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Employment
in the Metal Shop
| | JOB
DESCRIPTION, Fine Arts Department | | POSITION
| | STUDENT
TECHNICIAN, FINE ARTS METAL SHOP | | TERMS | | $9:00
per hour, flexible schedule | | HOURS | | Spring
and Fall semesters: up to 20 hours per week
Optional: Spring Break – 20 hours
Summer
Break – 30 hours | | Supervisor | | Staff
Technician | | Location | | Metal
Shop, Wax Room, Machine Room, CHEM 3rd Floor | | Contact | | metal@pratt.edu;
718-636-3466 |
The
Fine Arts Metal Shop, which consists of the metal, machine, and foundry facilities,
seeks Student Technicians with exceptional technical and communication skills,
as well as personal interface, to assist Staff Technician.
Duties are highly
specialized and technical, requiring exceptional and diversified skills. Assignments
involve analysis, independent judgment and knowledge of the principles, practices,
and concepts of metal-working and fabrication.
Duties include, but are
not limited to the following:
| | | Maintain
Metal Shop as a clean, efficient, safe, learning and working environment,
as follows: | | | | | » | | Monitor
shop to ensure safe operation and prevent tool/equipment damage | | | | | » | | Assist
in the maintenance and organization of all equipment and materials | | | | | » | | Where
possible, assist in troubleshooting and repairing tools and equipment | | | | | » | | Assist
in recording daily inventory and reporting all shortfall and damage of tools and
equipment | | | | | » | | Assist
shop users in use of tools and equipment | | | | | » | | Assist
in procuring supplies for general shop and class use | | | | | » | | Report
any hazardous and dangerous conditions |
| | | Assist
Faculty in all technical aspects of coursework, as follows: | | | | | » | | Set
up shop for classroom use | | | | | » | | Set
up and prepare tools, equipment and raw material for the classes | | | | | » | | Assist
students and ensure their safe operation of tools and equipment |
| | | Assist
qualified shop users, as follows: | | | | | » | | Assist
in enforcing shop policies and procedures | | | | | » | | Validate
user qualification and sign in users | | | | | » | | Communicate
environmental, health and safety standards to all users, particularly:
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Pratt’s waste disposal policy
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Use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) equipment |
| | | General
Duties include the following: | | | | | » | | Clean
Shop: Maintenance, care, repair, clean up and storage of tools and equipment. | | | | | » | | Follow
specified opening and closing procedures | | | | | » | | Remove
regular and sculpture trash | | | | | » | | Receive
shipment and delivery of supplies |
| | | SKILLS
and KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENT
Possess practical knowledge
of processes and raw materials, as follows: | | | | | » | | Oxy-Acetylene
Welding and Cutting / Brazing (Handling of Compressed gases) | | | | | » | | MIG
(Metal Inert Gas) Welding | | | | | » | | TIG
(Tungsten Inert Gas) Welding | | | | | » | | Stick
Welding | | | | | » | | Plasma
Cutting | | | | | » | | Forging
and forming | | | | | » | | Mechanical
fastening (nut-and-bolt, pop rivet, drilling and tapping) | | | | | » | | Material
dressing (grinding, sanding, filing, sandblasting and patination) | | | | | » | | Machining
(lathe, mill) | | | | | » | | Foundry
(mold-making, burn-out, casting) | | | | | » | | Power
and Hand Tools (recognizing tools, parts and accessories) | | | | | » | | Understand
tool specifications and duty cycle. | | | | | » | | Be
able to identify and evaluate materials and associated processes, including MSDS. |
| | | Student
Technicians working in official capacity in the Shop are required to undergo the
following training and certifications: | | | | | | | First
Aid and Emergency Response: | | » | | Pratt
Institute's Health and Counselling Services training in emergency response | | | | | | | NYFD*
Certificate of Fitness for Consolidated G-95: | | | | | » | | G33
Use of O2 with Flammable Gases | | | | | » | | G38
Torch Use of Flammable Gases for Cutting and Welding | | | | | » | | G39
Torch Use of Flammable Gases for Jewelry Trade | | | | | | | | *FDNY
Fire Department, New York - 9 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
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