Engineering Laboratory Manager
. - Responsibilities: list of duties: "Primary Duties And Responsibilities" bullet list: maintain, operate, troubleshoot, and document laboratory equipment; keep maintenance logs, conduct preventive maintenance, and coordinate repairs. Comprehensive management of the software lifecycles specifically for teaching and research applications—within a School of Engineering, requiring close collaboration with UMSL IT division. Support setup, execution, and teardown of instructional and research experiments. Assist in the development and construction of new laboratory facilities and experimental setups. Train faculty and students on proper equipment use and laboratory procedures. Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), and work instructions, support compliance with OSHA, ASTM, and institutional safety standards. Coordinate with EHS to implement safety protocols and ensure regulatory compliance. Manage procurement of laboratory supplies and equipment, including vendor communication, purchase orders, and inventory control. Support lab infrastructure needs in coordination with IT and Facilities. Supervise student assistants as assigned. Maintain organized records related to equipment, safety, and purchasing. Also "Major Equipment Supported" list: mechanical, civil, electrical, design studio equipment. Could be part of responsibilities or separate section? Might be "Equipment" but not required heading. Could include under Responsibilities as a list. - Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: "An Associate's degree or an equivalent combination of education and at least 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary". Also "Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas." Also "Shift 40 hours/week. Monday thru Friday." That's schedule. - Preferred Qualifications: list many items: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field. 5+ years demonstrated hands-on experience with laboratory equipment and fabrication tools. Knowledge of laboratory safety practices and OSHA standards. Ability to support multiple projects independently and prioritize tasks effectively. Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Demonstrated hands-on experience operating CNC machines, manual lathes, and milling equipment in a laboratory or fabrication environment. Ability to work effectively with various faculty, staff, and students. Experience working with concrete Certified machinist or vocational training in a mechanical field. Certified electrician or vocational training in a electrical field. Experience with AutoCAD or similar CAD tools. Experience with Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T) Familiarity with ASTM standards and experimental procedures. Experience with CNC machining, mill/lathe work, and TIG welding Experience handling hazardous materials and maintaining laboratory compliance. - Skills: Could be derived from preferred qualifications: organizational, documentation, communication, proficiency with MS Office, CNC operation, etc. But we may combine into Skills section. - Benefits: "Benefit Eligibility This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses." - Pay: "Anticipated Hiring Range $18.87 - $26.87" - Schedule: "Shift 40 hours/week. Monday thru Friday." We must not include sections with placeholder like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, navigation, legal, etc. So we omit Equal Employment Opportunity, etc. We must not include application instructions (like cover letter, resume, PDF, etc.) So we drop that. We must not include "Other Information About The School" etc? That's substantive about school but not required heading; could be included under About the role? Might be considered extra but we can include as part of About the role? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep that info somewhere. Could add a section "About the School" but not in allowed headings list. The allowed headings are only those listed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We cannot add other headings. So we must fit that info into those sections. The school description could go under About the role (maybe as part of role description). Or we could add a paragraph under About the role describing the school. That's acceptable. Similarly "Other Information About The School" and "About UMSL" are substantive; we should incorporate them into About the role or maybe a separate section but not allowed. So we will embed them in About the role. We must not include "Benefit Eligibility" heading; we will use Benefits heading. We must not include "Application Materials" etc. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
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Requirements
Minimum Qualifications: An Associate's degree or an equivalent combination of education and at least 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; the University will not sponsor employment visas.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; 5+ years demonstrated hands-on experience with laboratory equipment and fabrication tools; knowledge of laboratory safety practices and OSHA standards; ability to support multiple projects independently and prioritize tasks effectively; strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); demonstrated hands-on experience operating CNC machines, manual lathes, and milling equipment in a laboratory or fabrication environment; ability to work effectively with various faculty, staff, and students; experience working with concrete; certified machinist or vocational training in a mechanical field; certified electrician or vocational training in an electrical field; experience with AutoCAD or similar CAD tools; experience with Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T); familiarity with ASTM standards and experimental procedures; experience with CNC machining, mill/lathe work, and TIG welding; experience handling hazardous materials and maintaining laboratory compliance.
