Tri County Tech Center

Salary: $43,000

TITLE: Manufacturing Trades Instructional Assistant

CLASSIFICATION: Administrative Services

Who We Are: Tri County Tech is a high-performance organization that strives to hire the best and the brightest talent. The ultimate goal is to find the perfect candidate for the position itself and for someone who will meld naturally in the TCT culture. Every educator at Tri County Tech helps us further our vision of inspiring success through life-changing learning experiences.

Tri County Tech isn't just a place where we work. It's a mindset we embody. We thrive on challenges, innovate through constraints, and do it all with the student in mind. Whether you're called to create exciting content, help students with financial assistance, or keep a budget in check, you'll first need a commitment to the culture we've built and a strong desire for continuous improvement. Successful Tri County Tech employees are here to give everything they've got to serve something bigger than themselves.

Who You Are: Tri County Techs manufacturing programs, including Welding, Machining, Industrial Technology, and Construction, provide students with hands-on, real-world learning experiences that prepare them for high-demand careers in the skilled trades. Students build technical knowledge while working with industry-standard equipment, materials, and processes in a lab-based environment.

The Instructional Assistant plays a key supportive role across these manufacturing classrooms and labs. Responsibilities include assisting the instructor with daily classroom management, supporting students during hands-on projects, reinforcing safe and proper use of tools and equipment, and completing administrative tasks as assigned by the instructor or school administration. This role requires a foundational understanding of manufacturing or skilled trades, a strong focus on safety, and a commitment to supporting student learning in an active, skills-based environment.

What You'll Possess

Qualified Candidates Will:

• Youll possess a high school diploma; a Technology Center diploma or associates degree in a manufacturing or skilled trades field is preferred.
• Youll have a minimum of two years of relevant experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or construction-related field such as welding, machining, industrial technology, or construction.
• Youll hold, or be willing to obtain, an industry-recognized certification relevant to your area of expertise (for example AWS, NIMS, NCCER, or similar).
• You will possess, or willing to obtain forklift certification.
• Youll demonstrate basic technical skills in one or more of the following areas: welding processes (MIG, TIG, Stick), machining and fabrication, use of hand and power tools, blueprint reading, measurement, and shop math.
• Youll have the ability to safely operate, maintain, and assist students with common shop equipment such as welders, lathes, mills, saws, and other industrial tools.
• Youll support lab organization and operations, including equipment setup, preventative maintenance, inventory management, material preparation, and maintaining a clean and safe learning environment aligned with OSHA standards.
• You are detail-oriented and organized. You'll simultaneously work on several tasks related to all things TCT and manage them with ease. You're a project planner who meets deadlines.
• You'll have excellent customer service. You'll exceed expectations and have excellent follow-up skills.
• You'll take the initiative, seek out projects, and openly accept other duties as assigned.
• You'll have excellent communication skills.
• You thrive on the spark that happens when collaboration leads to innovation and enjoy a team environment.
• You continually look for ways to improve your skill set and are always open to receiving feedback.

What Youll Do

Essential Functions:

Instructional Assistants provide administrative support to a workgroup or function in a task-oriented environment. They possess a present focus and will handle multiple tasks with provided direction in the scope of their workgroup. Customer service skills are a top priority as they often serve as the front-line representative of the workgroup.

Support instruction across manufacturing labs, including Welding, Machining, Industrial Technology, and Construction.

• Provide hands-on support to student learning experiences in both classroom and lab settings.
• Maintain an effective learning environment by ensuring lab cleanliness, organization, safety, and active supervision of student work.
• Collaborate with the instructor(s) to reinforce student behavior expectations that support a productive, safe, and focused learning environment.
• Assist the instructor(s) with maintaining appropriate records and preparing reports related to student progress, including grades and attendance as requested.
• Participate in faculty meetings and support student organizations and program-related activities.
• Provide administrative support such as filing, inventory management, material handling, tool organization, and general classroom and lab coordination.

Other Job Related Duties as Assigned by Supervisor

• The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.

Benefits & Perks

Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, disability, Teacher's Retirement Pension, and 403B matching. You will also enjoy an outstanding work-life balance with an abundant amount of paid time off, including 10 paid sick days, 5 paid FLEX days, and over 24 paid holidays. Tuition Reimbursement and free access to our onsite fitness center are additional perks and half-price tuition for your children in our child development center.

What Youll Also Get:

• Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to unlimited professional development with a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our TCT culture courses and over 5,000 on-demand courses through LinkedIn Learning.
• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being a Great Place to Work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here, too.
• Purpose-Driven Company: Youll help us continue to make positive changes in our local communities through volunteerism, giving back, and producing life-changing learning opportunities.

Terms of Employment: Ten months; salary to be established by the Board of Education.

Evaluation: Performance evaluated by the Instructional Director per Board policy.

Status: Non-Exempt

Salary: $43,000+ DOE

Tri County Tech does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admissions and employment"According to the State of Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act, registered sex offenders must self-disclose their status before admission.For full details, including our privacy policy, non-discrimination policy, and coordinator contact information, please visit Tri County Tech.