Lead Trainer

This position will fulfill training duties in support of the US Army’s Product Director (PD) Aerostats’ mission at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona.

Develops and trains employees or customers of industrial or commercial establishment in installation, programming, safety, maintenance, and repair of machinery and equipment, such as robots, programmable controllers, and robot controllers, following manuals, specifications, blueprints, and schematics, and using hand tools, measuring instruments, and testing equipment.

Confers with management and staff or technical training coordinator to determine training objectives. Writes training program, including outline, text, handouts, and tests, and designs laboratory exercises, applying knowledge of electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and programming, and following machine, equipment, and tooling manuals.

This is a professional level non-supervisory position. Schedules classes based on classroom and equipment availability.

Lectures class on safety, installation, programming, maintenance, and repair of machinery and equipment, following outline, handouts, and texts, and using visual aids, such as graphs, charts, videotape, and slides.

Demonstrates procedures being taught, such as programming and repair, applying knowledge of electrical wire color coding, programming, electronics, mechanics, hydraulics, and pneumatics, using hand tools, measuring instruments, and testing equipment and following course outline. Observes trainees in laboratory and answers trainees' questions.