WLD Shop Tech OMIC (Casual)

Join Our Team at Portland Community College

Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students.

Casual positions at Portland Community College have a working hour limit per fiscal year.

Duties require independent actions, use of judgment and specific knowledge or experience in a technical specialty (generally requiring two years experience in the specialty or comparable training/education). Work is performed under general supervision.

What You'll Do and Who We Are Looking For

The PCC OMIC Training Center is looking to recruit a substitute Shop Helper to support the PCC OMIC Welding Program (Night Shift). Shift hours are 5:00PM - 10:00PM, Monday - Thursday.

Qualifications

• Possess safe working knowledge of shop equipment and tools (angle grinder, die grinder, pedestal grinder, iron worker, shear)
• Knowledge of the componentry and functionality of multiple welding processes (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW)
• Competency taking measurements; adding & subtracting fractions; converting units of measurement (i.e. inches to feet, mm to inches)
• Interpret blueprints and/or follow instruction manuals
• Lift up to 50 lbs. ; work in various positions: ground level, standing, sitting

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of work areas
• Check tools out to students at the beginning of shift
• Collect and check tools in at the end of shift
• Assist instructors in setting up and tearing down demos
• Maintain stock levels of pre-cut material for student projects. i.e. process steel
• Offload shipments from pallets
• Assemble new equipment; maintain existing equipment
• Assist instructors with fabrication projects designed to modify/update the shop
• Perform grinding, deburring, and finishing operations
• Perform cutting operations using band saw, chop saw, sheet metal shear, and cut-off wheel
• Safely handle and dispose of chemicals
• Assist with shop cleanup and organization
• Identify safety risks and hazards, and comply with relevant safety procedures and regulations
• Implement closing procedures

This is a casual, part-time, temporary position.