HELP WANTED!
We are always on the look out for amazing people to join our team. Opportunities exist for both full-time and part-time employment in all areas of business including customer service, shop technicians, adult education instructors, youth education instructors, and AWS welding instructors. As an employee of Urban Workshop you will receive some amazing benefits including:
- Flexible schedule
- Extensive on the job training and classes
- Detailed growth plan for employees leading to new titles and increased pay opportunities
- 401k and vacation time (full-time employees)
- Member discounts on materials at local suppliers
- Opportunity to be part of a Rock-Star team that sets the standard for makerspaces and technical education nation wide
If this sounds interesting to you, please reach out to us by email at info@UrbanWorkshop.net with a resume (and portfolio of projects if you have one) and schedule a time to meet. Or just drop in, resume in hand and we would be delighted to meet with you.
Here are some details on some of the positions available at Urban Workshop.
Positions Available
Front Office Team Member: We are seeking a bright, detail-oriented, people person with excellent customer service and sales skills to join our team as a part-time Front Office Team Member. Our front office team members are Urban Workshop’s “experience catalysts”, whose top priority is ensuring our members have the information and support they need to make the most of their experience. Team members report to the General Manager.
Shop Technicians (Equipment Maintenance Techs): In addition to being a well-rounded maintenance technician, the Shop Techs need to be a mentor, a visionary, an equipment operator, safety expert, software guru, instructor, and everything in between. The right candidate will possess the training, knowledge and initiative to be able to accurately diagnose and repair various types of manufacturing equipment and systems. Shop Techs work in many ways to ensure that Urban Workshop is an environment where dreams are not just nurtured but realized.
Adult Class Instructors: Urban Workshop is looking for passionate and outgoing personalities that are eager to teach, energetic, motivated to learn, and are dedicated to continuous improvement. Our instructors teach basic use, and the application of industrial machinery in a wide variety of specialties, as well as safety, etiquette, and responsibility. This is your opportunity to share your expertise with others that are eager to learn and thirsty for more. You will get immediate feedback from students that are thrilled to be taking the best shop classes available with you.
Youth STEM Program Instructors Wanted: If you love technology, have solid shop skills, and previous youth teaching / mentoring experience, we need your help as a full or part-time instructor. Formal teaching credentials are not required, but enthusiasm, a willingness to learn new technology, and strong desire to contribute to the youth of tomorrow is definitely required. We provide training in all areas of the program to ensure instructors are completely capable of supporting the program.
Our youth program uses a highly developed, proprietary curriculum that is well defined and supported. Instructors are expected to prepare for their individual classes (materials and tools from our onsite inventory) as well as work with the students and clean up / restock after class.
Welding Instructors: With the introduction of our welder training program and our recent approval as an American Welding Society ATF we are in need experienced welders to be instructors. Preferably you hold an AWS welding certification yourself (CWE or CWI). This is an opportunity to help other achieve their dream of becoming a certified welder. Position is part time and has tons of flexibility. Also needed are CWI’s on a part time basis.