Oklahoma State University · 6 hours ago
Lab Manager
Tulsa, OK
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$60K/yr - $80K/yr
3+ years expOklahoma State University is seeking a Lab Manager for its Tulsa Campus Labs within the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology. The role involves overseeing lab operations, providing training and instruction to students, ensuring safety compliance, and managing lab equipment and staff.
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Responsibilities
Serve the instructional needs in design and manufacturing for multiple departments throughout CEAT
Provide training and instruction to students in the operation, modification, and installation of lab equipment
Coordinate, supervise, and enforce the TCL safety program, including OSHA and safety rules together with OSU, CEAT Learning Labs (CLL), and TCL policies and procedures
Advise and mentor students with fabrication activities
Provide professional engineering advice and assistance in collaboration with the appropriate faculty
Train and supervise all TCL staff
Oversee the operation, calibration, maintenance, and repair of all lab equipment, instrumentation, and tools, including CNC and regular milling machines, CNC and regular lathes, welding equipment, and a variety of mechanical and electromechanical equipment
Monitor and assign special work areas to students as requested by faculty
Design, engineer, and oversee the fabrication of specialized instructional, mechanical, and electronic equipment and instrumentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field (degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)
Three years of related experience
Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses: Driver's License
Must have solid hands-on experience in a design, manufacturing, or lab environment
Proven ability to operate and maintain manual and CNC machines
Ability to effectively communicate in the English language, orally and in writing, with all OSU students, faculty and employees; suppliers; contractors; citizens; and other state, national, and international contacts
Ability to effectively teach engineering and engineering technology students, using sound engineering principles, in lab and shop environments
Ability to interact effectively with TCL faculty and to advise and assist them in all engineering and engineering technology instruction using lab or shop facilities at the TCL and CEAT Learning Labs
Good planning and managing skills essential
Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage multiple job assignments simultaneously, with high productivity
Must be organized in work habits and in appearance of work space
Must have very good interpersonal skills working with students, faculty, staff, supervisors, all levels of OSU employees, and the public
A positive, cooperative, service-oriented attitude is essential
Demonstrated initiative in handling a wide variety of job-related problems, with a proactive work ethic, taking appropriate action in the absence of specific direction from faculty or supervisors
Dependability and trustworthiness required in all work-related functions
Preferred
Supervisory experience is desirable
Company
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant university that prepares students for success. OSU is America’s Brightest Orange.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$261.63MKey Investors
State of OklahomaU.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2025-05-29Grant· $250M
2024-12-10Grant· $0.09M
2024-07-17Grant· $10M
Leadership Team
Don Kyle
CEO, National Center for Wellness and Recovery, Oklahoma State University
Roger Reid
CEO
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