Satellite Lead Instructor - Springfield Training Center
Lead Instructors manage training-related activities at the Satellite Training Centers. This position is located in Springfield Oregon.
- Reports to: Program Coordinator Team
- Direct Reports: None
- Status: Full-time Salary exempt, at-will, non-represented
- Pay: $2,892.40 weekly, approximately $150,404.80 annually
Other Benefits + Resources include:
- Local, National, and Officers Pensions
- Company phone and laptop
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits individual + family, premiums 100% paid by employer
- 160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) Per Calendar Year
- Eligible to participate in the UA local 290 401(k) plan, subject to plan terms (no matching)
- EAP Program
- Annual ITP Training
About
Our Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee’s (JATC) primary mission is to train highly qualified, skilled, and marketable Plumbers, Steamfitters, and HVAC/R technicians for our industry. We are dedicated to developing professionals who bring expertise, character, and a sense of teamwork to the clients we service, the contractors who employ us and the union we represent.
Key Initiatives - first 90 days
- Meet all current location staff, Satellite Program Coordinators
- Inventory current assets, materials
- Learn materials ordering process
- Review current apprentice and journeyman class schedules
- Review list of curriculum, labs, and hands-on training equipment (“trainers”) needing to be developed or built and set project goals and priorities
- Ensure all assets and materials are available before the first day of class in September 2023
- Become familiar with the rules, standards, policies, and protocols included in the Apprentice and Employee Training Center handbooks and BOLI curriculum standards
- Become familiar with the licensing and certification requirements of the curriculum
Activities
- Instructor + Training Support
- Prepare and manage materials and trainers for hands-on training
- Support part-time instructors as needed
- Fill-in for part-time instructors when substitutes are not available
- Curriculum + Equipment
- Update and implement new curriculum as directed by the Curriculum Coordinators
- Ensure books, iPads, televisions, and other assets for training are working and available when needed
- Ensure tools are in good working order, repaired when needed in a timely manner
- Inventory + Ordering
- Regularly inventory materials and equipment
- Implement system for ordering and maintaining stock levels
- Monitor use and secure stocked materials to prevent loss
- Facilities Management + Other Duties
- Manage facility maintenance and improvement projects
- Facilitate Work Keys testing for applicants
- Facilitate Orientations
- Help with Outreach when possible
- Other Duties and Activities will be assigned or updated as needed
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proven ability to organize and manage complex projects
- Self-directed in work and meets deliverables and deadlines
- Customer service acumen, timely and helpful responses to others’ needs
- Effective communicator, responsive to others, share information and includes the right people in decision making and conversations
- Creative problem solver
- Collaborative and approachable
- Ability to manage several competing priorities
- Ability to adapt to changes and shifting priorities
Experience
Required Certifications, Licenses, Education and Skills:
- 5 + years' experience as a Journey worker or higher in their trade, or equivalent experience instructing for the same or similar apprenticeship program
- 1 + experience supervising and managing a team in the field as a foreman or general foreman
- Proficiency with of Office 365 programs, including Excel, Outlook, Word, Forms, PowerPoint, Blue Beam, and others
- Proficiency with other technology tools, including Teams and Zoom
- Experience and comfort using iPads
- Any other certifications necessary to instruct with authority and to maintain compliance
Preferred Experience:
- Required License and Certifications per trade;
- LEB (HVAC/R) (OR)
- Plumbing License (OR)
- Class 5 Boiler License (Steamfitting or HVAC/R)
- Current UA Certifications (Steamfitting)
- Experience leading a complex project
- 10+ years' experience as a Journey worker in the field, or equivalent experience instructing for the same or similar apprenticeship program
- 1+ years as a current or former instructor in the same or similar apprenticeship program
- ITP Instructor Certification
- Associate's degree or other professional certification related to the trade
The following work activities will be preferred and helpful:
- Curriculum development work experience
- Project Management experience is helpful
- Experience working as an instructor in a similar environment
Industry Knowledge that will be helpful:
- Understanding of trade apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs
- Advanced knowledge of licensing and certification requirements
Environment
This position is on site, and is a mix of seated work at a computer, walking, bending, and using tools, climbing ladders, work at floor level and above, sometimes on knees and other positions in the course of building trainers, climbing, pulling, occasionally driving long distances, occasionally using a forklift, and regularly using vision to inspect work product. Regularly lifting up to 50 lbs. The main campus where the job mostly takes place is large and flat, significant walking is required to get from each area of the building.
Travel
There are six (6) training centers in Oregon and one (1) in California, with a future site planned to be opened in Washington. Some travel to satellite locations may be required sometimes.
ADA Statement
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
EEO (Equal Employment Opportunities) Statement
The Local 290 Training Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran or disabled veteran, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. In addition, the organization complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities or job sites. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $2,892.40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Have you completed an apprenticeship in a Steamfitting, Plumbing or HVAC/R program?
- What current certifications or licenses do you have related to your trade?
Experience:
- Journey worker: 5 years (Required)
- Supervising in a foreman or higher role: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
