Department Technician

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Dalhousie University Full time

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Department Technician**Department/Unit**
- Mechanical Engineering**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada**Posting Number**
- S326-24**Employee Group**
- NSGEU Local 77**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1**Salary**
- $31.61 - $40.03 per hour ($53,423 - $67,644 per annum, 32.5 hours per week)**Classification**
- T8**Provisional Statement**
- This is a provisional classification. Formal regular review classification procedures may be initiated at any time by the incumbent or supervisor after the incumbent has worked a minimum of six months in the role._

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.**Job Summary**
- The Mechanical Engineering program at Dalhousie provides a well-balanced technical education and prepares graduates to practice in design, research, development, fabrication, testing, processing, construction, operation, planning, sales, and management. Reporting to the Department Engineer, the Department Technician provides essential support to the undergraduate, graduate, and research programs in Mechanical Engineering, as well as student teams in the Faculty of Engineering, through the implementation of specialized skills to solve complex design and machining problems.**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide technical guidance such as material selection, manufacturing processes, and assembly procedure to student teams during the project ideation and design phases to ensure that they create adequate fabrication drawings.
- Participate as a member of the Design Project Review Committee to help evaluate the student design concepts and reports for readiness to build and provide direct feedback to the students on feasibility, fabrication approaches and safety.
- Act as primary technician for student teams as designated by the Committee and provide manufacturing services (machining, welding, sheet metal fabrication, plumbing, carpentry, etc.) or any other support that they may require to ensure project success.
- Provide oversight toward safety training to all students who are working in labs and shops to ensure that they work in a safe manner.
- Provide support for external contract research for both researchers in the department and across the Faculty of Engineering.
- Handling shipments and deliveries of sensitive or heavy equipment forklift and crane operation, maintain lab chemical inventory and safety data sheets, manage hazardous waste disposal, inspect eye wash stations and first aid kits, maintain an inventory of consumables, reconcile monthly purchasing card transactions.

**Note**
- Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant is required to work in-person on campus.**Required Qualifications**
- Canadian Red Seal or Red Seal equivalent qualified machinist with approximately five to seven years’ of experience.
- Experience working independently, as well as supervising and training others.
- A valid Nova Scotia Driver’s License.

**Assets**
- Experience and a desire to work with students and faculty members in an academic setting, as well as excellent interpersonal skills.

**Job Competencies**
- Self-Awareness & Professionalism
- Respect & Inclusion
- Adaptability
- Knowledge & Thinking Skills
- Service

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program._

**Application Consideration**Diversity Statement**

Posting Detail Information

**Number of Vacancies**
- 1**Open Date**
- 10/25/2024**Close Date**
- 11/08/2024**Open Until Filled**
- No**Special Instructions to Applicant**

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