Operations Manager
- Employer
- Pratt Institute
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Open Date:
May 28, 2019
Description:
Under general supervision and with latitude for independent judgment, the Fine Arts Operations Manager supports the efforts of the Fine Arts Department (including Painting, Drawing, Sculpture & Integrated Practices, Jewelry, Ceramics, and Printmaking) by providing safe, efficient and well maintained facilities, including the managing of a staff of eight technicians.
The successful candidate will oversee all Fine Arts facilities to ensure that best practices are implemented and followed. The Operations Manager will manage operating, lab fee and student worker budgets; liaise directly with the Institute's facilities team regarding capital request estimates and follow up on work orders and construction projects. Responsibilities will also include the organization of artwork shipping for thesis exhibitions and department events, and working with the department to develop digital-making opportunities for students.
POSITION DUTIES
- Ensure that technicians train students and faculty on the proper use of equipment.
- Liaise with Facilities and technicians on capital budgets, projects, and equipment upgrades.
- Manage shop operating and student worker budgets.
- Coordinate development of digital-fabrication equipment/facilities.
- Oversee materials and equipment purchasing.
- Coordinate equipment maintenance and repair schedules.
- Supervise and support Fine Arts technicians.
- Work with technicians to hire undergraduate and graduate students for work-study, student work, and graduate assistantship positions.
- Create schedules for student employment, approve timesheets and manage timesheet issues on the student employment website.
Qualifications:
Education: BA degree in art, design and/or tech-related field. Certification in metal machining or equivalent proof of competence.
Experience: Minimum five (5) years shop tech experience in a higher educational institution with full knowledge of wood and metal fabrication. A strong track record of managerial experience supervising staff in a university-level workshop environment is also required. Familiarity with Ceramics facilities and processes is a plus.
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, technicians, staff and students alike
- Expertise with the operation of all metalworking equipment, all common woodworking equipment, and common fabrication tools
- Knowledge of shop safety and environmental health hazards, including emergency procedures
- Knowledge of CAD and CNC software and tool operation
- Knowledge of laser cutter operation
- Capacity to build trust and cooperation across diverse communities
- Ability to creatively problem-solve
- Competence with budget management systems
Application Instructions:
Please submit your cover letter and resume. If you are selected for an interview, please be prepared to provide at least 5 References via our on-line reference tool system. At least 2 of your References must be, or have been, your direct managers.
Organization
About Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a coeducational, private, professional college offering associate, bachelor and master's degree programs in art and design, architecture and library science. The Institute has been educating professionals for productive careers in artistic and technical fields since its founding on its present site in Brooklyn in 1887 by the industrialist and philanthropist Charles Pratt. His revolutionary philosophy of education emphasized applied knowledge and the teaching of specific skills demanded by a growing industrial economy.
The Institute currently occupies 25 tree-filled acres in the landmark Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn-an historic residential district featuring turn-of-the-century brownstones, Victorian mansions and wide tree-canopied boulevards. Midtown Manhattan, the heart of New York City, is a 1/2-hour subway ride away and offers students a wealth of vocational, cultural and recreational opportunities. Pratt is the only college for art and design on the east coast that has a traditional enclosed campus with on-site student housing.
Pratt is one of the largest undergraduate and graduate schools for art, design and architecture in the country and offers a wide range of cross discipline study options, dual degrees and major concentrations. The Institute houses five schools: Architecture, Art and Design, Information and Library Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Professional Studies.
The Institute's 25-acre campus contains twenty-four buildings, including landmark Romanesque and Renaissance Revival-style structures, clustered around spacious lawns and tree-canopied plazas. Sixteen buildings contain extensive studio, shop and technical facilities needed to support work in all media-from the traditional to the experimental. Five buildings are student residences. All have computer networking capacities and are Internet accessible. Computer labs, established with the most current equipment and the latest software, are available for instructional purposes and individual project use. Gallery space is extensive and the work of students, alumni, staff and other well-known artists is shown throughout the academic year. Pratt's Library, an historical landmark built in 1896, was the first fully automated academic library in the New York City area. Its art and architecture collection is excellent and contains approximately 208,000 volumes, 500 periodical and newspaper subscriptions, 66,000 slides, 190,000 pictures, 50,000 microforms, and 45,000 governmental documents.
The energy, foresight, money and spirit Charles Pratt gave to his dream remains even today. Here careers are molded, and goals, like those of Charles Pratt, are encouraged. Inscribed on the seal of the Institute is the motto: Be True To Your Work And Your Work Will Be True To You.
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