Supervises skilled craft and specialized academic laboratory positions, student workers employed in the shop and graduate students who use the laboratory and shop to conduct research. Ensures shop safety. Consults with faculty and graduate students to ensure that devices are designed to meet their needs. Recommends appropriate designs, materials and procedures. Maintains an adequate inventory of materials and parts.
Estimates work time and material costs.
Interacts with vendors to purchase materials and parts and to coordinate maintenance contracts. Completes purchasing and personnel paperwork. Establishes maintenance schedules. Designs and fabricates highly complex devices, diagnoses and repairs laboratory equipment malfunctions, and installs complex vendor-purchased equipment. Attends specialized vendor training when required.