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Purdue University is hiring a Instruction Specialist, Senior to provide direct instruction and support to undergraduate and graduate students in manufacturing processes and equipment use. This role involves guiding the development of manufacturing procedures, ensuring safety compliance, and collaborating with faculty to enhance lab activities and student learning experiences.

Highlights

Provide direct instruction on the use of manufacturing tools and materials including metal, wood, and plastics.
Support faculty and teaching assistants in the delivery and development of lab activities.
Ensure safe operation and protocol adherence within manufacturing spaces, including developing safety policies and training procedures.
Review student drawings and models to facilitate part fabrication and integration into assemblies.
Lead design efforts to implement conceptual ideas into physical manufacturing projects.
Maintain inventory of tools and ordering of supplies for instructional use each semester.
Bachelor's degree in STEM or Education with at least four years of relevant experience required.
Technical skills include manual machine tool operation, CAD software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks), and basic fabrication techniques; CNC knowledge preferred.
Moderate physical activity required, including lifting up to 60 lbs and exposure to manufacturing environment hazards.
Must complete OSHA documentation and participate in continuous education for safety and process improvements.

Instruction Specialist, Senior Full Description

Job Summary

This position will work in the manufacturing spaces and provide direct instruction to undergraduate and graduate students in the use of appropriate equipment and tooling to make parts for curricular needs. This position helps students develop drawings and solid models of parts and translate these drawings into real parts using appropriate equipment in the manufacturing spaces. This position will also ensure safety is maintained within the manufacturing mall complex and assist with proper training procedures for teaching assistants and student employees. This position will also serve as an instructional lab supervisor, providing direct support to faculty, staff, and students.

This position will provide strategic guidance in the development of new manufacturing procedures and processes to further modernize the school’s undergraduate program. In this role, given new concepts in labs or projects, this position will lead the design efforts to physically implement these conceptual ideas. This position will engage collaborators and resources as needed to develop the proposed solution and bring the proposal through the design review process, fabrication process, and implementation process.

This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact at a prestigious institution known for innovation and research excellence. Join our community of lifelong learners and contribute your skills to this critical program. At Purdue, you'll find unrivaled pride and unlimited potential as we persistently pursue the next giant leap together. Take the next step in your career journey - apply now to help build a better world at Purdue University.

What You'll Be Doing:

Serve as the first point of contact for users in one or more of the manufacturing spaces.
Provide direct instruction to student users, using common materials (metal, wood, plastics), on the safe usage of all tools available in the M.E. Manufacturing Spaces.
Serve as a subject matter consultant for formal M.E. lab classes that meet in the manufacturing spaces.
Assist Teaching Assistants in the formal delivery of lab material.
Work with Faculty on the design and development of effective lab activities given the constraints of student count, time, and equipment.
Coordinate with courses to ensure all course needs are met with the limitations of timing, space, and equipment.
Review student drawing packages and models of parts to be produced.
Work with students to understand how the parts fit into a larger assembly, mechanism, or machine.
Advise students on optimal methods, materials, and manufacturing processes for manufacturing said components.
Always ensure a safe working environment in the manufacturing spaces.
Foster a culture of safety and learning to ensure all users have a positive learning experience.
Design and develop shop safety policies and procedures to ensure the safe operation in the manufacturing spaces and assist with proper training procedures for student employees.
Conduct post incident reviews for all safety incidents or equipment failures to identify root causes.
Develop proposals to address root cause problems to increase the overall level of safety for users of the facilities and improve equipment availability.
Implement the Hazard Communication and Safety program for the manufacturing spaces.
Ensure all required OSHA documentation and training is complete and up to date.
Maintain tool inventory and coordinate the ordering of tooling each semester for assigned instructional making spaces.
Coordinate the inventory and order supplies as needed for required course project materials used each semester.
Assist in the maintenance of the equipment in all of the M.E. manufacturing spaces.
Design, develop, and maintain outreach training materials to better prepare students prior to using the manufacturing spaces facilities.
Evaluate student knowledge and weaknesses when using them.
Use this information to create and deliver instructional workshops to better prepare students to use the M.E. manufacturing spaces.
Develop and supervise a “Summer student project” for two to four M.E. students to complete to further the instructional mission of the school as it relates to the usage and equipment in the M.E. making spaces.
Complete continuing education activities to improve knowledge of the materials and processes and how to effectively teach safe making methods.

