College Laboratory Technician - Engineering Technology

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings. We need to parse content: General duties: list of duties. Then Campus Specific Information: description of role. Then Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma with 4 years experience, etc. Other Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list. Compensation: salary range. Benefits: description. Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned except "Flexibility to support evening and weekend instructional schedules as needed." That's schedule info. Thus we can have sections: - About the role (maybe combine general duties and campus specific info). Could be a prose paragraph. - Responsibilities: list of duties (general duties + specific tasks). Could combine. - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications (or could be Skills). But we have both Requirements and Qualifications sections. We can put Minimum Qualifications under Requirements, and Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications. - Skills: maybe list of software proficiency etc. Could be part of Qualifications. - Benefits: description. - Pay: salary range. - Schedule: flexibility to support evening and weekend. We must not include filler like "Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications." That's vague but it's still content? It says "Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications." That's not specific; we should avoid creating Pay section if only vague? But we have specific salary range, so we can include Pay section with that range. The phrase "Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications." is filler; we can omit it. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. We must not include application instructions. We must not include navigation etc. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive info: General duties list: - Performs highly-skilled laboratory functions and other technical duties in support of coursework. - Sets up, maintains, and organizes student laboratories - Assists students with setting up experiments and other learning exercises, and with the use of equipment and materials - Maintains appropriate safety and hygiene standards - Maintains required documentation related to laboratory activities - Manages equipment and materials inventories. Campus Specific Information (more detailed): - Reporting to the Chief College Laboratory Technician, support daily operation and instructional effectiveness of Mechanical Engineering laboratories. - Prepares and organizes laboratory spaces, sets up experiments, fabricates and assembles fixtures and instructional apparatus, ensures equipment properly configured and ready for academic use. - Operates, maintains, calibrates, and troubleshoots a wide range of mechanical engineering equipment, including manual and CNC machinery such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, band saws, shapers, and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM). - Supports CNC machining processes through machine setup, G-code programming, toolpath verification, and technical troubleshooting, as well as maintaining related technologies such as laser engravers and 3D printers. - In collaboration with faculty, provides technical assistance during laboratory sessions, guiding students in safe and effective use of equipment and materials, assisting with experimental procedures, and resolving mechanical or software-related issues. - Requires proficiency in industry-standard software, including SolidWorks, Mastercam, and Predator, to support design, modeling, CNC programming, and manufacturing workflows. - Emphasis on maintaining a safe, clean, and organized laboratory environment in accordance with institutional policies and industry safety standards. - Monitors equipment condition, performs preventive maintenance and calibration, maintains accurate documentation and laboratory activity records, and manages inventory of tools, materials, and supplies. - Works closely with faculty and staff to assess laboratory needs, support procurement efforts, and contribute to continuous development and improvement of laboratory instruction. Minimum Qualifications: - High School Diploma with a minimum of four years' related experience. - Additional education may be used to meet the experience requirement: an Associate degree may be substituted for two years experience, and a Bachelor's degree may be substituted for four years experience. Other Qualifications (Preferred): - Demonstrated ability to operate, maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot mechanical engineering laboratory equipment, including manual and CNC machinery such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, band saws, shapers, and CMM. - Experience supporting CNC machining processes, including machine setup, G-code programming, troubleshooting, and operation of related equipment such as laser engravers and 3D printers. - Experience using industry-standard software such as SolidWorks, Mastercam, Predator, or similar CAD/CAM platforms for design, modeling, and manufacturing support. - Ability to assist faculty and students in laboratory environments, including preparing experiments, supporting hands-on learning activities, and providing technical guidance on the proper use of equipment and materials. - Knowledge of laboratory safety procedures and demonstrated ability to maintain a safe, clean, and organized laboratory environment in accordance with institutional and industry standards. - Experience maintaining equipment usage logs, preventive maintenance schedules, calibration records, laboratory documentation, and inventory tracking systems. - Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students and to support instructional activities in a dynamic academic environment. - Flexibility to support evening and weekend instructional schedules as needed. Compensation: - $55,609 - $65,680 (Salary range reflects 9/1/26 rates per PSC/CUNY collective Bargaining Agreement) Benefits: - CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification. - Employees are also offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans. - Part-time employees must meet a weekly or semester work hour criteria to be eligible for health benefits. - Health benefits are also extended to retirees who meet the eligibility criteria. Schedule: - Flexibility to support evening and weekend instructional schedules as needed. Now we need to output HTML with headings

