Auburn University, Alabama
The RFID Lab at Auburn University is looking for motivated, hard-working, and detail-oriented employee from various disciplines to perform RFID in-store testing and audits. This position will primarily involve fieldwork at partner locations. Fieldwork includes activities such as: RFID tag audits, barcode audits, RFID cycle count
Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:
- Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
- Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
- Assistance with special projects
- Seasonal work
- Emergencies
If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.
AU students are not eligible for TES.
Responsibilities:
The essential functions of this position include but are not limited to the following:
* Perform data collection tests to investigate the performance of large-scale RFID deployments.
* RFID tagging items in a retail environment and then doing tests with a RFID reader to determine the quality and readability of the tags.
* Perform in-store barcode/inventory audits.
* May occasionally participate in in-lab demonstrations and testing
- Perform data collection and data analysis to investigate the performance of large scale RFID deployments. - Operate, maintain and trouble-shoot RF test equipment.
* Occasionally travel to partner locations outside of the Auburn area
Qualifications:
- High school diploma
- Preferred experience with RF equipment
- Preferred experience in a retail environment
Pay Range:
USD $18.00 - USD $40.00 /Hr.A
Auburn University
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The main campus had an enrollment during fall of 2007 of 24,137. Auburn University offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate,
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Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science, and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.