Ceramics Studio Manager

The Ceramics Studio Manager is responsible for supervising, maintaining, and ensuring safe use of the Ceramic studios of the California College of the Arts.

They must have current and significant experience with studio processes, materials, and technology and a commitment to maintaining an open, accessible and safe learning environment.

The manager provides technical assistance and operational support to Ceramic Program courses, majors and graduate students as well as for interdisciplinary, youth, and extension courses in their area of responsibility. In collaboration with the 3D Studio Operations team, this position supervises the operations of the Ceramics Studios to ensure a well-maintained, safe, and friendly environment.

The Ceramics Studio Manager supervises a team of 3-6 student workers and works with their Studio Operations colleagues to provide safety and technical expertise for all Ceramics students / faculty and interdisciplinary projects across the College.

They are responsible for developing and enforcing studio use and access policies, delivering safety orientations, and ensuring that studio use is in compliance with College policies and regulations for health, life, and safety.

Studio Managers collaborate with program Chairs and teaching faculty to ensure consistent, reliable, and appropriate support in the studio teaching and learning environment.

They are responsible for managing studio funds, procurement of materials and equipment, and collaborates with annual and long-term studio planning. Studio Managers should be comfortable with the use of digital systems for financial, scheduling, and inventory management.

Studio Managers regularly participate in campus-wide projects for campus unification and studio sustainability.

Experience with a student population is key; the Studio Managers work directly with studio users and interact on a daily basis with students, including many international students and English-language learners, shaping their CCA educational journey.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES :

STUDIO OPERATIONS - 40%

• Manages and studio facilities and equipment to ensure a well-maintained and safe environment; supervises and supports daily operations.
• Maintains equipment inventory and manages studio materials and supplies. Repairs and / or sends equipment out for repair as needed.
• Delivers general mandatory studio safety orientations for all studio users; provides specialized, advanced or tool-specific orientations and training as required.
• Manages storage and handling of studio materials, including hazardous materials; maintains inventory documents, updates catalog of Safety Data Sheets, supports semiannual waste pickup and attends mandatory HazMat trainings.
• Supports and participates in College-level initiatives and long-term projects for campus unification and studio sustainability.
• Acts as a fully contributing team member of Studio Operations and the 3D Studio Operations unit; participates in mutual support and collaboration to the benefit of the CCA Studios and the College as a whole.
• May be assigned to other responsibilities within Studio Operations when courses are not being offered in their studio, and in other situations where the workload in the primary area of responsibility is reduced.

MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION - 30%

managing the labor budget, creating the student worker schedule, writing and updating job descriptions, hiring, administration of timesheets, performance management, training workers in studio tasks and safety, and providing

ACADEMIC ROLE / SUPPORT - 25%

Non-Essential Job Functions - 5%

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Education & Professional Qualifications

Administrative & Management Experience

Specialized Knowledge & Skills

Blaauw and Laguna gas kilns, electric kilns, pugmill, potter wheels, HVLP spray guns, stationary wood shop equipment (tablesaw, bandsaw, sander, chop saw, etc), MIG welder, Oxy / Acetylene Torch

Interpersonal Skills

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS :

POSITION DETAILS :

Location

San Francisco

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Additional Locations

Application Instructions

Applicants are required to attach a cover letter and resume. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Recommended document file formats are Word or PDF. If there are multiple attachments, we recommend compressing / zipping your files into a zip format file. There is also a place in the application for you to provide a link to large documents. Please submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions.

Application Deadline

For staff positions, screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.

EEO Statement

As an educational and cultural institution, California College of the Arts has a responsibility to provide access and opportunities for all people, with special attention to supporting groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

We believe that a culturally diverse campus is integral to academic excellence, and our student, faculty, staff, and trustee bodies should reflect the diverse world in which we live, with attention to race, ethnicity, religious creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and ability.

California College of the Arts is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from individuals who will contribute to its diversity. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to hr@cca.edu. In alignment with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. If a background check is required for a position, it will be noted in the job posting.

Questions?

Please address any questions to hr@cca.edu.