for each section we include. We should not repeat job title as heading. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have content for About the role (maybe combine general duties and campus specific info into a prose). Responsibilities could be list of duties (maybe same as About the role). To avoid duplication, we could put About the role as a brief overview paragraph, Responsibilities as a detailed list. But we must not repeat same info? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to include all info, but we can organize it across sections without duplication. However duplication is okay if it's preserving info? Might be considered repeating but not summarizing away. Safer to not duplicate; we can split the info: About the role: a short paragraph summarizing role (maybe from campus specific info first sentence). Responsibilities: list of duties (general duties + specific tasks). Requirements: Minimum Qualifications. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications (maybe also include skills). Skills: maybe list of software proficiency etc. But we already have skills in Preferred Qualifications. Could combine Qualifications and Skills? But we need to follow instruction: use sections only when posting has real specific content for it. We have content for each. We could do: - About the role: a paragraph describing the role (reporting to Chief, supporting Mechanical Engineering labs, preparing spaces, etc.) - Responsibilities:

list of duties (both general duties and specific tasks like operating equipment, CNC support, etc.) - Requirements:
list of Minimum Qualifications. - Qualifications:
list of Preferred Qualifications. - Skills: maybe we could list software proficiency etc. But that's already in Preferred Qualifications. Could omit Skills section to avoid thin section. But we have specific skills: proficiency in SolidWorks, Mastercam, Predator; ability to assist; knowledge of safety; etc. Those are already in Preferred Qualifications. So we could skip Skills. - Benefits:
list. - Pay:

with salary range. - Schedule:

with flexibility statement. We must not include sections with filler like "Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications." We'll omit that. Now produce HTML. We need to ensure we don't include any markdown fences. Let's craft:

About the role

The College Laboratory Technician reports to the Chief College Laboratory Technician and supports the daily operation and instructional effectiveness of the Mechanical Engineering laboratories at Queensborough Community College. The role involves preparing and organizing laboratory spaces, setting up experiments, fabricating fixtures, ensuring equipment is ready for academic use, and providing technical assistance to faculty and students.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly-skilled laboratory functions and other technical duties in support of coursework.
• Sets up, maintains, and organizes student laboratories.
• Assists students with setting up experiments and other learning exercises, and with the use of equipment and materials.
• Maintains appropriate safety and hygiene standards.
• Maintains required documentation related to laboratory activities.
• Manages equipment and materials inventories.
• Operates, maintains, calibrates, and troubleshoots mechanical engineering equipment, including manual and CNC machinery such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, band saws, shapers, and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM).
• Supports CNC machining processes through machine setup, G-code programming, toolpath verification, and technical troubleshooting.
• Maintains related technologies such as laser engravers and 3D printers.
• Provides technical assistance during laboratory sessions, guiding students in the safe and effective use of equipment and materials, assisting with experimental procedures, and resolving mechanical or software-related issues.
• Uses industry-standard software including SolidWorks, Mastercam, and Predator for design, modeling, CNC programming, and manufacturing workflows.
• Monitors equipment condition, performs preventive maintenance and calibration, maintains accurate documentation and laboratory activity records.
• Works closely with faculty and staff to assess laboratory needs, support procurement efforts, and contribute to the continuous development and improvement of laboratory instruction.

Requirements

• High School Diploma with a minimum of four years' related experience.
• An Associate degree may be substituted for two years of experience.
• A Bachelor's degree may be substituted for four years of experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to operate, maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot mechanical engineering laboratory equipment, including manual and CNC machinery such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, band saws, shapers, and CMM.
• Experience supporting CNC machining processes, including machine setup, G-code programming, troubleshooting, and operation of related equipment such as laser engravers and 3D printers.
• Experience using industry-standard software such as SolidWorks, Mastercam, Predator, or similar CAD/CAM platforms for design, modeling, and manufacturing support.
• Ability to assist faculty and students in laboratory environments, including preparing experiments, supporting hands-on learning activities, and providing technical guidance on the proper use of equipment and materials.
• Knowledge of laboratory safety procedures and demonstrated ability to maintain a safe, clean, and organized laboratory environment in accordance with institutional and industry standards.
• Experience maintaining equipment usage logs, preventive maintenance schedules, calibration records, laboratory documentation, and inventory tracking systems.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students and to support instructional activities in a dynamic academic environment.
• Flexibility to support evening and weekend instructional schedules as needed.

Benefits

• CUNY offers a comprehensive benefits package to employees and eligible dependents based on job title and classification.
• Employees are offered pension and Tax-Deferred Savings Plans.
• Part-time employees must meet