Major Responsibilities:
● Deliver non-credit Catapult Indiana Training course as assigned.
● Instruct class at designated location in Elkhart, to meet specific training and skillset
objectives to high schoolers/recent high school graduates.
● Deliver instruction on a 10-week, half-day schedule, approximately 160 hrs.
● Teach directly from Catapult Instructional materials designed for this course.
● Use equipment provided exclusively for the Catapult training, which will be provided.
● Maintain records on student attendance, progress, and skills mastery.
● Participate in training and professional development as needed.
● Teaching load is dictated by project, or projects, not by credit hour.
● The above list of duties is not to be construed as an exhaustive list.
Minimum Qualifications:
● Must have expertise in Advanced Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, and the 5S Process, with the ability to convey knowledge through hands-on instruction.
● Must demonstrate competency with Safety protocols, and Quality-Cost impact; as well as with OSHA and environmental awareness.
● Must have a comprehensive understanding of the Kaizen methodology: Continuous Improvement, Problem Solving, Improvement Implementation, Waste Reduction, Scale Solutions, Repeat cycles, etc.
● Experience in assembly line production, preferably related to the automotive industry.
● Has an understanding of Supply Chain/Logistics, related to supporting a Just-In-Time production line or assembly line.
● Able to give hands-on instruction in a simulation lab, including the fundamental use of small hand tools and manufacturing parts, using a moving conveyer, and employee conditioning and injury prevention.
● Instruct students in the use of blueprints, technical drawings, measurement skills with micrometers, calipers, gauges, etc.
Compensation: $50/contract hour
Other Requirements:
● Selected candidate for employment will be subject to pre-employment background
checks, including criminal history check, and any offer of employment will be contingent
upon that outcome.
● Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Operations Management,
Logistics Management, or similar; and over five years of experience in Management at a
manufacturing facility.
● Conducts all activities with appreciation and respect for the diversity of people, styles,
and culture.
Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions.
Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.