Toolroom Attendant

BCIT’s **School of Energy **is seeking a **regular, full-time (1.0 **FTE**) Toolroom Attendant**. This position provides assistance to instructors and students of the Machinist program by performing duties related to a toolroom, such as issuing and receiving tools and training material, preparing purchase requisitions and monitoring and maintaining inventory for the machinist shop.

**Duties & Responsibilities**

**DUTIES** **AND**

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Toolroom maintenance**:

- Issues, records and checks tool boxes, tools and equipment, and student lockers.
- Checks for damage or loss of tools and equipment.
- Contacts borrowers re: overdue, missing or damaged items.
- Makes minor repairs on damaged tools; making minor adjustments to precision tools.
- Prepares paperwork for sending tools for repair.
- Monitors, tracking and maintaining an inventory of all tools and supplies for shop area.
- Issues videos, books and learning materials.
- Maintains WHMIS data and MSDS sheets.
- Maintains a clean, tidy, safe environment within the toolroom.
- Cuts steel inventory according to program requirements.

**Other**:

- Monitors supplies and prepares purchase requisitions for approval of Chief Instructor and contacts suppliers for quotations.
- Checks incoming orders for correctness and places items received into inventory; notifies central stores of any discrepancies and file related documents.
- Operates Class III lift-truck (forklift).
- Assists students in the selection of tools required by projects as well as provides students with an orientation of the tool room operations.
- Undertakes other related duties, as assigned, consistent with the grade of this position.
- As required, represents the department on Committees (i.e. Occupational Health and Safety).
- Participates in Records Custodian training and remains current with record keeping practices, policies and procedures (both BCIT and FOIPOP).
- Undertakes related duties as assigned consistent with the job grade for this position.

**Qualifications**

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Definition**:The qualifications section for this position was developed using the approved job evaluation plan, agreed to between the BCGEU and BCIT. The qualifications represent the minimum qualifications required in the future (i.e. to be reflected in job postings) and do not reflect the incumbent’s existing qualifications.

**Education**:
**License(s)/Certifications(s)**:

- Valid driver’s license.
- Valid Forklift Operators license, or willing and able to obtain license.

**Experience**:

- Two years of general experience, plus one year of current experience in a position of similar responsibility in an educational or an industrial environment (e.g. machinist shop).

**Software/Computer Application(s) and Expertise**:

- Experience using database and business enterprises software.

**Communication/Interpersonal Skills**:

- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to provide outstanding customer service.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others and handle conflict using tact and discretion.
- Demonstrated ability to use good judgment, ability to work with confidential information and to demonstrate initiative.

**Administrative Skills (e.g. prioritizing, minute taking, wp speed, etc.)**:

- Demonstrated ability to make responsible decisions with mínimal supervision.
- Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks.

**Other Skills/Abilities**:

- Must have working knowledge of tools and equipment.
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time and be able to lift and carry heavy objects of up to 50 lbs., without the aid of a hydraulic lift or hand truck.

**Additional Information**

**Benefits - Why you’d love working with us**
- Competitive pay
- Minimum of fifteen days of vacation prorated per year
- Competitive employer-paid extended health and dental plan including access to a Health Care Spending Account of up to $325 if eligible
- Defined benefit **pension** plan with employer contributions
- **Professional Development** funds and resources
- Access to most BCIT Flexible Learning **courses** free of charge
- **Wellness** and Employee Assistance programs
- Complimentary membership with free access to the Fitness Centre, Gymnasium, and **_more_**:

- For more information on our generous benefits, **click here**
- The British Columbia Institute of Technology acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)._

**Salary Range**
- Salary Grade 5: $53,641 - $57,817 per annum.**Additional Salary Information**
- External hires are initially placed at the minimum of the salary range with set progressions to the maximum as per the Collective Agreement. Salary prorated based on percentage and term of appointment.Position Deta