Engineering Shop Supervisor

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The College of Engineering (CoE) is comprised of 12 departments, 330 faculty, 320 full-time staff, 8,200 undergraduates, and 1,500 graduates and occupies approximately 950,000 assignable square feet in 40+ buildings both on and off the University Park campus. The Skilled Trades Supervisor will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the shared educational engineering metal shops within CoE by providing students, faculty, and staff a reliable resource of knowledge and experience which enhances the shop opportunities offered for teaching and student projects. Expand knowledge to incorporate safety into shop assignments and procedures.

Provide Penn State University-required safety training to students, faculty, and staff who use the shops. Oversee shop activities to ensure acceptable safety compliances by all users, provide laboratory safety guidelines to technicians, teaching assistants, and research assistants, maintain the shop property inventory, handle all shop-related expenditures and budgets, maintain and coordinate the shop schedule between multiple Departments, and manage the administrative responsibilities assigned to these shops.

This individual will report to the CoE Facilities Manager and will be responsible for the stewardship of day-to-day shop activities including:

• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate assigned technical-service employees (full-time and part-time), teaching assistants, etc.

• Purchase required tooling and supplies for the engineering metal shops. Maintain the inventory of supplies, materials, and other items that must be kept in stock to support all shop activities.

• Maintain and coordinate shop budgets and billings between multiple users.

• Spend time discussing student projects and shop lab courses in depth to ensure a quality learning experience within the shops.

• Manage the shop schedules and coordinate usage requests between multiple departments, faculty, and student groups.

• Organize, maintain, and resolve scheduling conflicts between shop courses, student projects, events, safety training, etc.

• Spend time with each department to discuss and assist with the development of their shop lab courses, schedules, sections, and course activities.

• Liaison with the College of Engineering Safety Officer by ensuring that university Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations and policies are effectively applied in the shops.

• Provide direction and assistance with group projects, educational events, shop courses, and training sessions, monitor the soundness of the assigned process and provide necessary recommendations; complete employee timecards; approve vacation requests; manage machine use for shop classes, student projects, and events.

• Monitoring and reviewing the shop's budgets and financial transactions.

• Coordinate the management of property inventory within the shops; manage the transfer of furniture and equipment to Lion Surplus or other departments; initiate and process Asset Management forms in SIMBA as required.

• Serve as a primary point of contact and liaison between the Office of Physical Plant (OPP) and the College of Engineering (CoE) to coordinate and facilitate the progression of work assignments, emergency maintenance, and utility shutdowns.

Requires an associate's degree or higher in Advance Machining, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline plus three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The successful candidate for this position will have a diverse and demonstrable background in machine shop management and operations, possessing knowledge of welding equipment, CNC mills and lathes, CNC plasma cutter, waterjet machine, and miscellaneous metal equipment; equipment maintenance; schedule management; shop safety requirements, budget management, and technical-service supervision.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong team and collaborative work abilities, adaptability, and ingenuity are also key qualities. Completion of a standard background check will be required.

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