OPS Manufacturing, Production & Automation Lead

Job ID:

1001974

Position Description Job Title:

OPS Manufacturing, Production & Automation Lead Compensation:

$53.82/hour

FLSA Status:

Non-exempt Salary Admin Plan:

OPS (temporary-part-time)

Pay Grade:

Professional Trainer Salary Schedule Job Summary:

The Manufacturing, Production & Automation Lead is responsible for the instruction, enrollment, and promotion of Industry 4.0 Lab courses in a higher education setting. This position plays a vital role in delivering hands-on learning experiences, expanding student engagement, and enhancing workforce training programs focused on soldering, advanced manufacturing, automation, and smart factory technologies. This is a grant funded 20 hour per week OPS- instructional role paying $53.82 per hour. The position is guaranteed through May 2027 per grant funding deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

Instruction & Program Development:

Teach Industry 4.0-focused courses covering topics such as soldering, mechatronics, automation, robotics, IoT, AI in manufacturing, digital twins, and smart factory technologies. Support program design and development by creating and implementing hands-on lab exercises that provide students with practical experience in soldering, advanced manufacturing, and/or automation systems. Create and revise Syllabi per grant program requirements, inform program structure, and translate industry credentials into program curriculum.

Student Enrollment & Engagement:

Manage enrollment processes for assigned Industry 4.0 courses. Support strategies to increase student enrollment in Industry 4.0 courses and workforce programs . Conduct information sessions, workshops, and recruitment events to attract prospective students.

Lab Promotion & Outreach:

Inform the development of marketing strategies to promote Industry 4.0 Lab courses to students, faculty, and industry partners. Inform promotional materials, including brochures, videos, and social media content highlighting lab capabilities and student projects. Help organize and host lab tours, open houses, and industry demonstrations in partnership with grant and program staff.

Industry & Workforce Collaboration:

Provide subject matter expertise to inform partnership development with manufacturing companies, automation firms, and workforce development agencies to enhance program offerings.

Program Evaluation & Continuous Improvement:

Monitor enrollment trends, student feedback, and course effectiveness for assigned program to identify areas for improvement. Provide data to support the development of reports on course outcomes, lab usage, and industry engagement efforts.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education & Experience:

Required:

Postsecondary education in a related field and/or trainer certifications in soldering, engineering, semiconductor processes, or manufacturing. Teaching experience or professional training experience required.

Preferred:

Bachelor's or master's degree in manufacturing engineering , Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, or a related field. Minimum 3-5 years of experience working in soldering, advanced manufacturing, automation, or Industry 4.0 technologies.

Technical & Professional Skills:

Knowledge of soldering processes and certifications, automation systems, robotics, PLC programming, IoT, AI in manufacturing, digital twins, and/or smart factories . Experience with CAD software, manufacturing simulation tools, and learning management systems (LMS) preferred . Ability to inform enrollment growth strategies as it relates to marketing and student recruitment .

Soft Skills:

Strong communication and relationship-building skills with students, faculty, and industry partners. Ability to support and collaborate with assigned staff on grant program related tasks. Passion for technology-driven education, hands-on learning, and workforce development.

Work Environment & Compensation:

Work in classroom, lab, and industry settings with infrequent travel for industry engagement. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and stand/walk for extended periods when setting up lab equipment or leading workshops. This is a part time OPS Instructional grant-funded role guaranteed through May of 2027 for 20 hours per week at a pay rate of $53.82 per hour. The pay rate is non-negotiable. Candidates who cannot commit to instructing/working 20 hours per week should not apply. Classes may be in the evening or during the day depending on the needs of the college and contractor. Schedules will be discussed for any qualified candidates during the interview process.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. A complete description of the activities below is available upon request from Human Resources. (X = Required to perform essential job functions) Physical Activities Physical Activities Balancing maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching. Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward. X Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility. Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction. X Crawling moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet. Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers. Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine. Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely. X Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips. Standing for sustained periods of time. X Fingering picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand. X Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back. Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm. Talking 1 expressing ideas by spoken word. X Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand. X Talking 2 shouting to be heard above ambient noise. Hearing 1 perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information. X Visual Acuity 1 prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading. Hearing 2 receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound. Visual Acuity 2 color, depth perception, field of vision. Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees. Visual Acuity 3 determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures. Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back. X Visual Acuity 4 operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment. X Mental Acuity ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning. X Visual Acuity 5 close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts. X Pulling use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug. X Walking on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

X TYPE OF WORK

Work performed is primarily:

Sedentarywork :

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light work : Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Medium work : Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Heavy work : Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Very heavy work : Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

WORK ENVIRONMENT

May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights and weekends. This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee's physical presence at the workplace. May be subjected to fumes, odors, dusts, gases, extreme temperatures, work space restrictions, and intense noise. Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description. St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time. St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time. The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college shall not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact Pamela Smith, the director of EA/EO/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.

Please indicated the position you wish to apply for in your request. The College shall not discriminate against a qualified individual with disabilities because of the disability of such an individual in regard to job application procedures, hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees, employees compensation, job training or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Except when undue hardship exists, the College shall endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified individual with a disability. If you have questions regarding this policy please contact the Director of EA/EO by phone at (727)341-3261, by mail at PO Box 13489, St Petersburg Fl 33733-3489, or by email at eeo_director @spcollege.edu. Qualifications listed in a position description are used as a guideline to hiring. Other comparable qualifications of a candidate may be considered by the President in lieu of those suggested in a position description. (BOT rule 6hx23-2.02). To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description. Equal Access/Equal Opportunity The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact the Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261 ; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu . St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time