Welding Tool Room Technician

Be a part of a growing team in the Welding Technology Department! Manage welding machinery and peripherals, thermal cutting operations, and weld supply inventories. Be "in-charge" of your own shop, while enjoying full-time hours, paid holidays, and paid seasonal campus closures!

The Welding Technology Department at UAA provides training and education for welding processes used in Oil and Gas Exploration, Construction, Maritime, Mining and Excavation, and many more. Our students weld daily, sometimes attending several classes a day, in the pursuit of meeting the requirements for entry level employment. This position is quite possible the backbone of daily operations, as (1) machines constantly need to be verified of operational compliances, (2) steel materials need transported, prepared, and stored, and (3), an accountability of the entire laboratory must be maintained to ensure the Department operates to its maximum potential.

An extreme passion for organization, combined with a strong troubleshooting and repair background will assist an applicant with prior welding operations knowledge with an overall successful employment experience. The applicant should possess strong organizational skills, Microsoft Office skills, welding and fabrication skills, troubleshooting skills, and inventory management experience. This applicant should appreciate more often than not, alone, or as a lead within a small group. This applicant will have opportunities to utilize their professional yet captivating personalities when establishing and maintaining outside vendor relations that reflect both the university, and the department.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required:

🔧Tracking and organizational skills directly related to inventory operations.
🔧Microsoft Office program utilization
🔧Ability to establish and maintain professional communication with outside sales specialists, equipment and consumable vendors, and local industry.
🔧Ability to lift 50 pounds from floor to over head.

Preferred Experience:

🔧Inventory Manager or Inventory Specialist
🔧Welding training, education, and weld qualifications in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) from a post secondary education facility, industrial trades facility, or government agency.
🔧Forklift operation, maintenance, and inspection training/experience.
🔧Electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair experience.

Position Details:

This position is located on the Anchorage campus in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a full-time, term-funded, 10-month, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA staff salary schedule, Grade 76, based on education and experience.

A valid driver's license and clean driving record in compliance with UA Safe Driving Criteria is required.

To complete your application please attach the following:

• Resume

• Cover letter detailing qualifications for this position

• Three (3) professional references to include the name, professional relationship, email address and contact phone number

• Any welding, education, or safety documentation deemed relevant by the applicant. 
  
  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified. 

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Steffany Willhauck, Community and Technical College HR Coordinator, at srwillhauck@alaska.edu. 

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution.  The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.