We could also separate Skills but we have many skills in qualifications. Could create Skills section listing specific skills: organizational, documentation, communication, MS Office proficiency, CNC operation, etc. But we might combine. Given we have Qualifications section, we could also have Skills section for soft/technical skills not covered. But we can keep Qualifications as preferred qualifications and maybe Requirements as minimum qualifications. Skills could be extracted: "Strong organizational, documentation, and communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office; ability to operate CNC machines, manual lathes, milling equipment; ability to work with faculty/staff/students; experience with AutoCAD, GD&T, ASTM standards; hazardous materials handling." But that duplicates. Better to follow instruction: Use sections only when posting has real specific content. We have content for Requirements (minimum), Qualifications (preferred), Skills (maybe we can list specific skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Let's create Skills section with bullet list of skills: organizational, documentation, communication, MS Office proficiency, CNC machine operation, manual lathe/milling operation, ability to work with faculty/staff/students, experience with AutoCAD, GD&T, ASTM standards, hazardous materials handling, ability to support multiple projects, prioritize tasks. Now Benefits: as described. Pay: Anticipated Hiring Range $18.87 - $26.87 Schedule: Shift 40 hours/week. Monday thru Friday. Now About the role: combine the initial description plus school description. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "The Engineering lab manager supports teaching and research laboratories across Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering programs, and the Design Studio. This position is responsible for daily lab operations, equipment maintenance, safety compliance, and technical support for faculty and students. It supports the school’s emphasis on experiential learning and skilled industry-ready engineering workforce, contributes to ABET accreditation by ensuring laboratories meet criteria related to safety, equipment modernization, continuous improvement, and facilitation of student learning outcomes. The role includes maintaining existing facilities, assisting in the development of new laboratory capabilities, class projects, design competitions, senior design projects, and ensuring a safe, efficient, and well-organized laboratory environment. The successful candidate will work closely with faculty, students, industry partners, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), IT, and Facilities to support instructional and research activities while maintaining laboratory infrastructure and equipment. This position reports to the Founding Director of the School of Engineering. The School of Engineering at the University of Missouri‑St. Louis (UMSL) provides rigorous, relevant and affordable engineering education to address the need for a skilled engineering workforce in the region, state, and beyond. It will house degree programs in mechanical, electrical and civil engineering, with additional bachelor's and graduate degrees planned as the school grows. The school is committed to accessibility and flexibility, enabling students to pursue educational goals that meet their needs. Faculty conduct scholarship to expand engineering knowledge. The facility is being funded by a $15‑million grant from the State of Missouri and is expected to be completed in Fall 2026. The school admitted its first cohort of traditional undergraduate students in Fall 2025. UMSL, established in 1963 and celebrating its 60th anniversary, is the region's premier public university in eastern Missouri, a metropolitan public research and teaching institution recognized for strong academic programs across disciplines and a primary driver of the St. Louis economy. Supported by nearly 700 faculty across nine schools and colleges, UMSL offers doctoral, graduate, bachelor and certificate programs, and is home to the only professional optometry school in Missouri. It is a Tier 1 public research institution striving to become the nation's premier metropolitan public research university, having risen 69 spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings in three years to No. 107 among public universities nationally, and ranking No. 1 in Missouri and No. 75 nationally for social mobility. UMSL is also ranked for the first time among the nation's Best Colleges for Veterans." That's a lot but preserves all substantive info. Now Responsibilities: list items. We need to include the "Primary Duties And Responsibilities" list and also the "Major Equipment Supported" maybe as a sublist. Let's create bullet list: - Maintain, operate, troubleshoot, and document laboratory equipment; keep maintenance logs, conduct preventive maintenance, and coordinate repairs. - Comprehensive management of the software lifecycles for teaching and research applications, collaborating closely with UMSL IT division. - Support setup, execution, and