Equipment Safety Trainer & Certification Coach

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.; Missouri; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision plans

401(k) Match

Volunteer time off

Disability and Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Safety Trainer to deliver equipment operator and safety trainings across customer sites, branches, and on-site locations. You will schedule classes, provide private trainings, and maintain training records in our LMS and systems.

You will coach Evaluators, assist sales teams, and collaborate with Marketing to promote safety training offerings. Travel up to 75% may be required; a strong safety knowledge base is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a related field.
• Heavy equipment experience and certification (MEWP, Forklift, Earth Moving).
• Broad knowledge of industry safety standards, practices, and regulations.
• Experience and knowledge of adult learning methods.
• Dependable, organized, motivated, and self-starter.
• Customer-service and ‘solutions’ oriented.
• Ability and willingness to travel; overnight travel may be required (50%-75%).
• Preferred bilingual in Spanish or French.
• Preferred experience working with a Learning Management System (LMS).
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct equipment operator certification training and safety training for customers and to a lesser extent, employees using various modalities; modalities will include Instructor Lead Training and Virtual Training.
• Publish public training class schedules on SBRs training platform on a 3-month rolling calendar basis to provide customers multiple class options for purchase.
• Provide private classes to customers either at an SBR branch location or customer site.
• Complete training records on a timely basis in SBR’s system(s) of record for retention and retrieval according to company policy.
• Trigger the issuance of customer wallet cards within 24 hours of class completion.
• Learn new adult training methods and courses to teach customers across a variety of safety topics.
• Maintain current training and equipment operator certifications.
• Provide Train the Trainer courses for customers.
• Optimize productivity using various efficiency measures such as maximizing class attendance and scheduling.
• Sell and support the sales teams to close safety training opportunities and grow the Safety Training business.
• Work with the Marketing Support team to create flyers and other sales materials to promote the safety training offering to local customers.
• Coach and mentor Certified Evaluators in their district(s) with a hands-on opportunity to practice or to see how the practical evaluation is to be completed.
• Support the Certified Evaluator team by providing equipment practical evaluations to customers who have completed the online equipment certification coursework and written exam.
• Assist District and Regional Managers with the onboarding and training of new District Safety Trainers, Employee Trainers and Certified Evaluators.
• Act as an advisor regarding safety issues and standards to SBR employees and customers.

Skills

Travel flexibility

Customer-service

Solutions orientation

Bilingual (Spanish or French)

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Safety Trainer to deliver equipment operator and safety trainings across customer sites, branches, and on-site locations. You will schedule classes, provide private trainings, and maintain training records in our LMS and systems.

You will coach Evaluators, assist sales teams, and collaborate with Marketing to promote safety training offerings. Travel up to 75% may be required; a strong safety knowledge base is essential.