaha, NE

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Construction Lab Technician provides assistance to students, faculty, financial offices, and vendors for the Construction Technology program. The position supports classroom and lab instruction, maintains tools, equipment, parts, training aids, and inventory, and handles related customer work orders and financial records. The position is funded through a grant or other temporary funding source that ends August 31, 2027. This is a 40-hour position, with the schedule based on class and student needs and potentially including days, evenings, and weekends. It is an on-premise role primarily located at the Fort Omaha Campus, with travel to other campuses potentially required based on class and student needs.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
Two years of full-time, work-related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
Knowledge of automotive technology sufficient to perform the essential functions of the position.
Knowledge of standard software applications used by the College, or ability to learn them.
Organizational skills and attention to detail.
Conflict-resolution skills for settling problems involving customers and/or vendors.
Ability to communicate courteously and professionally with faculty, students, and/or customers.
Ability to work well with minimal supervision in a team-oriented environment.
Ability to read and understand complex diagrams and technical language in reference materials.
Ability to work and interact effectively with people of various cultures and ethnicities.
Valid driver’s license and insurability to drive College vehicles.
Must pass a background check.

Responsibilities

Assist faculty with setup in classrooms and the Shop Lab area.
Assist faculty with the training and learning process in classroom and lab areas.
Purchase and resell auto parts and maintain an inventory and security of stocked items.
Check out and monitor special tools and equipment used by faculty and students, and repair or replace tools and equipment as necessary.
Maintain customer work orders, reconcile payouts and parts purchases, collect accounts, and transmit accurate records of collected funds to financial management.
Perform daily cleanup of the Lab, Lab Classroom areas, exterior Lab storage areas, and equipment.
Perform daily equipment safety checks and make repairs as needed.
Document, organize, and maintain records and inventory for tools, parts, equipment, and training aids.
Maintain inventory of equipment, reference materials, visual aids, classroom computers, classroom desk chairs, and other items.
Renovate and update training aids, equipment, and tools, or coordinate repairs through outside vendors.
Attend work, activities, and functions consistently and dependably as scheduled or assigned.