Responsibilities:
To take responsibility for the daily running of the digital fabrication lab spaces and associated areas within the College, including the use and booking of specialist facilities within and without timetabled teaching sessions.
To undertake planned maintenance and repairs, with guidance from more senior team members, perform routine housekeeping activities to keep all work areas in a safe, orderly and clean condition. Keep maintenance logs and records up to date.
To contribute, as a course team member, with the planning and development of the digital fabrication area, the identification of learning outcomes, including curriculum development, research and commercial activities.
To contribute and collaborate with technical team members as required to ensure the key priorities and levels of service are met successfully, compliance with Health and Safety, maintenance and repairs of equipment.
To assist in the inductions of new users into the facilities, providing training on all aspects of use including health and safety, following guidelines from Specialist Technicians and Technical Coordinators.
To provide feedback to Course Leaders, Technical Coordinators and Technical Managers regarding service levels and student requirements to ensure appropriate adaptations are made and contribute to the revision of standards of service delivery.
To supervise learning activities, providing expert guidance and advice to students, helping students to identify and supply appropriate techniques, processes, materials, resources and equipment to meet learning outcomes.
To provide formal or informal sessions to students that may include one or more of the following: demonstration, instruction with a process/technique, coaching with the development and proficiency of a particular skill, technique or process.
To provide detailed feedback to students and contribute critical input to student concept and expressive/creative intention in relation to agreed Course Learning Outcomes.
To demonstrate a high level of independent responsibility for the diagnosis and resolution of problems and creative/artistic challenges encountered with the execution of that work.
To carry out detailed and extensive research to support the ability to diagnose and resolve problems of a highly technical, complicated nature, that involves testing and re-testing scenarios and processes to lead to the successful design and achievement of intended learning outcome/execution of work.
To take responsibility for the maintenance of inventories, carrying out risk assessments and appropriate records for equipment, stock lists, ordering; commissioning, delivery, installation, servicing and repair of equipment reporting to the Technical Coordinator and/or Technical Manager.