Automotive Lab Technician

Automotive Lab Technician

Salary range: $41,491 min. $53,939 max.

Typical Hours of Work: 7:30-4:30 M-F. There may be times that require working later for special events.

Who We Are:

The positive energy at Stark State College comes from exceptionally dedicated employees who work hard for students. Success - for both our employees and our students - is the result.

You'll be a Great Fit if:

You enjoy assisting with and maintaining the Automotive labs and supporting the department chair, faculty and staff with laboratory equipment, machines, vehicles and materials with the primary goal of optimizing lab organization, maintenance, and support components contained within the Automotive, Transportation and CDL department labs.

• You have general knowledge of maintenance, safe practices, housekeeping, and material acquisition in an automotive service or technical educational environment.
• You enjoy ordering, stocking, and inventorying equipment and supplies.
• You are skilled at preparing labs, maintaining satellite laboratories and facilitating a safe lab environment.

Typical Responsibilities Include:

• Perform general routine maintenance on lab vehicles, machines, and equipment
• Make recommendations for modifying or updating laboratory materials as needed. (This includes researching and obtaining quotes.)
• Providing technical support when necessary.
• Sorts, files, labels, and verifies tooling, fixtures, and tooling bins.
• Receives new components and materials, sorts and places them appropriately in the labs.
• Cleans and maintains components stored in the labs and keeps the rooms organized.
• Conducts inventory of components and fixtures in the labs and prepares and maintains inventory reports and records for the supervisor and instructors.
• Manages pickup and delivery of materials, tools, vehicles, and fixtures for labs.
• Visually inspect components for obvious damage and report to the supervisor

To Be Considered, You'll Need:

• H.S. diploma or GED equivalent
• Valid Ohio Driver's License
• Minimum of two years' full-time equivalent work experience or education in an automotive, service, technical, or lab environment where various types of automobiles, tools, and equipment are maintained.
• Must be able to obtain a forklift operator's license within one year of hire.

Preferred Qualifications (although not required):

• Welding Experience
• Fork Lift operator's license
• Operate a pickup truck and trailer, safely securing vehicles and loads when hauling.

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Outstanding Benefits You Can Expect From Stark State:
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Full-time employees: excellent medical, dental & vision coverage; paid life and AD&D insurance; state pension/retirement (OPERS/STRS); paid time off, sick leave and paid holidays; paid Stark State tuition, tuition reimbursement and employee assistance program.

The work you do at Stark State will matter to the thousands of students who walk through our doors, and eventually across the commencement stage, on their journey to a better tomorrow. Come join us and learn how your aspirations can be part of a better future for them - and you.

We love meeting stellar candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster - allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates' references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Stark State College utilizes E-Verify to ensure compliance with applicable employment eligibility laws. E-Verify is an electronic system used to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. This process will be conducted in accordance with I-9 verification and will be done promptly upon hire for all incoming employees. To understand what E-Verify is and how it works please visit E-Verify.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.