About Us:

The School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University has a mission to change the world for the better, one student at a time. We began in 1882 as experts in locomotives (thus the name "Boilermakers!") and now in the 21st century, we continue to move the world forward by combining the latest technologies with the strongest of fundamentals.

About 2,600 undergraduate students are part of the Purdue ME family in West Lafayette, Indiana. As one of the broadest engineering disciplines, our students and faculty have the widest variety of interests and expertise. We maintain high standards, whether in the classroom, the laboratory, or the workplace. Purdue ME is one of the top ten schools in the country, as ranked by US News & World Report.

For more information about our department, please visit: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME

What We're Looking For:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Education
Four (4) years of experience required
Background in teaching or working in a teaching shop environment preferred
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered

Skills needed:

Using Manual Machine Tools (metal, wood, fabrics, and basic fabrication techniques)
CAD software fundamentals using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar software
CNC knowledge desired but not required
MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Lift and carry 25 to 50 lbs. frequently, and up to 60 lbs. occasionally
EXPOSURE to fumes/vapors, dust, odors, heavy machinery, lasers and sharp objects

Who We Are:

Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

Additional Information:

Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
Purdue University is an EO/EA University

FLSA Status

Exempt

Original Job Description

Job Summary

What You'll Be Doing:

Serve as the first point of contact for users in one or more of the manufacturing spaces.
Provide direct instruction to student users, using common materials (metal, wood, plastics), on the safe usage of all tools available in the M.E. Manufacturing Spaces.
Serve as a subject matter consultant for formal M.E. lab classes that meet in the manufacturing spaces.
Assist Teaching Assistants in the formal delivery of lab material.
Work with Faculty on the design and development of effective lab activities given the constraints of student count, time, and equipment.
Coordinate with courses to ensure all course needs are met with the limitations of timing, space, and equipment.
Review student drawing packages and models of parts to be produced.
Work with students to understand how the parts fit into a larger assembly, mechanism, or machine.
Advise students on optimal methods, materials, and manufacturing processes for manufacturing said components.
Always ensure a safe working environment in the manufacturing spaces.
Foster a culture of safety and learning to ensure all users have a positive learning experience.
Design and develop shop safety policies and procedures to ensure the safe operation in the manufacturing spaces and assist with proper training procedures for student employees.
Conduct post incident reviews for all safety incidents or equipment failures to identify root causes.
Develop proposals to address root cause problems to increase the overall level of safety for users of the facilities and improve equipment availability.
Implement the Hazard Communication and Safety program for the manufacturing spaces.
Ensure all required OSHA documentation and training is complete and up to date.
Maintain tool inventory and coordinate the ordering of tooling each semester for assigned instructional making spaces.
Coordinate the inventory and order supplies as needed for required course project materials used each semester.
Assist in the maintenance of the equipment in all of the M.E. manufacturing spaces.
Design, develop, and maintain outreach training materials to better prepare students prior to using the manufacturing spaces facilities.
Evaluate student knowledge and weaknesses when using them.
Use this information to create and deliver instructional workshops to better prepare students to use the M.E. manufacturing spaces.
Develop and supervise a “Summer student project” for two to four M.E. students to complete to further the instructional mission of the school as it relates to the usage and equipment in the M.E. making spaces.
Complete continuing education activities to improve knowledge of the materials and processes and how to effectively teach safe making methods.

About Us:

For more information about our department, please visit: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME

What We're Looking For:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Education
Four (4) years of experience required
Background in teaching or working in a teaching shop environment preferred
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered

Skills needed:

Using Manual Machine Tools (metal, wood, fabrics, and basic fabrication techniques)
CAD software fundamentals using AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar software
CNC knowledge desired but not required
MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Lift and carry 25 to 50 lbs. frequently, and up to 60 lbs. occasionally
EXPOSURE to fumes/vapors, dust, odors, heavy machinery, lasers and sharp objects

Who We Are:

Purdue is a community built on collaboration, with global perspectives, Boilermaker pride and endless opportunity to live, learn and grow. Join us and contribute to our culture.

Additional Information:

Purdue’s benefits summary https://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
A background check will be required for employment in this position
FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
Purdue University is an EO/EA University

FLSA Status

Exempt

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