Substitute- Lab Assistant Welding

Salary : $30.95 Hourly

Location : San Bernardino, CA

Job Type : Substitute

Job Number : 2425-01407

Department : Welding / Inspection Technology

Opening Date : 08 / 15 / 2024

Closing Date : 6 / 30 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Work Schedule : Monday- Friday 8 am- 5pm

Work Days / Year : 260

Mission Statement : San Bernardino Valley College provides innovative instructional programs and cohesive student services to support the educational goals of a culturally diverse community of learners by engaging in continuous improvement and actively working towards an antiracist culture to foster an environment of meaningful learning and belonging for our students, employees, and the community.

Job Description

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION Provides laboratory and program assistance to students and faculty within the Welding program.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Receives minimal direction from supervisor; works from procedures and best practices on general objectives; refers only specific matters to supervisor. May provide technical and functional direction to student workers.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES The following duties are typical for this classification.

1. Working from the knowledge of the subject area, reference materials, course outline, and without specific instructions, sets up and prepares class demonstration, projects, and qualification testing.

2. Assists in the demonstrations of welding, fabrication, and inspection techniques.

3. Assembles supplies and sets up equipment used in class demonstrations and assignments, such as welding machines and oxy fuel torches and manifolds

4. Practices and demonstrates the safe and effective use and operation of a variety of equipment and tools used in the Welding Technology programs.

5. Assists with the design, construction, and modification of new and existing equipment such as filler wire dispensers, material storage racks, welding positioners and forges.

6. Issues supplies, materials, and equipment used for lab sessions; maintains records and facilitates the return of supplies and equipment checked out to students.

7. Operates, inspects, adjusts, calibrates, and makes minor repairs on equipment and tools used in welding and welding inspection labs; schedules maintenance for equipment as necessary.

8. Keeps stockroom orderly and clean; coordinates the recycling of used scrap metal.

9. Maintains inventory records of supplies, material and equipment and prepares inventory reports and requisitions; maintains expenditure records and provides data for budget estimates.

10. Places orders to vendors, receives, and stocks materials, supplies, and equipment for the use of Welding Technology programs; coordinates and assists in receiving donations of scrap metal and supplies.

11. Assists in maintaining security of laboratories, laboratory equipment, supplies, and materials.

12. Monitors production of and collects hazardous waste materials and toxic chemicals resulting from lab classes; collects and properly stores hazardous waste.

13. Performs other duties related to the primary job duties.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and / or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

CORE COMPETENCIES : Critical Thinking

• Analytically and logically evaluates information to resolve problems
• Follow guide, SOP or other step by step procedures for locating the source of a problem and fixing it
• May detect ambiguous, incomplete, or conflicting information or instructions

Fact Finding

Adaptability

Attention to Detail

Listening

Using Technology

Customer Focus

Reading Comprehension

Professional and Technical Expertise

Self-Management

Valuing Diversity

Education / Training : An Associate's degree or the completion of sixty (60) semester units of college-level coursework that includes a minimum of twenty (20) semester units in welding technology or a closely related field.

Experience : Two (2) years of welding experience with one or more welding process(s) recognized by the American Welding Society

License or Certificate : Valid CA driver's license Possession of or ability to obtain a forklift certification.

Equivalency Provision : In the absence of an Associate's degree or the completion of sixty (60) semester units of college-level coursework that includes a minimum of twenty (20) semester units in welding technology or a closely related field, equivalent to the completion of high school and three (3) years of welding experience with one or more welding process(s) recognized by the American Welding Society is qualifying.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Environment : Work is performed primarily in a classroom / laboratory setting; exposure to noise, smoke, fumes, gases, heat, electrical energy, sharp edges, molten metal, sparks, fire, extensive handling of metals.

Physical : Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a classroom / laboratory setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to frequently lift, carry, push, and / or pull light to heavy amounts of weight up to 50 pounds; to occasionally lift, carry, push, and / or pull heavier amounts of weight with or without assistance; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision : See in the normal visual range and ability to distinguish color with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing : Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Employment Requirements

Employment Requirements

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements :

Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment

Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's

This position is not eligible for full-time benefits.