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The Opportunity
The Fashion Technician is responsible for overseeing the organization, and maintenance, of a limited access Fashion Studio. Responsibilities of the incumbent include managing departmental budgets in conjunction with the Chair and department faculty, purchasing of supplies, maintenance of equipment, and providing instruction concerning the proper usage of the equipment and facilities to students, faculty and other users of the fashion studio. The incumbent hires, trains, schedules and supervises student assistants, and ensures the implementation and application of adequate health and safety policies and practices.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
- Ensures proper working order of industrial sewing machines, sergers, steam irons and other related manufacturing tools and equipment by performing regular maintenance and arranging specialized repairs.
- Ensures general clean-up in the area.
- Provides technical assistance with respect to selection of materials and appropriate uses of garment and pattern making techniques when faculty are not available.
- Ensures health and safety of students by promoting awareness with an initial classroom discussion followed by reminders throughout the term.
- Provides instruction on a regular basis concerning the use of tools, industrial sewing machines, sergers, industrial steam irons and dress forms.
- Research and order supplies as needed in response to needs of fashion faculty;
- Manages departmental budgets in conjunction with the Chair and department faculty and maintains up-to-date record of suppliers and departmental inventory.
- Keeps current with new technology and information related to the field (ongoing development).
What you'll need
Qualifications
A Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration of studies in Fashion combined with three to four years of experience in fashion and related fields or equivalent education and experience is required.
Technical proficiency in drafting and construction processes and techniques is required. The Technician must be completely familiar with the maintenance and use of clothing manufacturing machinery. Experience working in a post-secondary environment is an asset.
We're looking for
Core Skills
A little bit about us
NSCAD University
NSCAD University and Halifax are in Mi'kma'ki, on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq Nation. NSCAD University is committed to reconciliation and to building respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples and with the African Nova Scotian communities that have been enriching this region for 400 years. As a small school with three urban campuses, and programs across a range of fine arts, craft, design, and media arts, NSCAD University is an incubator for talent and an active contributor to the arts scene in Canada's fastest-growing city. Since 1887, NSCAD has been a leader in visual arts education in Canada, with distinguished alumni building careers all over the world. This is an exciting time to join us, as we have recently welcomed a cohort of 10 BIPOC faculty members who bring valuable perspectives, ways of thinking, and lived experience to all of our work, and as we look forward to a consolidated waterfront campus in 2030.
Are you interested?
Work With Us
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority in this search. NSCAD university encourages applications from Indigenous persons, racially visible persons, persons with a disability, women, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.
Deadline for applications: The University will begin considering applicants on May 24, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. We appreciate all applicants, however only those selected to move forward in the competition will be contacted. This position is being advertised internally and externally concurrently. Bargaining unit employees for FUNSCAD Unit II are given first consideration.
Please note that this is a temporary position with an anticipated end date of April 30, 2023. The position is expected to work 25 hours per week.