Electrical Apprenticeship Instructor

JM TEST SYSTEMS LLC; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA with employer contribution

Paid time off and company holidays

401(k) retirement plan with company-mè

Job summary

JM Test Systems seeks an Electrical Apprenticeship Instructor to teach apprentice electrician curriculum and safety practices across field jobs.The role involves training journeymen, apprentices, and trades in NFPA 70E and HECP procedures while traveling to customer sites and maintaining complex electrical systems.

You will report to the Business Operations Director and work with the corporate training team; strong safety focus and teaching passion are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 10 years as a journey-level electrician, or completion of a state or federally registered apprenticeship plus 7 years journey-level experience.
• 5+ years of experience as an electrical apprenticeship instructor.
• Strong knowledge of NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, and high-voltage switching/clearance procedures.
• Clear communication skills and ability to travel, drive, stand for long periods, and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Teach the craft: Instruct apprentice electrician curriculum—theory, installation, troubleshooting, and safety.
• Build a safety culture by training journeymen, apprentices, mechanics, machinists, and others in NFPA 70E and HECP procedures.
• Mentor in the field: work one-on-one with apprentices on real electrical tasks and ensure on-the-job learning is consistently taught and evaluated.
• Keeps systems running safely: maintain, test, repair, and troubleshoot complex electrical/electronic systems; perform high-voltage switching under safe clearance procedures as a certified switchman.
• Keep records current: update schematics, drawings, diagrams, and calibration/test/maintenance records.

Skills

Journeyman electrician experience

Teaching / training

Safety awareness

Travel ability

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate's degree or technical trade school

Craft instructor training certification (accredited)

EPRI Level II Instrumentation Technician certifications

EPRI Level II Test Administrator certifications

Job description

AboutJM Test Systems

JM Test Systems provides calibration, test and measurementequipment, and technical services across multiple business segments and servicelocations. We help customers in industrial, energy, manufacturing, and otherdemanding environments keep critical instruments accurate, compliant, and readyto perform.

JobSummary — The Opportunity

The next generation of electricians learns best from peoplewho have done the work. As our Electrical Apprenticeship Instructor, you'llpass on the theory, hands-on skills, and safety habits that turn apprenticesinto confident, capable journey-level electricians.

In this role, you will teach the required apprenticeshipcurriculum and train journeymen, apprentices, and other trades in NFPA 70Eelectrical safe work practices and Hazardous Energy Control Program (HECP)procedures. You'll travel across the customer's system, working one on one withapprentices in the field to make sure their on-the-job learning is taught andevaluated consistently. Reporting to our Business Operations Director, you'llalso put your own skills to work maintaining and troubleshooting complexelectrical systems.

You'll thrive here if you're an experienced journeyman wholoves teaching, takes safety seriously, and enjoys being out in the field.

KeyResponsibilities & Outcomes

• Teach thecraft. Instruct all required apprentice electrician curriculum, coveringtheory, installation, troubleshooting, and safety.
• Build asafety culture. Train journeymen, apprentices, mechanics, machinists, andother trades in NFPA 70E safe work practices and HECP procedures, inpartnership with the electrical safety program.
• Mentor inthe field. Work one on one with apprentices on real electrical tasks, ensuring on-the-job learning is instructed and evaluated consistently acrossthe system.
• Keepsystems running safely. Maintain, test, repair, and troubleshoot complexelectrical and electronic systems, and perform high-voltage switching undersafe clearance procedures as a certified switchman.
• Keeprecords current. Update schematics, drawings, and diagrams, and maintaincalibration test and preventive maintenance records.
• Stayorganized on the road. Plan your weekly schedule with customers, logactivity in the CRM, submit expense, mileage, and activity reports on time, andjoin weekly huddles with directors and the corporate training team.

WhatYou Bring

• Required:High school diploma or GED.
• Required:10 years as a journey-level electrician, or completion of a state orfederally registered apprenticeship plus 7 years of journey-level experience.
• Required:5+ years of experience as an electrical apprenticeship instructor.
• Required:Strong knowledge of NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, and high-voltageswitching and clearance procedures.
• Required:Clear communication skills and the ability to travel and drive for extendedperiods, stand for long periods, and lift up to 50 lbs. in indoor and outdoorsettings.
• Preferred:Associate's degree or technical trade school, and certification from anaccredited craft instructor training program.
• Preferred:EPRI Level II Instrumentation Technician and EPRI Level II TestAdministrator certifications.

WhyJM Test Systems?

You'll have a lasting impact on the skills and safety of anentire workforce, with the variety of teaching, fieldwork, and hands-on technical work every week. You'll be backed by our corporate training team andleadership, with room to grow with JM Test Systems.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA with employer contribution
• Paid time off and company holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Company-paid life insurance
• Supplemental insurance policies
• Training and development opportunities
• Opportunities for continued growth within JM Test Systems

EqualOpportunity Employer

JM Test Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We arecommitted to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants andemployees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristicprotected by applicable federal, state, or local law.