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Job Description
Job Title
Student Technician I
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Department
Texas Engineering Extension Service
Proposed Minimum Salary
$14.74 hourly
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Student Worker
Job Description
The Student Technician I provides general logistical support to assist with the organizational needs of the division. Responsibilities of this position include basic maintenance, preventative maintenance, inspection, testing, and repair of emergency response training equipment and course supplies. Prepare domestic shipments of course equipment. Maintain inventory of instructional material and maintenance/repair components. Safely handle hazardous material used in course deliveries as training aids.
Learning Outcomes:
The student will learn to work as a member of a team and develop creative solutions to complex problems. Through supporting course logistics, the student will also gain familiarity with the National Response Framework and how disaster response in the United States.
This position reports to the Facilities Coordinator II.
Required Qualifications:- High School Diploma or GED and current enrollment in an undergraduate degree-granting program at an accredited college or university.
- One year of related work experience.
Required Licenses/Certifications:- Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:- Warehouse or maintenance experience.
Physical Requirements:- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Ability to work outdoors exposed to various weather conditions year-round, potential allergens, and elevated noise levels.
- Physical conditioning consistent with movement / lifting up to 45 lbs. of containers and equipment using assisted-lift equipment, standing, walking, sitting, climbing, bending/stooping, kneeling/squatting, reaching, talking, hearing, lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Must be mechanically inclined.
- Knowledge of basic hand tools and hand power tools.
- Must be able to safely operate forklift and other organizational vehicles.
- Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet applications, and presentation software applications, such as Microsoft Office programs.
- Excellent interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Ability to actively demonstrate the TEEX Values - Safety, Teamwork, Adaptability, Respect, and Stewardship.
Equipment:- Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, multifunctional printer, telephone.
- Heavy equipment operation: Forklift, pallet jack and hand truck.
- Hand and power tools such as drills, saws, and grinders.
- Occasional use of agency vehicles.
Notifications:- This position is security sensitive.
- This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
- This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.
- All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.
- Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving a personal or TEEX vehicle.
Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:
Domestic/International Shipment Preparation - 45%- Adheres to safety policies while following equipment packing guidelines for individual equipment cases as well as shipping containers.
- Utilizes a checklist to ensure proper quantities of training equipment are packed for each course delivery.
- Updates shipping calendar - online and white board.
- Meets suspense/timelines for pack outs, and submission of reports, timesheets, vouchers, and receipts.
Course Equipment and Supply and Building Maintenance - 45%- Utilizes course equipment reports from instructor staff to determine repair or replacement needs for course equipment sets.
- Utilizes hand tools to repair shipping containers or course equipment.
- Ensures that buildings and property are secured when unattended.
- Takes all appropriate measures to prevent loss, theft, or damage to any TEEX property.
- Immediately reports any loss, theft, or damage to TEEX property to any supervisor.
- Provides and maintains work schedule based upon school schedule.
Course Material Inventory - 10%- Utilizes inventory control spreadsheet to track quantities of course material.
- Reports to supervisor when inventory must be replenished.
- Ensures obsolete or damaged material are not included with course equipment.
- Occasionally picks up materials and supplies from local vendors.
Other Duties/Responsibilities:- Performs additional work duties as assigned.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. - High School Diploma or GED and current enrollment in an undergraduate degree-granting program at an accredited college or university.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Show moreIt comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.
Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.
Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.
As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.
The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.
By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.
Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.
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