Machining Adjunct Instructor

Job Description

Rappahannock Community College (RCC) is a two-year public institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Established in 1971 as a comprehensive community college, RCC serves the residents of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland counties with quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities.

Rappahannock Community College, a two-campus institution serving a rural 12-county area in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, seeks applicants for Machining Adjunct Instructor.The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a diverse student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment, program and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The college strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning.

The successful candidate must be knowledgeable in measuring tools such as tape measure, steel in rule, micrometer, caliper, gages, depth micrometers in both metric and standard. The successful candidate for this position needs to know how to find information in the machinery handbook and be knowledgeable of basic machine shop setups and processes and elemental make up of steels and other materials found in the machine shop setting.

Special Assignments

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications High School graduate or equivalent.Experience working as a CNC Machinist or Programmer.Level 1 NIMS Milling Operations/Turning Operations Certification or ability to earn within 6 months.NIMS Inspector credential or ability to earn within 6 months. Additional Considerations Classroom Machining instruction experience, providing instruction in accelerated formats geared towards certification exam preparation preferred. Areas of expertise include: machine setup, machining applications, programming, process planning, precision measurement, inspection, print reading, metallurgy, cutting tool selection and assembly, machine maintenance and shop and personal safety.

Operation of a State Vehicle No Supervises Employees No Required Travel May be required to travel between campuses and between sites.

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