Title: Lab Specialist, Clauson Center for Innovation and Skilled Trades (CCIT)

Department: Apprenticeship & Applied Learn

Campus Location: Arnold/Main Campus

Salary Range: $57,408-$71,760

Work Mode: This position requires a full-time in-person presence on campus or at alternative locations.

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Schedule: 

Position Type: Full-Time Staff,  Non-Exempt

Position Summary

The Lab Specialist provides support for the instructional labs for skilled trades and related courses offered at the CCIT on AACC’s Arnold campus. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, ensuring the safe and efficient operations of all CCIT labs, purchasing of lab supplies, maintaining an accurate inventory of supplies, tools and equipment, ensuring the availability, reliability, and maintenance of laboratory equipment, serving as the CCIT safety and waste officer, liaising with facilities, providing daily oversight of the labs, and supervising part-time temporary staff assigned to the CCIT.

Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administrators, and staff members. The college seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse team who will contribute to the college's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, embrace concepts of equity and inclusiveness, and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.

While we appreciate your interest in employment with Anne Arundel Community College, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for any position.

Pay dates occur on the 7th and 22nd of each month. If those dates fall on a weekend, the pay date occurs on the Friday prior to the 7th and 22nd. As an employee of the college, you are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package.

In the best interest of the College, only individuals who are residents of Maryland or one of the following states will be eligible for employment at the college: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. The college will annually review this restriction and, if appropriate, expand the list of states of employment eligibility.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Lab Setup:
Accurately prepare laboratory activities for assigned courses, setting out all relevant tools, equipment, materials, and audiovisual supplements in accordance with the requirements set forth in the lab manual(s) for each course.

Maintenance of Laboratory Equipment and Tools:
Maintain proficiency in the operation of all laboratory equipment and tools. Schedule service agreement, maintenance visits, troubleshoot problems and arrange for technical service and repair as needed. Obtain price quotes for service and materials and submit requisitions for service agreements. Arrange for semester lab cleaning and maintenance times for all CCIT labs. Facilitate equipment and tool updates/upgrades. Prepare work orders and other documentation for facilities as needed.

Safety Compliance and Waste/Recycling Disposal:
Serve as the CCIT lab safety officer. Maintain a safe laboratory environment for students, faculty and staff. Assess workplace hazards and maintain hazard certification documents and liaise with AACC risk management officers as necessary. Evaluate and recommend safety procedures and required personal protective equipment for student instruction and laboratory manuals. Oversee laboratory safety inspections including maintenance and testing of laboratory safety equipment and annual testing. Provide consultation and support for issues related to safety and review lab exercises. Maintain storage of chemicals and hazardous materials in compliance with state and federal guidelines.
Maintain records of chemical inventories and Material Safety Data Sheets and oversee inventory annually. Coordinate the disposal of hazardous waste with the office of Risk Management. Coordinate waste and recycling disposal with facilities. Coordinate with facilities for emergencies, regulatory inspections, and emergency preparedness. Serve as a floor monitor for emergency response.

Inventory and Purchasing:
Ensure a complete inventory of chemicals, apparatus, disposables, tools, and equipment and all other materials used in laboratory exercises. Determine purchase requirements for instruction and labs, obtain price quotes, place orders through requisitions or purchasing card procedures, document receiving and reconcile expenditures following college guidelines. Schedule demonstrations by vendors of new laboratory equipment and protocols. Consult with vendors to address shortages, damages and invoicing discrepancies.

Required Qualifications:

Associates degree

Minimum of three years of increasingly responsible experience in facilities maintenance and operations, construction management, or related field.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse, multi-cultural populations and ability to work effectively and tactfully with students, instructors, staff, community representatives, government agencies and the public.

Experience in maintaining an accurate inventory of tools, equipment, and/or supplies.

Experience using the MS Office suite and virtual meeting platforms such as Teams/Zoom at intermediate level. Experience with data collection, database systems and general office duties required; some experience in preparing reports.

Demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive environment and the ability to deal tactfully with all internal and external constituents.

Ability to work a flexible schedule (including evenings and weekends) to meet the needs of students and the department.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience maintaining instructional labs.

Experience working in a community college setting.