Heavy Equipment Service Technician Instructor at Wagner equipment

Would you like to be part of a focused, dedicated team? Do you want to work and grow with other motivated, ambitious people?

Wagner Equipment Co. offers challenging career opportunities, extensive training and employee development along with an opportunity to grow your career and thrive under Wagner’s reputation for excellence. We offer excellent benefits and supply you with the tools you need to maximize your potential and grow within Wagner.

Benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan - Up to 96 hours of PTO in your first year + 8 company paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Retirement Plans -  401K and Roth 401K , eligible employees can receive a company contribution up to 7%
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• CEFCU- Citizens Equity First Credit Union - Employees have access to services include payroll deductions savings, accounts, loans, VISA card, and more.
• Additional Benefits include: Unum Supplemental life Insurance, Aflac Critical Illness + Accidental Insurance, ID WatchDog and discounted employee phone plans.

The Training Instructor is responsible for developing and implementing training for assigned products or employee areas, as directed by the Service Training Manager or Wagner Training Institute (WTI) Manager in a manner that reflects the company’s vision of working as “One Professional Team.”  It is also responsible for serving as the liaison between WTI and the Wagner Equipment Co. managers, as assigned.  This instructor, if assigned technical training, may be held accountable for proficiency in assigned technical training areas such as Wheel Loaders, small TT Tractors, Motor Graders, Off-Highway Trucks, Gas Engines, Agricultural Equipment, and other equipment as assigned.

Pay Rate: $65,000.00- $80,000.00 annually 
Pay rate is based upon experience and education. 

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Assists with creating a skills database and tracking training progress
• Helps coordinate the TCDP (Technician Career Development Plan)
• Assists in creating an individual schedule of classes for WTI
• Completes required paperwork and budget tracking
• Participates in scheduled department activities and becomes an active partner in planning effective strategy for WTI
• Works with key company personnel in developing class schedules
• Meets on a regular basis with Wagner Equipment Co. managers to review training needs for the shop technicians
• Assesses each technician to identify training gaps (TCDP)
• Markets WTI classes to outside customers
• Distributes relevant WTI class offering information to internal employees
• Designs class materials and facilitates classes in response to the assessment results and to the requests of our management staff
• Attends needed classes to become proficient with the equipment listed under the “General Responsibilities” section
• Keeps informed with New Product Updates and sends relevant information to the appropriate people within our company

• Other duties as assigned by manager

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1-3 years administrative/clerical experience
• 3-5 years customer service experience
• 3-5 years supervisory/management experience
• 5+ years technical or mechanical experience with earthmoving equipment or gas engines
• 1-3 years’ experience as an instructor in a related vocational field, such as diesel or heavy equipment maintenance and repair
• Experience with curriculum development and adult learning theory

Work Environment:

• Noise: Moderate
• Indoors and Outdoors

Physical Demands & Competencies:

• Standing, walking, talking, sitting, use of hands & hearing
• Data Entry, telephone, reading/writing, reasoning, organizational, communication & math skills
• Safety & Product Knowledge
• Basic comprehension of mechanics, hydraulics, electronics, and machine components
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Technical Writing Skills
• Knowledge of assessment testing and skill gap analysis
• Ability to ascend/descend ladders, stairs, etc.
• Medium work that includes lifting and/or moving objects up to 32 pounds or more

Travel Requirements:

• 25- 50%

Other Duties:

Job Offers are contingent upon all required pre-employment screenings which may include but are not limited to background checks, drug/alcohol testing, fit for duty testing, and any other job-related tests/screenings.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.  

Wagner Equipment Co. is an EEO/AA/Veterans/Disabled employer