Emergency Hire Equipment Technician I - College of Architecture & Environmental Design

Cal Poly•San Luis, CA

66d•Onsite

About The Position

Diagnose and perform skilled repair and maintenance of common and specialized equipment to the component level. Research, acquire, and install replacement components. Find cost effective alternatives to original equipment manufactured parts. Design and construct technical equipment and replacement parts with accuracy and precision using computer aided design software to meet faculty, staff, and student requirements. Research emerging technologies and integrate these innovations into research labs and classrooms. Using a wide variety of materials, fabricate prototypes and final products for faculty, staff and student projects. Perform calibration and quality control tests to ensure reliability, repeatability, and safety. Give technical advice, train, and oversee faculty, staff and students to safely use equipment and instruments. Provide recommendations for changes in shop operations to ensure goals of programs are met including efficient utilization of facilities and their services, equipment upgrades, and software updates that incorporate recent advances in industrial standards. Establish preventative maintenance schedules and define technical skills required to service industrial equipment. Collaborate with Facility Services and off campus vendors for infrastructure construction and maintenance projects. Inspect and verify completed work. Troubleshoot and repair problems with Support Shop and digital fabrication equipment and instruments. Prepare installation sites for student or faculty construction projects. Ensure proper safety policies are followed in the Support Shop, digital fabrication lab, and instructional facilities.

Requirements

Equivalent to one year of journey-level or skilled experience in the maintenance, repair and operation of technical equipment in the specialty area to which assigned such as mechanical, electromechanical, electronics or in the specialized category requiring construction and fabrication skills and some precision work, trade or craft skills working with a variety of unique materials, or specialized knowledge and skill related to unusual equipment.
Equivalent to two years of semi-skilled experience maintaining and repairing scientific or technical equipment or related equipment experience as part of instructional support activities may be substituted for the required experience.
Equivalent to two years of trade school or technical arts training with specialization in the type of equipment repair to which assigned, completion of an apprenticeship program, or completion of a full military specialization in the required type of equipment maintenance and repair may be substituted for the required experience.
Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment.
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Applicants for staff and management positions must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and perform skilled repair and maintenance of common and specialized equipment to the component level.
Research, acquire, and install replacement components.
Find cost effective alternatives to original equipment manufactured parts.
Design and construct technical equipment and replacement parts with accuracy and precision using computer aided design software to meet faculty, staff, and student requirements.
Research emerging technologies and integrate these innovations into research labs and classrooms.
Using a wide variety of materials, fabricate prototypes and final products for faculty, staff and student projects.
Perform calibration and quality control tests to ensure reliability, repeatability, and safety.
Give technical advice, train, and oversee faculty, staff and students to safely use equipment and instruments.
Provide recommendations for changes in shop operations to ensure goals of programs are met including efficient utilization of facilities and their services, equipment upgrades, and software updates that incorporate recent advances in industrial standards.
Establish preventative maintenance schedules and define technical skills required to service industrial equipment.
Collaborate with Facility Services and off campus vendors for infrastructure construction and maintenance projects.
Inspect and verify completed work.
Troubleshoot and repair problems with Support Shop and digital fabrication equipment and instruments.
Prepare installation sites for student or faculty construction projects.
Ensure proper safety policies are followed in the Support Shop, digital fabrication lab, and instructional facilities.