Manufacturing Technology Instructor; FAME Tenure-Track Reedley College

Overview

Manufacturing Technology Instructor (FAME) (Full-time, Tenure-Track) Reedley College
State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 2/24/2026 at 11:59 PM
Campus

Location:

Reedley College
Start Date: 08/05/2026

At Reedley College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual is a person who:

Reedley College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Reedley College.

The ideal candidate will share Reedley College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the  academic year, we enrolled over 17,000 students in which 73% identified as Latinx, 6% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 2% as Black/African American, 15% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Reedley College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

• Providing instruction in Agriculture Department under the general direction of the Dean of Instruction, the position provides instruction in manufacturing technology on the Reedley College campus and/or at off-site community campus locations. the instructor will be responsible for:
• Teaching a full schedule of developmental and transfer level manufacturing technology courses as assigned;
• Teaching courses in blueprint reading, industrial materials, electricity, hydraulics, motor controls, programmable logic controllers, introduction to welding, introduction to machine shop, 2D and 3D CAD, robotics, lean manufacturing, and cooperative work experience;
• Teaching short term contract education classes to the program's industry partners;
• Participating in program review, including student learning outcome development and assessment, to improve student learning;
• Assisting in the operation of the manufacturing technology budget, facilities, and programs;
• Attending departmental, division, and faculty meetings including workshops;
• Serving on staff/college/district committees and contributing through appropriate committee assignments;
• Recruiting and advising students;
• Working with local manufacturing companies in the development and placement of on-the-job student internships;
• Work with Central Valley FAME and SJVMA to organize and maintain an active advisory committee of industry partners;
• Complete FAME USA instructor training to become a certified FAME instructor;
• Collaborate with industry partners to modify and develop curriculum for the program;
• Participating in departmental co-curricular activities such as clubs and related events;
• Organizing and maintaining an active advisory committee;
• Assisting in the advancement of the institution's mission and goals; and
• Serving on…