Woodcraft Manager

Description

The Woodcraft Manager supports the Director of Woodcraft in the day-to-day operations of Woodcraft, including the management of students. This position is first and foremost a teaching position. Development and implementation of an educational curriculum focused on product design, conceptual storytelling, and technical skills appropriate to the craft area is primary. As an active design and production environment, the Manager has responsibility for student education in technical processes, design, as well as supporting the Director with necessary production schedules to meet budgetary requirements.

• Maintenance and repair of equipment
• Follows OSHA guidelines for safety in workshop
• Contribute to design, development and prototyping of new products for production that align with and support the College’s Great Commitments
• Aids campus community in special projects/needs as requested or appropriate

Key Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility is the education and development of students in Woodcraft
• Develops and enacts educational curriculum to ensure student learning
• Contributions to the development of the storytelling and messaging goals of Student Craft
• Required to manage production schedules
• Responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Woodcraft
• Contribute to design, development and prototyping of new products for production that align with and support the College’s Great Commitments
• Aids campus community in special projects/needs as requested or appropriate
• In support of Berea College’s great commitments this position requires student supervision

What You'll Bring

• Education required to ensure success in this position: Bachelor’s degree preferred, unless significant experience compensate for a degree
• Experience Required To Ensure Success In This Position: 3+ years production/studio woodworking, and supervisory experience required 2-3 years of teaching or training experience in a studio setting
• Experience with curriculum development
• Special Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities: Teaching experience in the studio setting; demonstrated ability to develop, support, and enact curriculum with learning outcomes including but not limited to design and technical execution. Leadership abilities and good communication skills; knowledge of production studio methods; costing/product development & prototyping; experienced in design and manufacturing techniques; experience will all types of woodcraft machinery, tools, and processes; understanding of OSHA and other safety guidelines. Support for the College’s Great Commitments as well as the mission-aligned approaches in Student Craft

Physical Requirements

• Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment: Motor vehicles, fork lift, All Wood Shop tools and equipment

Environmental Conditions

• Constant dust and noise from woodworking equipment; eye; ear and dust protection necessary for many duties

Berea College

• Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South.
• Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States.
• Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries.
• Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college.
• Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise.
• Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college.
• Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide.
• Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College.
• Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville.

Our Benefits

• Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program.
• The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
• Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• Part-time employees who work an average of twenty-four hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

Our Unique Culture

• Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments.
• Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love.
• Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs.
• We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction.

Labor Supervision

• To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office