Coordinator, Business and Industry Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships and Industrial Systems Instructor

Georgia Department of Revenue•Griffin, GA

30d•Hybrid

About The Position

The State of Georgia is seeking a Coordinator for Business and Industry Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships and Industrial Systems Instructor for Southern Crescent Technical College. This full-time position is part of the Economic Development Division and will involve multiple locations. The role focuses on building and maintaining relationships with local employers, workforce investment boards, government, non-profit agencies, and economic development organizations to form training partnerships and programming that meet stakeholder needs. The coordinator will develop and implement a comprehensive sales plan to increase revenues, identify companies in target business sectors, and introduce them to SCTC noncredit training options. This includes assessing workforce needs, leading training program sales, seeking new partnerships, and converting needs assessments into opportunities such as customized corporate training, apprenticeships, internships, continuing education, credit enrollment, and corporate sponsorships. The position also involves planning and implementing marketing campaigns, developing standardized outreach, coordinating with administration and faculty to develop and evaluate training programs, and engaging with Career Services to connect businesses with graduates and create work-based learning opportunities. The coordinator will also assist in recruiting and supervising part-time instructors and prospective students, maintain knowledge of continuing education programs, document sales practices, analyze data, and maintain professional contacts and visibility in the service area.

Requirements

Associates degree from an accredited college or university and five (5) years of experience in business and industry.
Previous work experience in a manufacturing industry or higher education directly supporting production systems and focused on continuous improvement of manufacturing systems, preventive/predictive maintenance of manufacturing systems, and implementing maintenance training programs in advanced manufacturing technologies.
Expertise in advanced manufacturing technology disciplines such as PLCs and industrial robots and working knowledge of following control systems: Kuka, ABB, Fanuc robots, AllenBradley, and/or Siemens PLC controllers and certification in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
Ability to work independently with excellent organizational, communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
Bachelor's degree and Two (2) years related work experience - -Note: Experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.

Nice To Haves

A Bachelor’s degree in a related field and seven (7) years technical or engineering degree from an accredited college plus a minimum combination of 3 years of experience delivering technical training and performing hands-on maintenance and troubleshooting work and a minimum of 3 years of sales and marketing experience preferably in the higher education or industrial sales in the technical or business fields plus proficiencies as outlined in the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

Assists the Vice President of Economic Development in the college’s manufacturing initiatives related to building and maintaining relationships in the Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC) service delivery area with local employers, workforce investment boards, government, non-profit agencies, and economic development organizations, and forming training partnerships and programming to meet the respective needs of these key stakeholders.
Responsible for developing, planning, and implementing a comprehensive sales plan that would increase revenues. Coordinates with business community to identify companies in target business sectors and introduces them to SCTC noncredit training options, assessing existing and potential workforce needs and leading to the training program sale.
Actively seeks new partnerships and teaming opportunities that align with the division and College’s mission and vision. Conducts needs assessments with employers and converts them into partnership opportunities, which include, but are not limited to customized corporate training, apprenticeships/internships for students, continuing education, and credit enrollment opportunities for employees, as well as corporate sponsorship opportunities.
Provides effective leadership to expand lines of revenue for the College. Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.
Plans and implements marketing campaigns for new products and services. Develops standardized outreach for current and future clients, coordinating its implementation across sales channels, client management, and marketing and communications, Southern Crescent Technical College
Coordinates with administration and faculty on the academic side of the College to develop, deliver, manage, and evaluate noncredit educational and training programs that meet the needs of business and industry in the service area as well as articulating into credit program opportunities for employees, all in compliance with all state, federal accreditation requirements.
Engages with Career Services to meet area talent needs by connecting business, industry and organizations to graduates; creating student internships, apprenticeships and work-based learning opportunities; working closely with the academic side of the College to ensure that credit and noncredit programs align with changing business and industry needs; sharing business/industry data and information; etc.
Plans and conducts outreach to the business community with the goal to develop new partnerships and delivery of college services. Promotes the local and regional brand for Southern Crescent Technical College programming. Engages with existing clients to uncover areas for contract expansion.
Assists in the recruitment and supervision of part-time instructors.
Assists in the recruitment and registration of prospective and enrolled students.
Maintains workforce and technical knowledge of Continuing Education programs including, Industry Certifications, highly specialized IT programs, leadership programs, etc.
Maintains documentation of sales practices, outreach attempts, and communications with clients. Analyzes data and reports on success of initiatives, revenue earnings and evaluates and recommends solutions for continued improvement and sales generation.
Maintains professional contacts and plays an active leadership role in the service area, maintaining personal presence and visibility.
Performs other related duties as assigned by the Vice President of Economic Development.
Other duties as assigned.