Oversees and coordinates the day-to-day operations relating to the 3D/Sculpture area. Repairs and maintains equipment and machinery. Provides support with use of machinery, tools, and equipment to faculty and students. Oversees and maintains the 3D/Sculpture physical facility on a daily basis. Serves as safety officer.
- Oversees and coordinates the day-to-day operations relating to the 3D/Sculpture area. Repairs and maintains equipment and machinery. Provides support with use of machinery, tools, and equipment to faculty and students.
- Oversee the day-to-day management of the physical 3D/Sculpture facility, including reporting any necessary facility deficiencies to Facilities Work Management and the CARTA Assistant Director of Facilities. This includes proper function of all facility entries and exits, lighting, equipment safety, and cleanliness.
- Serves as safety officer as liaison with FIU Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). Implements policies and procedures relating to health, life, and safety in the studio and associated spaces, in accordance with FIU EHS policies.
- Develops equipment use procedures. Provides safety trainings. Maintains safety training logs. Provides technical assistance to faculty, staff, and students. Conducts equipment demonstrations with faculty and students. Instructs and leads in-class wood and metal equipment trainings and demonstrations.
- Supervises Student Safety Officers, manages schedules and duties. Maintains a master calendar for shop use. Tracks statistics of shop use. Reevaluates the most effective use of space and time within the 3D/Sculpture facility.
- Conducts inventory on a quarterly basis and maintains stock of required machinery parts and materials. Coordinates with the department purchaser to order materials, equipment, and parts for the 3D/Sculpture related machinery and equipment.
- Creates, administers, and manages a tool lockup checkout system. Maintains machine shop equipment and tools by performing preventive maintenance. Troubleshoots tool and machinery malfunctions in a timely manner. Creates a system to report tool and machinery issues to be resolved.
