Technical Trainer

Ready to take your technical career beyond the workshop? Are you an experienced heavy vehicle technician who enjoys sharing your knowledge, mentoring apprentices and helping others become better at what they do? This could be the opportunity to take everything you’ve learned on the tools and use it to help develop the next generation of heavy vehicle technicians. We’re looking for an experienced Technical Trainer to join our Training Institute based in Derrimut and play an important role in building technical capability.

This is not just a classroom-based training role. You’ll combine hands-on practical training, technical instruction, coaching and mentoring to help apprentices and employees build the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Help shape the future of our workforce! What you’ll be doing? Working closely with our Training Institute Manager and external training providers, you’ll: Deliver engaging practical and technical training to apprentices and technicians Coach and mentor apprentices and technicians throughout their development Develop presentations, training resources and hands-on learning activities Assess attendance, progress and competency Provide constructive feedback and communicate progress with management Maintain training records, competencies and assignments Maintain currency of technology in products and industry Regularly review training content to keep it relevant, practical and effective Identify opportunities to continuously improve the way we train and develop our people Promote a strong Safety First culture throughout all training activities What we’re looking for?

You’ll bring strong technical knowledge together with a genuine passion for helping people learn. To be successful you will have: Certificate III qualification as a Heavy Vehicle Technician Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (highly desirable) Current driver's licence HR or HC driver's licence (preferable) Extensive and recent mechanical experience within the automotive industry Current or recent experience delivering training, coaching or mentoring Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills Knowledge of automotive service operations and Dealer Management Systems Strong communication and presentation skills Good organisation and time management skills Confidence using computer systems and preparing training materials A strong commitment to workplace safety Most importantly, you’ll be someone who enjoys seeing others succeed and can turn technical knowledge into practical, easy-to-understand learning.