Welding Laboratory Specialist III

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain welding laboratory facilities, equipment, tools, and instructional resources, including purchasing, installing, operating, troubleshooting, and repairing laboratory equipment.
• Order, receive, inventory, and stock welding consumables and supplies needed for program operations.
• Teach assigned welding courses as needed using systematically planned and delivered instruction; maintain student attendance and academic records; evaluate student performance and assign grades. Teaching assignments may include day, evening, weekend, and off-site classes.
• Serve as the lead technician for troubleshooting and repair of complex and specialized welding and electromechanical equipment, coordinating with equipment vendors and technical support personnel as necessary.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with Facilities personnel and assist in ensuring timely completion of maintenance and repair projects within the welding facility.
• Collaborate with the Environmental Health and Safety Manager to support compliance with safety standards and resolve safety-related concerns.
• Supervise work-study students and assist faculty with program-related activities and laboratory operations. Perform other duties as assigned.

This position requires a high school diploma and work experience at an advanced skill level in precision machine shop operations.

Preferred applicants will have an Associate degree in Welding Technology or a closely related field and four (4) years of related work experience; or a High school diploma and ten (10) years of related work experience that includes welding training and instruction in the theory and application of:

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
• Oxyacetylene Cutting (OAC)
• Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)

• Practical knowledge and experience in SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW welding processes.
• Experience maintaining and repairing welding and laboratory equipment.
• Ability to track purchase requisitions and budget, shipping, and receiving documentation.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and customer service skills.
• Ability to successfully pass a welding skills test in all welding processes taught within the program.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment characterized by changing technologies, policies, procedures, and educational requirements.

The successful candidate must be able to lift up to 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds, stoop, kneel, crawl, and stand or walk for extended periods.

• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement and savings plan options
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies

• Health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Term life insurance
• Long term disability
• Flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses

• State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans.
• Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

• Tuition assistance
• Holiday, annual and sick leave
• Discounts on purchases, travel and more

Note:

The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.