Jewelry Lab Technician
Art and Film
Job #560415
Close Date: September 29, 2026
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(Job #560415) Instructional Support Assistant II, Jewelry Lab Technician, CSU Classification Salary Range: $20.97 per hour – $30.54 per hour. Anticipated Hiring Salary: $20.97 per hour. Final salary placement is commensurate with experience, internal equity, and budget considerations. This is a temporary, intermittent hourly, non-benefitted, non-exempt position in the Department of Art and Film.
Position Summary:
Under the general supervision of the Art Department Chair and the Art
Department jewelry/small metals faculty, the incumbent is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Art Department jewelry/small metals studio and provides instructional support assistance to the Art Department jewelry/small metals faculty to meet student needs in the various jewelry/small metal courses.
Key Responsibilities:
Assists in the overall operations of the jewelry/small metals studio facility – 85%
• In conjunction with the Department Chair and the faculty instructing in the studio, ensures compliance with department, college, and university policy and procedures and develops, coordinates, implements, explains, evaluates, and revises practices in the studio as needed including developing safety procedures and PPE requirements for new and existing procedures.
• Assists faculty with curriculum development and demonstrations for students.
• Sets up studio for student and instructional use.
• Using specialized methods and techniques, prepares a variety of tools, equipment and supplies necessary for specific courses including developing or restructuring and maintaining the following inventories:
- Tools for student kits
- Materials for all studio processes (consumables - sandpaper, spray paint, pumice, etc.) and student materials (enamels, metals, waxes)
- Torch Inspections (leak checks, gas level monitoring and ordering, hose and flashback arrestor replacement schedule)
- Writing/updating all of the Shop Operating Procedures and getting them onto the Tech Training canvas as well as the safety binder.
• Maintains and monitors records of tools, equipment and supplies issued and returned by students.
• Maintains stock record of tools, equipment and supplies and ensures inventory is available for student instruction and use.
• Participates in purchasing and procuring tools, equipment and supplies, as directed by the faculty, including checking local sources for availability and price.
• Receives tools, equipment and supplies and ensures quality.
• Maintains stockroom in neat and orderly manner.
• Researches new tools and materials in the field and provides Department Chair and faculty with recommendations on pricing, supplier availability, maintenance schedules, safety protocols, waste disposal requirements, etc. to update facility to cleaner/safer materials and chemicals.
• Trains students on safe use of tools, equipment, and supplies and monitors student safety.
• Oversees proper storage of tools, equipment and supplies.
• Mixes and monitors necessary solutions and chemicals for use by faculty and students.
• Properly disposes materials and chemicals in compliance with all federal, state, and university guidelines.
• Moves containers of materials (up to 95 lbs.)
• Maintains all tools and equipment in the facility such as hand tools, rotary tools, torches, etching equipment, casting equipment, enameling equipment, bandsaw, belt sanders, drill press, grinder, hand drill, jigsaw, palm sander, other construction-related hand tools ensuring tools and equipment are functional by completing tasks such as, but not limited to, lubricating flex shafts, resurfacing kilns, resurfacing hammers and stakes, changing sanding belts and blades, oiling motorized equipment and replacing
belts, etc.).
• Identifies issues and performs construction, repair and maintenance on damaged tools and equipment.
• Research companies that repair or recreate parts for tools or equipment that are no longer made.
Oversees student assistant lab techs – 10%
• Sets work priorities and oversees scheduling of student assistant lab techs for open studio hours.
• Trains student assistant lab techs on how to open, close and monitor open studio hours.
• Instructs student assistant lab techs on how to maintain a safe and clean working environment.
• Instructs student assistants on time keeping and completion of time sheets and oversees timely completion of forms.
• Collects and submits student assistant lab tech time sheets to department office support staff for processing.
Other Duties as Assigned – 5%
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Associated with this Position Include:
As listed in the Classification Standards:
• Knowledge of the procedures and practices relating to providing support services.
• Knowledge of procedures and practices related to ordering, issue, and inventory.
• Ability to quickly learn the names, uses and care of common types of materials, supplies, and equipment used in the instructional program to which assigned.
• Ability to plan, organize, and follow a schedule of activities.
• Ability to learn to operate equipment and to make adjustments.
• Ability to maintain records and project needs.
• Ability to correct and perform simple arithmetic calculations.
• Ability to read and write at a level suitable for performance on the job.
As related to the major responsibilities for this position:
Demonstrated knowledge of:
• Procedures and practices relating to providing support services for various jewelry/small metal courses.
• Procedures and practices relating to repairing, constructing, and maintaining jewelry/small metal equipment.
• English grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• University infrastructure, policies and procedures.
Demonstrated ability to:
• Be proficient in performing work assignments independently.
• Use judgment related to the suitability of materials related to specific classes.
• Learn methods and techniques related to the discipline.
• Multi-task, prioritize work, tolerate frequent interruptions and meet various deadlines.
• Understand, interpret, apply and communicate policies and procedures
independently, and use judgment and discretion to act when precedents do not exist.
• Independently plan, organize, and coordinate day-to-day and long-range activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population.
Specialized skills:
• Logistics related to meeting a variety of needs simultaneously.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong orientation to serve students and faculty.
• High level of proficiency and knowledge of highly specialized equipment, tools and chemicals.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience
Equivalent to one year of experience performing support services for an instructional program and involving such activities as preparing, producing, repairing, dispensing or storing materials, supplies, and equipment.
OR
Equivalent to one year of experience in ordering, purchasing, accounting or in office work related to technical materials, supplies, or equipment or in an office which provided similar services to a technical function or unit may be substituted for six months of the experience.
OR
Equivalent to two years of college with 16 semester units in courses involving extensive use of materials, supplies, or equipment and in a discipline in the specialty area to which assigned.
Application Procedure: To apply, qualified candidates must electronically submit the following materials by clicking the Apply Now button:
- Letter of Interest
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
- Contact information for at least three supervisor references
Application Deadline: The deadline to submit application materials is 11:55 p.m. on September 29, 2026.
Any inquiries about this recruitment can be directed to careers@humboldt.edu or Cal Poly Humboldt’s Human Resources Office at (707) 826-3626.
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Working in the state of California is a condition of employment for this position. Even if part or all of an employee's assignment can be performed remotely, the employee must maintain a permanent residence in the state of California. The employee must be able to accept on-campus work assignment, as assigned, and come to campus when needed.
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Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.
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Class Code: 1578
Publication Date: 09/15/2026