Join Our Team at Portland Community College

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there. Our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon Community that we serve. Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.

PCC will ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs@pcc.edu.

Casual positions at Portland Community College have a working hour limit per fiscal year. Please see the Casual Employment at PCC section below for more details.

Duties require independent actions, use of judgment and specific knowledge or experience in a technical specialty (generally requiring two years experience in the specialty or comparable training/education). Work is performed under general supervision.

What You'll Do and Who We Are Looking For

The PCC OMIC Training Center is looking to recruit a substitute Shop Helper to support the PCC OMIC Welding Program (Night Shift). Shift hours are 5:00PM - 10:00PM, Monday - Thursday.

Qualifications

● Possess safe working knowledge of shop equipment and tools (angle grinder, die grinder, pedestal grinder, iron worker, shear)

● Knowledge of the componentry and functionality of multiple welding processes (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW)

● Competency taking measurements; adding & subtracting fractions; converting units of measurement (i.e. inches to feet, mm to inches)

● Interpret blueprints and/or follow instruction manuals

● Lift up to 50 lbs. ; work in various positions: ground level, standing, sitting

Responsibilities

● Maintain cleanliness of work areas

● Check tools out to students at the beginning of shift

● Collect and check tools in at the end of shift

● Assist instructors in setting up and tearing down demos

● Maintain stock levels of pre-cut material for student projects. i.e. process steel

● Offload shipments from pallets

● Assemble new equipment; maintain existing equipment

● Assist instructors with fabrication projects designed to modify/update the shop ● Perform grinding, deburring, and finishing operations

● Perform cutting operations using band saw, chop saw, sheet metal shear, and cut-off wheel

● Safely handle and dispose of chemicals

● Assist with shop cleanup and organization

● Identify safety risks and hazards, and comply with relevant safety procedures and regulations

● Implement closing procedures

Casual Employment at PCC

Casual Employment Categories

Clerical/Administrative Support

  Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year

Service Assistant/Maintenance

  Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year

Skilled Craft

  Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year

Technical Assistant

  Employee can work up to 599 hours in a fiscal year

Professional      

  Employee can work up to 959 hours in a fiscal year

Management/Supervisory

  Employee can work up to 1039 hours in a fiscal year

Casual Compensation Range

$16.30 - $24.95

Potential Benefits Eligibility

As a new Casual employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans.

 

More detailed information on the benefits plans, who is eligible, and how to enroll or make changes can be found at pcc.edu/hr/benefits. Please email PCCBenefits@pcc.edu if you have any questions.

Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment

Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:

• Veterans: DD214

• Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA

Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.

Please note that Portland Community College is not currently able to provide visa (e.g. H1-B Visa) sponsorship for potential employees.

Contact PCC at pccjobs@pcc.edu if you have questions