Aviation Mechanical Instructor/Trainer - Mesa, AZ

GP Strategies Government Solutions; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. in Mesa, AZ, seeks a Mechanical Aircraft Instructor to deliver training across classroom, CBT, simulations, and on-the-job coaching for government clients.

You will assess trainee competence to meet government standards, collaborate with management, and maintain training programs and materials. Proficiency in MS Office and aviation experience are required, with willingness to work first and second shifts.

Qualifications

• Aviation mechanic experience in general, business, commercial, defense or MRO environments.
• Experience teaching/instructing in a classroom environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Willingness to work first and second shifts.
• Heavy Structures knowledge/experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducts and performs training using classroom, CBT, distance learning, simulations, OJT, coaching, and job-aids.
• Assesses and tests trainee competence to meet government/organizational standards.
• Confers with management/client to understand work situation.
• Delivers training sessions covering specified areas of technical specialty.
• Evaluates training programs and reports on trainee progress.
• Maintains training programs and materials.
• Prepare training areas to be teach ready.

Skills

Aviation mechanic experience

Teaching in classroom

MS Office

Shift flexibility

Heavy structures

Job description

Come make an impact in the Public Sector! Join our team to do meaningful work and support high-impact government missions.

GP Strategies Government Solutions, Inc. Government Training Solutions | GP Strategies, a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, focuses on helping every public sector team unlock its full potential through people performance solutions.

Our work directly supports mission critical government agencies, including:

• Air Force
• Army
• Department of Defense (DoD)
• Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
• Department of Homeland Security
• NASA
• National Highway Institute (NHI) | Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• State & Local Governments

Our Mission is meaningful and powerful: to deliver innovative people performance through off the shelf and custom learning, mission specialists, and technology solutions, building deep partnerships with customers to help them achieve measurable mission and company performance improvements.

GP Strategies Corporation, the corporate parent of GP Strategies Government Solutions, is a global leader in talent transformation, dedicated to empowering organizations to unlock their full potential. We help businesses enhance workforce performance and achieve strategic goals through innovative, technology-enabled learning solutions. For over 50 years, with a proven track record of supporting over 6,000 global organizations worldwide, we combine human expertise with AI-driven insights to deliver customized strategies that upskill talent, drive technology adoption, and optimize critical processes.

GP Strategies Government Solutions has an opening for a Mechanical Aircraft Instructor to work onsite with our client in Mesa, AZ. This is a full-time, regular, exempt, benefitted position.

Job Summary:

• Conducts and performs training or solutions using the appropriate medium and method (classroom, computer-based training [CBT], distance learning, simulations, on-the-job [OJT], coaching, job-aids) to satisfy business needs and requirements.
• Assesses and tests the competence of employees in performing tasks requiring certification or qualification to comply with government and organizational standards and specifications.
• Confers with management/client to understand work situation.
• Delivers training sessions covering specified areas of technical specialty.
• Evaluates training programs and reports on trainee progress.
• Maintains training programs and materials.
• Prepare training areas to be teach ready

Requirements:

• Must have aviation mechanic experience in a general, business, commercial, defense or an MRO environment
• Must have previous experience teaching/instructing in a classroom environment
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Must be willing to work first and second shifts
• Heavy Structures knowledge/experience highly preferred

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

General physical requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job may vary based on location of assignment.

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
• Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.

At GP Strategies Government Solutions culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That's how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.GP Strategies Government Solutions is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.