Automotive Laboratory Technician

The Automotive Laboratory Technician I is responsible for preparing laboratory classrooms and demonstrations in accordance with lesson plans, assisting in the troubleshooting of equipment and software to meet the needs of the lesson plan, and ensuring the laboratory is secured, equipment is cleaned, maintained, and stored properly.

• Prepares classroom laboratory workstations with necessary materials and apparatus to perform experiments
• Sets up and prepares experiments and demonstrations for classroom use
• Arranges supplies and equipment as laboratory requirements change
• Maintains and cleans the laboratory, stockroom, equipment, and glassware
• Fills tubes, bottles, and containers with specified solutions/materials and applies identification labels
• Properly disposes of laboratory waste materials
• Assists faculty in the laboratory, sometimes during educational sessions, by providing technical troubleshooting support
• Performs minor repairs and maintenance of laboratory equipment and tools
• Assists faculty with the development and implementation of new laboratory procedures and/or curricula
• Secures laboratory area
• Assists with annual inventory
• May record and monitors expenditures and charges relevant to laboratory operation
• May functionally supervise Work Study Students, Student Assistants, and Part-Time Lab Technicians in the lab
• Prepares, maintains, and monitors supplies and equipment inventory
• Assists Lab Supervisor in ordering, receiving, and storing supplies
• Performs other related duties as assigned

• High School degree or GED
• Minimum of two years of experience: Automotive Laboratory Technicians - these two years must be in an automotive repair shop or equivalent
• Basic computer skills, math, and grammar
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and verbal communication skills; Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

• Associate's degree

• Service Focus
• Quality of Work
• Communication

• Work is partially performed in a laboratory setting
• Work is partially performed in an environment exposing employees to hazards such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, open flames, or exposure to chemicals or biological hazards
• Work may be partially performed in a laboratory with exposure to animals
• Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite