What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fabrication Technology Specialist position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain ceramics and printmaking facilities, including the installation and maintenance of equipment, servicing user requests, performing basic repairs, and coordinating with outside entities for the repair of equipment.
- Instruct and assist students and faculty in the use of specialized art and design equipment and technology. Supervise student 3D fabrication laboratories (workshops), supporting students in their creative artmaking and design endeavors.
- Administer and maintain woodworking, metalworking, casting, fabrication, and computer controlled machining devices, in conjunction with other facilities staff, including the maintenance of equipment, servicing user requests, and performing basic repairs.
- Design, implement, and enforce safety procedures and guidelines to help maintain a safe environment for
faculty, students, and staff using the school’s laboratories and instructional facilities and equipment. - Manage the School's South Studios laboratory spaces and resources, and serve as primary contact for students and faculty utilizing those spaces.
- Supervise a group of part-time graduate and undergraduate student employees.
- Utilize the laboratory facilities account database system, working with facilities staff to coordinate the database of user billing and faculty-student resource-access privileges.
- Create informational resources for the use of instructional facilities and equipment.
- Perform other relevant duties as required.