Coaching, Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Email Technology, Environmental Health, Environmental Work, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Techniques, Laboratory Theory, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Negotiation Skills, Office Equipment, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Project/Program Coordination, Record Keeping, Spreadsheets, Team Lead/Manager, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Curriculum, Word Processing
Collision Program Lab Specialist
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Location
Ed Wood Center 2000 Career Ave Sioux Falls, SD, SD
Job Type
Full-Time Staff
Job Number
00363
Division
Academic Affairs
Department
Collision Repair and Refinish Technology
Opening Date
06/25/2026
Position Summary
The Lab Specialist facilitates the operation of the Collision Repair and Refinish labs and supports students in a variety of hands-on activities that reinforce proper repair procedures, problem-solving skills, and safe equipment use within Southeast Technical College's (STC) Collision Repair and Refinishing program. This role collaborates with program instructors to coordinate lab operations, including equipment maintenance, materials acquisition, scheduling, and the development of lab activities that enhance student learning and align with program requirements and accrediting standards. The Lab Specialist promotes a safe and effective learning environment while supporting program goals, maintaining accurate records, and continuously updating technical skills in alignment with industry expectations and advisory input. For more information regarding this position, please contact the hiring manager, Jason Merritt, at 605-367-7671.
Essential Functions
- Provide instructional reinforcement to students in the collisions repair and refinish labs that ensure proper repair procedures and problem-solving techniques.
- Coordinate the operations and equipment in the collision repair and refinish lab to ensure a properly equipped and efficiently functioning lab.
- Assist the instructor in the estimating, scheduling, and acquisition of materials, supplies, and equipment for lab projects.
- Operate and calibrate technical equipment and tools and demonstrate safe and proper operations.
- Promote and provide a safe lab environment for the health and welfare of the students.
- Assist the instructor with curriculum development that includes preparation of lab activities, exercises, and teaching aids.
- Maintain records related to lab activities as directed by the instructor.
- Support the instructor's theories and laboratory techniques.
- Update skills and apply new knowledge on the job.
- Support the goals of the STC collision repair and refinish staff, programmatic accreditation requirements, and industry advisory board.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications
- Education: High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required. Diploma or AAS in Collision Repair and Refinish Technology or related field preferred.
- Experience: minimum of 5 years of work experience in the collision repair and refinish industry required.
- Other requirements:
- Computer skills: Ability to use, or learn to use, email systems, word processing, spreadsheet, and estimating software (training provided if needed)
- Communication: ability to actively listen and to effectively communicate with others through written and oral communication
- Leadership: ability to make decisions, delegate tasks, be innovative, negotiate, problem solve, build teams through coaching and development, resolve conflicts, hold yourself and other accountable, and work under pressure.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Work is performed in both a general office setting and a collision repair and refinishing shop environment. Office and classroom spaces are climate-controlled with typical lighting and moderate noise levels from staff, students, and office equipment. Laboratory areas are not climate-controlled and may be subject to temperature and humidity extremes, with noise levels consistent with an active collision repair shop.
Southeast Tech offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including: health care, Flexible Spending Account, dental care, life insurance, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, retirement, holidays, paid time off, and sick leave.
To learn more details, click here to visit our Benefits Page.
Employer Southeast Technical College
Address 2320 N Career Ave
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57107
Phone 6053674625
Website http://www.southeasttech.edu