Job No. 152623
- Job Title:
- Spinning Lab Manager
- Employer:
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Location:
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Raleigh , NC
- Posting Date:
- 29-Mar-2024
- Description:
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About the Department
Zeis Textile Extension Education for Economic Impact (ZTE) is the extension arm of the Wilson College of Textiles. ZTE is dedicated to making a profound impact on economic success in North Carolina and the nation. ZTE economic impact is reported by ZTE customers as between $20 and $50 million over the last four years. ZTE has a clear mission to be a leading provider of professional education and laboratory prototyping and small lot manufacturing through the following services:
The NC State Lean Six Sigma program provides industrial and business organizations with a proven methodology to significantly reduce costs and increase productivity. ZTE offers training and certification for Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts through open enrollment courses, customized on-site training and advanced quality training courses.
The Textiles program offers courses for all aspects of textile processing, covering topics from fibers to finished fabrics. This program encompasses a unique combination of on-campus workshops, online education and customized training courses.
TexLabs is part of the manufacturing facility at the Wilson College of Textiles and is a crossroads for industry and academia. In addition to providing outstanding laboratory educational experiences to students of NC State, TexLabs maintains a focus on economic impact by delivering services to a wide range of customers from single person entrepreneurs to large international corporations through prototyping and small lot manufacturing. TexLabs also contributes significantly to textile professional education courses through hands-on training in fiber science, knitting, weaving, fabric finishing and physical testing.
With a combination of technical course offerings, performance improvement training, integrated laboratory environments and knowledgeable, experienced faculty and staff, ZTE offers a variety of options to meet the professional education needs of the community while making a significant economic impact in NC and beyond.
Essential Job Duties
Due to regulations on federal grants, this position is only open to U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents.
The Spinning Lab Manager will manage and supervise all aspects of the knitting laboratory at the Wilson College of Textiles including:
Maintaining a clean and safe work environment,
Engaging with potential customers to build business and grow knitting laboratory revenues,
Preparing Fabrication Service Agreement (FSA) estimates, writing FSAs,
Coordinating and completing all work associated with the FSA,
Invoicing for work performed through the business office
Being an expert resource for all aspects of programming and knitting on the Shima Seiki equipment
Able and willing to work on other knitting equipment such as sock machines, small or large circular machines, and/or Stoll machines
Willingness to be further trained on highly technical equipment
Working with faculty and students to complete class-knitted projects and or research on a timely basis
Assisting with academic classes and provide guided tours to students and industry professionals in ZTE classes on the lab knit lab resources.
Teaching industry classes in knitting if needed.
Other Responsibilities
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
Graduation from a four-year college or university and two years of general research experience preferably with supervision; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Familiarity with a variety of the research fields concepts, practices and procedures.
Demonstrated experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Other Required Qualifications
Demonstrated ability to:
Maintain a clean and safe work environment,
Engage with potential customers to build business and grow knitting laboratory revenues,
Prepare Fabrication Service Agreement (FSA) estimates, write FSAs, coordinate and complete all work associated with the FSA,
Invoice for work performed through the business office
Be an expert resource for all aspects of programming and knitting on the Shima Seiki equipment
Able and willing to work on other knitting equipment such as sock machines, small or large circular machines, and/or Stoll machines
Willingness to be further trained on highly technical equipment
Work with faculty and students to complete class-knitted projects and or research on a timely basis
Assist with academic classes and provide guided tour and teach industry classes in knitting if needed.
Preferred Qualifications
Extensive experience in fiber to yarn conversion, especially a mix of industry and academic institution experience.
- Contact information:
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Raleigh, NC 27695
- United States
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