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Finning

Largest Caterpillar heavy equipment dealer

Service Technical Trainer

Corporate & Technical TrainingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDublin, IrelandIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience working on heavy plant or diesel generators.
  • Evidence of continuous professional development.
  • Ability to build and maintain positive relationships and engage with individuals at varying levels of seniority.
  • Good project management and planning and organization skills.
  • An engaging training delivery style.
  • Basic Excel and Microsoft Office skills, with intermediate Word and PowerPoint skills.
  • Ability to deliver accredited programmes.
  • Mentoring and facilitation skills.
  • Flexibility and adaptability in a rapidly changing commercial environment.
  • Ability to work on own initiative.
  • Practical working knowledge of the Caterpillar product range.
  • Appreciation of different learning methodologies.
  • Willingness to learn and develop professionally.

Responsibilities

  • Support delivery of the technical training calendar by working with the Service Business Partner and identified subject matter experts across the business.
  • Work with the Training Team to support production of the technical training curriculum for engineers within Finning UK and Ireland.
  • Plan courses in line with Caterpillar’s Technician Career Development Programme, integrated with new product introduction and technical training requirements.
  • Develop and deliver training programmes for engineers and customers, meeting Caterpillar and Finning standards and specifications and promoting safety and customer service.
  • Use blended learning techniques to maximize training opportunities for Finning employees.
  • Ensure training meets the current service specification and promotes a safe, inclusive, and customer-service culture.
  • Work with coordinators to schedule courses and maximize attendance.
  • Deliver day-to-day Service technical training in the UK and Ireland under the direction of the Service Business Partner.
  • Ensure training complies with relevant codes of practice and legislation, maintain training and assessment records as appropriate, and evaluate programme effectiveness and make improvements.
  • Provide guidance, direction, and advice on technical training; supervise training courses to maintain safety and maximize learning.
  • Maintain product knowledge for assigned products and keep courses current with products, procedures, tooling, and training aids.
  • Maintain Service Training workshops to meet SHEQ and contamination-control requirements.
  • Achieve positive feedback and high satisfaction ratings from course delegates.

Desired Qualifications

  • A relevant qualification in training delivery or learning and development, such as a certified training qualification (TAQA, A1, or Assessor award) or equivalent.
  • Experience with the Caterpillar product range.
  • A coaching or mentoring certificate.
  • Experience of vocational learning provision.
  • Assessor qualification.
  • Experience supervising others.

About the Company

Finning

Largest Caterpillar heavy equipment dealer

Finning International is a global distributor of heavy equipment and related services, with a focus on Caterpillar machines. It sells new and used Caterpillar equipment, provides parts, maintenance, and repairs, and offers fleet management and rental options through an extensive service network. The company works by partnering with Caterpillar to supply and support customer operations across Canada, South America, and the United Kingdom, backed by a large parts and service ecosystem, field technicians, and financing options. Finning differentiates itself through its long-standing relationship with Caterpillar, a broad geographic footprint, a scale of parts and service availability, and decades of experience serving customers in the heavy equipment sector. Its goal is to help customers maximize uptime and productivity by delivering reliable equipment, ready parts, skilled maintenance, and after-sales support at scale.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Vancouver, Canada
Founded
1933

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