Job Summary

Diagnose and perform skilled repair and maintenance of common and specialized equipment to the component level. Research, acquire, and install replacement components. Find cost effective alternatives to original equipment manufactured parts. Design and construct technical equipment and replacement parts with accuracy and precision using computer aided design software to meet faculty, staff, and student requirements. Research emerging technologies and integrate these innovations into research labs and classrooms. Using a wide variety of materials, fabricate prototypes and final products for faculty, staff and student projects. Perform calibration and quality control tests to ensure reliability, repeatability, and safety. Give technical advice, train, and oversee faculty, staff and students to safely use equipment and instruments. Provide recommendations for changes in shop operations to ensure goals of programs are met including efficient utilization of facilities and their services, equipment upgrades, and software updates that incorporate recent advances in industrial standards. Establish preventative maintenance schedules and define technical skills required to service industrial equipment. Collaborate with Facility Services and off campus vendors for infrastructure construction and maintenance projects. Inspect and verify completed work. Troubleshoot and repair problems with Support Shop and digital fabrication equipment and instruments. Prepare installation sites for student or faculty construction projects. Ensure proper safety policies are followed in the Support Shop, digital fabrication lab, and instructional facilities.

Education and Experience

Equivalent to one year of journey-level or skilled experience in the maintenance, repair and operation of technical equipment in the specialty area to which assigned such as mechanical, electromechanical, electronics or in the specialized category requiring construction and fabrication skills and some precision work, trade or craft skills working with a variety of unique materials, or specialized knowledge and skill related to unusual equipment. or Equivalent to two years of semi-skilled experience maintaining and repairing scientific or technical equipment or related equipment experience as part of instructional support activities may be substituted for the required experience. or Equivalent to two years of trade school or technical arts training with specialization in the type of equipment repair to which assigned, completion of an apprenticeship program, or completion of a full military specialization in the required type of equipment maintenance and repair may be substituted for the required experience.

Salary

Anticipated Hiring Range: $23.60 - $26.05 per hour Classification Range: $23.60 - $34.38 per hour Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Anticipated Hiring Range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Classification Range may be broader than what the University anticipates paying for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

About Cal Poly

Cal Poly is a nationally ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 22,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime Academy in Solano County to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities, maritime and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit www.calpoly.edu.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities.

Supplemental Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. Cal Poly will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.