Technician A - Manufacturing Systems Lab

Penn State University Talent Acquisition • University Park, PA • 2h ago

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Penn State is searching for a full time Technician A - Manufacturing Systems Lab - Grade 2 to join the team. Duties include:

Assist in the set up and operation of student laboratory exercises; work closely with small groups of students

Train faculty and graduate assistants for instruction of class practicums

Responsible for maintaining supplies and materials to ensure the efficient operations of the metal cutting laboratory, metal joining laboratory, materials casting laboratory, and electrical/computer laboratory

Initiate purchase orders and maintain supplier information and catalogs

Meet with sales representatives

Prepare recommendations for new products to purchase

Perform duties of machinist

Set up and operate shop equipment such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, etc.

Work to tolerances of 0.0001 inch from drawings and sketches

Perform duties as foundry worker

Set up and operate induction furnace, cupola, gas melting furnace, centrifugal casting machine, molding machines, core-making equipment, nondestructive testing equipment, hand molding, pattern making, and material analysis equipment

Perform duties as a welder

Operate various equipment in the lab for forging and metal joining; perform brazing, silver soldering, and heat treating

When necessary, assist, replace, and assume the duties of the technician in any other Industrial Engineering Laboratory

Perform duties involving carpentry, plumbing, metal joining, painting, electrical wiring, fork lift operation, and foundry work, as required

Assure safe operation of equipment and use of safe practices by the students; correct unsafe practices and conditions where possible

Report hazardous conditions to class instructor and supervisor. Maintain work and storage area in a clean and orderly condition

Program and operate various computer-controlled equipment including robots, lathes, milling machines, and coordinate measuring instruments

Operate state-of-the-art controls for electronic control welders, carbon-sulfur analysis equipment, programmable controller material handling system, etc.

Attend workshops and seminars concerning the latest technology of new equipment

Train faculty, staff, and students to operate and/or program new equipment

Maintain new equipment according to information gained at workshops and seminars

Submit expense accounts as appropriate

Perform routine repair and regular preventative maintenance duties on laboratory equipment; troubleshoot major repairs

Make recommendations as to what needs to be overhauled or discarded

Work with supervisor and/or faculty member to obtain specific details regarding jobs to be done as appropriate; make minor adjustments to work specifications as required; refer problems to supervisor

Operate equipment and record data in proprietary research projects

Work closely with faculty and staff to modify instruments to convert them from one research function to another

Perform demonstrations of laboratory exercises as requested; prepare material for exercises

Set up and repair a wide variety of electronic, electrical, computer, and mechanical equipment in the General Engineering Laboratories

Assess the value and importance of specific equipment being donated to the Department for use in the laboratories

Make recommendations as to new laboratory layouts to accommodate new or discarded equipment or laboratory renovations

Install new equipment and connect with existing equipment

Supervise part-time student hired each semester to assist in the machining, welding, and materials casting areas

Assist in the set up and operation of student laboratory exercises; work closely with small groups of students

Train faculty and graduate assistants for instruction of class practicums

Initiate purchase orders and maintain supplier information and catalogs

Meet with sales representatives

Prepare recommendations for new products to purchase

Perform duties of machinist

Set up and operate shop equipment such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, etc.

Work to tolerances of 0.0001 inch from drawings and sketches

Perform duties as foundry worker

Perform duties as a welder

Operate various equipment in the lab for forging and metal joining; perform brazing, silver soldering, and heat treating

When necessary, assist, replace, and assume the duties of the technician in any other Industrial Engineering Laboratory

Perform duties involving carpentry, plumbing, metal joining, painting, electrical wiring, fork lift operation, and foundry work, as required

Assure safe operation of equipment and use of safe practices by the students; correct unsafe practices and conditions where possible

Report hazardous conditions to class instructor and supervisor. Maintain work and storage area in a clean and orderly condition

Program and operate various computer-controlled equipment including robots, lathes, milling machines, and coordinate measuring instr

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