Technical Instructor

About the role

Quinn Company, your local Caterpillar store, is hiring a Technical Instructor in Bakersfield, California. Quinn Company is a Caterpillar dealership founded in 1919. The company sells, services, and rents a full line of new and used construction, agricultural, and material handling equipment, diesel and natural gas engines. As a Caterpillar Dealership, Quinn Company enjoys a unique ability to be a nimble company with entrepreneurial spirit while leveraging the global reach and support of a Fortune 50 company. Quinn Company ranks among the top-performing Caterpillar Dealers in the world, with a competitive, performance-based culture.

Responsibilities

• Develops specialized programs, conducts, and/or coordinates employee participation in programs to train technical employees in maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
• Confers with management and/or technical employees to determine training objectives.
• Writes training programs, including outlines, text, handouts, and tests, and designs training exercises.
• Schedules classes based on classroom and equipment availability.
• Observes trainees in classroom exercises and answers trainees' questions.
• Administers written and practical exams and writes performance reports to evaluate trainees' performance.
• Participates in meetings, seminars, and training sessions to obtain information useful to the training facility and integrates information into the training program.
• Coordinates costs and participation of technical employees in professional training provided externally.
• Works closely with the Training Department to assess required skills and knowledge for positions within Quinn Organization.
• Provides operation and maintenance training to assigned customers of the organization.
• Demonstrates and promotes Quinn Company core values of Integrity, Teamwork, Respect for People, Quality, and Customer Service.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school and two to three years of industry-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Valid California driver’s license in good standing.

Pay

$74,114 - $89,584 (starting wage depends on experience and education).