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Superintendent of Mechanical Shop

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - G.40
Senior Superintendent of Mechanical Shop - 8649
Superintendent of Mechanical Shop - 8650

April, 1973

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SERIES CONCEPT

Under direction, the Superintendent of Mechanical Shop plans, organizes 
and directs the operations of a mechanical shop (or shops); and performs 
other related duties as required.

Incumbents approve expenditures of funds; are responsible for purchase 
of equipment and supplies; initiate cost analysis records such as 
inventory report, fiscal report, and budget requirements; determine need 
of maintenance work on equipment and facilities; plan and schedule 
maintenance work; select and train shop staff; supervise mechanician 
staff and in addition may supervise auxiliary staff such as clerical 
personnel, drafting technicians, and positions that require an 
equivalent level of skill as a mechanician.

While the work is primarily managerial in nature, the duties require 
technical skill at the Principal Laboratory Mechanician level in that 
incumbents assess complex jobs to determine skills, parts and facilities 
needed; plan and schedule work; estimate costs; make recommendations on 
how or if a job should be undertaken; may participate in functional 
design work; and may serve as a technical consultant to researchers and 
others.

The Superintendent of Mechanical Shop series is distinguished from the 
Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings series in that the duties 
involve highly skilled mechanical design work.

                          CLASS CONCEPTS

Senior Superintendent of Mechanical Shop

Incumbents plan, organize, and direct the operation of a large 
mechanical shop or two or more smaller shops, typically having a 
mechanician and auxiliary staff of about 10 full-time-equivalent 
employees.

Superintendent of Mechanical Shop

Incumbents plan, organize, and direct the operation of a mechanical 
shop, typically having a mechanician and auxiliary staff of about 5 
full-time-equivalent employees.

                    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Superintendent of Mechanical Shop

Two years of college work in an engineering field and ten years of 
experience in general machine shop work, tool making, and instrument 
making, and three years in a responsible supervisory capacity; or an 
equivalent combination of education and experience.

Superintendent of Mechanical Shop

Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and eight 
years of experience in general machine shop work, tool and die making or 
instrument making and one year in a responsible supervisory capacity; or 
an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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