HybridExtensive travel to worksites throughout the USA is required.
TrainingCorporate & Technical Training
About the job
Requirements
A high school diploma is required; a college degree in a relevant field is preferred.
Five years of experience in a similar role, or an equivalent combination of knowledge and experience with training programs in the wind industry, is required.
A valid non-commercial or commercial driver's license and a clean driving record are required.
Platform-specific Technical Trainer experience or Advanced Level Site Technician experience is preferred.
Expertise in electrical theory and hydraulic theory is required.
Proficiency in basic and advanced troubleshooting is required.
Knowledge of basic and advanced turbine operations is required.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products, specifically Word and Excel, is required.
The candidate must have strong writing and presentation skills.
The candidate must pass a physical exam and drug and alcohol screening.
The candidate must be able to lift or move up to 100 pounds and have close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus for work in close confines.
The candidate must be physically fit to climb 300 feet multiple times a day while wearing more than 25 pounds of climbing gear, work in extreme weather, and rescue teammates anywhere in a tower in an emergency.
Employees climbing wind turbines must use a Personal Fall Arrest System and must not exceed its 309-pound maximum total capacity, including the individual, tools, uniform, and personal protective equipment; the maximum personal body weight for employees who climb is 260 pounds.
Responsibilities
Develop and facilitate United States-based training programs for wind turbine platforms and other technical and regulatory training needs.
Develop new course content and modify existing wind turbine course content while supporting Operations and Quality functions.
Create training content and job performance measures, and maintain systems to assess technical expertise and competencies, tracking progress in the Learning Management System.
Support the Technical Training Program, Employee Development Program, New Hire Orientation, Advanced Rescue Training Program, and federally registered Apprentice Program.
Develop and coordinate training content, including wind turbine training modules, job performance measures, approach distance cards, multimedia visual aids, and other materials.
Plan and deliver staff development programs through classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, and workshops.
Assess new hires' skills and develop curricula tailored to technician career progression.
Create and implement testing and evaluation procedures to ensure competency.
Support site subject matter experts in maintaining departmental subject matter expert lists to verify and keep competencies current.
Travel to worksites throughout the United States to facilitate field training as needed.
Support and develop internal rope rescue and advanced rescue training programs.
Collaborate with the Global Training Team, Environmental Health and Safety, Human Resources, and Quality departments to promote safety, quality, and continuous improvement in training courses.
Collaborate with and support the Training Specialist in daily work, including tracking field technicians' certifications and computer-based training in Service, Field Service, Operations and Maintenance, and Repower.
Assist in managing program budgets to support fiscally responsible department operations, and provide on-site training at worksites as needed.
Provide interim support for Operations, Environmental Health and Safety, Engineering, and Quality functions, including site setup, quality control checks, audits, and document generation.
Deutsche Windtechnik is Germany’s largest Independent Service Provider, offering a comprehensive service package for Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) from one single source.
With more than 9,000 WTGs under contract and more than 2,200 worldwide employees operating in Europe, the US and Asia, Deutsche Windtechnik sets the bar for Independent Service Provider services.
Deutsche Windtechnik came to North America and started operations here in 2018.
Headquartered in Houston, TX., it is our goal to set the standard for best-in-class levels of quality, safety, efficiency, and customer service in the US market.
Are you prepared to assume a crucial role within the Training Department?
The Technical Trainer plays a vital role within the US organization, serving as a key interface with the global training team and resources. This position is responsible for developing and facilitating US-based training programs for the Wind Turbine platforms, as well as other technical and regulatory training needs. The Technical Trainer will create training content, develop job performance measures (JPMs), and maintain systems for assessing technical expertise and competencies, with progress tracked in the company's Learning Management System (LMS).
This role requires developing new course content or modifying existing DWT all Wind Turbine course content while also supporting Operations and Quality functions. Extensive travel is required to meet training and operational demands across DWT’s worksites throughout the USA. The Technical Trainer will support several programs, including the Technical Training Program, Employee Development Program, New Hire Orientation, Advanced Rescue Training Program, and the federally registered Apprentice Program.
Are You Looking to:
Support the Technical Training Program, Employee Development Program, and other key training initiatives?
Develop and coordinate training content, including all wind turbine training modules, JPMs, approach distance cards, multimedia visual aids, and other materials?
Plan and deliver staff development programs using effective methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, and workshops?
Perform skills assessments for new hires and develop curriculum tailored to technician career progression?
Create and implement testing and evaluation procedures to ensure competency?
Support site SME’s updating list for each department of SME’s to help verify competencies and keep them current.
Travel to worksites throughout the USA to facilitate field training as needed.
Are You Ready to:
Support and develop internal rope rescue and advanced rescue training programs.
Collaborate with the Global Training Team, EHS Department, HR Department, and Quality Department to promote safety, quality, and continuous improvement in training courses.
Collaborate with and support Training Specialist in daily jobs such as tracking certifications and CBT learnings of all techs in the field SFS, O &M, and Repower.
Assist in managing program budgets to ensure department runs in a fiscally responsible way Provide on-site training at worksite locations as needed.
Offer interim support for Operations, EHS, Engineering and Quality functions, including site setup, QC checks, audits, and document generation.
What You’ll Need:
High school diploma required; a college degree in a relevant field is preferred
5 years in a similar role or a combination of knowledge and experience with training programs in the wind industry
Valid driver’s license (NON-CDL or CDL) and clean driving record
Platform-specific Technical Trainer or Advanced Level Site Technician experience preferred
Expertise in electrical theory and hydraulic theory
Proficiency in basic and advanced troubleshooting
Knowledge of basic and advanced turbine operations
Strong proficiency in MS Office products (Word and Excel)
Excellent writing and presentation skills
Must be able to pass a physical exam and drug/alcohol screening.
The employee must be capable of lifting and/or moving up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus because of potential work in close confines.
Employees must be physically fit enough to freely climb 300 ft multiple times a day while wearing 25+ lbs. of climbing gear and work in extreme weather conditions.Must be capable of rescuing team mates anywhere in tower in the event of emergency.
We care about the safety and wellbeing of every one of our employees. To help ensure their safety, any employees climbing a wind turbine must use a Personal Fall Arrest System, and may not exceed the system’s maximum weight capacity of 309 lbs. This weight must include the individual, their tooling, uniform, and personal protective equipment. Based on these safety requirements and the standard weight of equipment, employees who climb wind turbines may not exceed a maximum personal body weight of 260 lbs.
What You’ll Get:
401k with fully vested, generous company match available first month.
DWT CULTURE: What sets us apart is our intense focus on our customers, employees, and culture.
Our Mission: To be the most trusted O&M partner to wind farm owners. Our Vision: To empower the Americas’ achievement of 100% renewable energy, one wind turbine at a time.
How do we accomplish this? By building a team and a culture with the core values that are: Transparent, Innovative, Guiding (advisor and partner), Efficient, and Reliable.
We call ourselves TIGERs and we hope you get an opportunity to join us someday!
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Deutsche Windtechnik is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, protected veteran or military status, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.
EEO is the Law Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee filling this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by management. Management has the right to add to, revise, or delete information in this job description. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.