About this role
Important Notifications:
Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications MUST be submitted prior to this deadline.
Current Employees: Do not apply via the OSU Career site. Instead, please login to your regular Workday account and visit the Jobs Hub to apply.
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# Department:
School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Special Instructions to Applicants:
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
- A Resume
- A Cover Letter
For additional information please contact: Rex Bamba at [email protected]
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval
Job Description:
This recruitment will be used to fill five part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) MIME Facilities Student Worker for the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University (OSU). The MIME Facilities Student Worker is responsible for general building maintenance/repair activities and improvement projects.
Tasks include painting, office and lab moves, material handling, general maintenance, fabrication projects, design work, and workspace organization. Employees are expected to be familiar with the operation of standard woodworking tools and hand and power tools.
Position Duties:
100% – Assist with projects in the MIME buildings – including manufacturing and fabrication projects, facilities organization, and completion of facilities maintenance tasks such as cleaning, painting, furniture moving, and lab setups.
Transferable Skill Development
OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:
Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Career & Self Development
Qualifications:
Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements
- Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
- Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
- Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
- Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
- Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
- Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
- Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*
*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience with basic hand and power tools.
Additional Required Qualifications:
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Students with Mechanical Engineering coursework or other engineering coursework completed preferred.
- Experience with machine tools such as lathes and mills and/or experience with wood working tools is preferred.
# Working Conditions/Schedule:
• Work to be performed in MIME facilities.
• May be required to maneuver up to 50 pounds of weight.
• The student worker may be required to work up to an approximate 20 hours per week.
Salary Range:
# Anticipated Start Date:
2026-11-05