Shop Captains
What is a Shop Captain?
A shop captain is a volunteer leader that takes responsibility for the operations of a smaller area, or shop, of the makerspace. Shop captains work as a team.
The Shop Captain Lead is an existing shop captain who takes responsible for setting meetings and distributing information to shop leaders.
Who are the current shop captains?
- 3D Printing
- Automotive Repair
- Ceramics
- Electronics
- Media Lab
- Metal Shop
- Print Lab
- Textiles Studio
- Wood Shop
Roles and Responsibilities
Shop captains are the individuals who are responsible for the following:
Facilities & Maintenance Duties
- Ensuring equipment is maintained
- Ensuring consumables are replenished on a regular basis (like welding wire, for example)
- Prioritizing shop safety and creating/posting signage in the shop with policies
- Establishing shop policies and sharing them with members and shop users
- Ensuring that proper safety equipment is available.
Educational Duties
- Making sure that members using the shops have access to resources to learn to safely operate the tools
- Leading shop orientations if no other teacher is available
- Helping find qualified instructors to teach workshops and to mentor members
- Making sure that there are classes and programming scheduled regularly in their shop
- Planning for the growth and improvement of the shop
Shop Growth Duties
- Helping find better tools through donations
- Being a point of communication with donors that provide tools or resources for their shop
They should communicate any problems or issues with the Executive Director.