"Distance Mechatronics Program Director"

Distance Mechatronics Program Director

Company:
Central Community College

Job Location:
Columbus, Nebraska

Category:
Online and Distance Education Programs

Type:
Full-Time

Campus: Columbus

Department: Community and Workforce Education

Classification: Contract

Exempt / Non Exempt Status: Exempt

Grant Funded: No

Degree Required: Associate

Degree Preferred: Bachelor

Experience Required: Associate degree and 5 years experience or a bachelor's degree with 2 years experience

Estimated Hours per Week: 40

Posting Number: P01643

Qualifications Required

Associate's Degree

General Summary

Responsible for leading and managing the distance delivery mechatronics program to high schools and business and industry. Plans, organizes, administers, and evaluates distance mechatronics program. Will ensure implementation of quality instructional program. Establishes working relationships and ongoing partnerships with high school administration and staff, business and industry partners, and vendors who supply parts for the lab equipment. Recruits and supervises adjunct faculty and staff; and advises students. Performs duties and responsibilities in accordance with college policies and procedures.

Essential Functions

Establishes the strategic direction for the distance delivery of mechatronics curriculum. Develops, markets, coordinates instruction for distance mechatronics for businesses and high schools. Develops timetables and coordinates college resources to include personnel and equipment to support the program.

Essential Functions

Works with external (e.g. businesses and high schools) and internal (e.g. apprenticeship, internships) to support the distance mechatronics program and promote student success. This may include activities such as (but not limited to) high school visits, coordination of industry presentations in high schools, coordination of industry tours for program participants.

Essential Functions

Maintains familiarity with teaching and learning practices, instructional technologies, and learning management. Provides and/or coordinates instruction for students, staff, and other professionals; organizes courses, industry workshops, assists students in accessing cooperative education, internship, and apprenticeship opportunities and directs and coordinates summer professional development for high school facilitators.

Essential Functions

Establishes partnerships and working relationships with high school administrators, high school facilitators, and industry partners. Oversees recruiting and retention activities to ensure program enrollments. Establishes and maintains working relationships with public and private organizations which may be potential funding sources for the distance mechatronics program.

Essential Functions

Recommends for hire, orients, directs and, when necessary, recommends discipline or discharge of subordinate personnel, to include adjunct faculty. Assists subordinates with difficult employee and/or student relations problems. Determines adjunct faculty course assignments; analyzes adjunct faculty workload and collaborates with dean and associate dean of Career & Technical Education for full-time faculty assignments

Essential Functions

Manages inventory of hands-on mechatronics trainer equipment in collaboration with the associate dean of training and development, directing purchases of parts as necessary to meet the needs of the program, and disseminating kits to the instructional sites.

Essential Functions

Coordinates activities with business and industry leadership team (BILT) and other vital members of the community to stay connected to the industry including recruiting new members and attending industry-related meetings.

Essential Functions

Promotes distance mechatronics program through attendance at regional and national conferences and high school and industry visits.

Open Date: 03/09/2026

Close Date: 03/22/2026

Approximate starting date of employment: 05/01/2026

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