Safety Trainer - Bay Area

Herc Rentals Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

401(k) plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Herc Rentals Inc. is seeking a Safety Trainer for the Bay Area to deliver trench and safety training across client sites in Benicia, San Jose, Union City, and surrounding locations.

The role requires extensive travel (up to 80%), development of training materials, coordination with customers and branches, and delivering OSHA 1926 Subpart P courses while staying current with industry regulations.

Qualifications

• Up to 80% travel.
• Deliver training to Herc Rentals customers.
• Develop and improve training programs as directed by leadership.

Responsibilities

• Complete sales activities such as cold calls, jobsite visits, and meetings with customers to identify training needs.
• Quote all training.
• Schedule and book travel.
• Prepare training materials and classrooms prior to delivery.
• Conduct training classes for customers.
• Stay up to date on regulations that apply within the industry.
• Carry out other duties as requested by supervision.

Skills

Bi/Multi-Lingual

Presenting & public speaking

Analyzing complex written documents

Team player / collaboration

Sales skills (solutions over price)

Questioning & feedback

Effective communication across diverse

OSHA / ANSI / CSA knowledge

Trench solutions knowledge

Field knowledge of excavation

Detail-oriented

Teaching adult learners

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Safety Trainer - Bay Area

Benicia, CA, USA, 94510

| Benicia, CA, USA, 94510

| San Jose, CA, USA, 95112

| Union City, CA, USA, 94587

Employment Status: Full-time

Posting Start Date: 10/8/26

Founded in 1965, Herc Rentals is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America with 2025 total revenues reaching approximately $4.4 billion. Herc Rentals’ parent company, known as Herc Holdings Inc., listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 1, 2016, under the symbol “HRI.” Herc Rentals serves customers through approximately 607 locations and has about 10,000 employees in North America as of June 30, 2026.

Job Purpose

We are searching for a dynamic individual with extensive experience in trench solutions and equipment safety training to be part of our team working with clients and their employees. You are an instructor who can consistently lead training sessions with energy, intelligence, honesty, and charisma; Someone who will be able to engage and interact with people of any level or any industry.

Under the primary direction of the Safety Training supervisor, and secondary direction of the Safety Training Manager, the Regional Safety Trainer performs a wide range of activities related to sales, training material development, safety training, and safety program administration. This position is externally focused and requires extensive travel working at Herc Rentals locations and onsite with various clients and their employees.

What you will do...

• Complete sales activities such as cold calls, jobsite visits, and meeting with customers to identify customer training needs.
• Quote all training
• Schedule and book travel
• Participate in required meetings
• Communicate schedule daily via the schedule provided
• Track all expenses and submit expense reports on regular intervals
• Prepare all training materials and classroom prior to delivery of training courses
• Coordinate, with the customer or branch personnel, the availability of equipment for the evaluation portion of training
• Conduct training classes for customers
• Effectively communicate and teach required training courses, including but not limited to, OSHA 1926 Subpart P
• Stay up to date on regulations that apply within the industry
• Complete proper and timely invoicing, training delivery to customers, proper document storage, training content updates, and professional development
• Conduct regular training and documentation self-audits
• Maintains financial reports and presents at regular intervals
• Work with sales, marketing, and operations teams to support the customer
• Meet with customers to actively communicate programs and objectives
• Attends courses, conferences, & seminars as necessary
• Interpreting government/agency regulations
• Carry out other duties, as requested by the Safety Training Supervisor or Manager

Requirements

• Up to 80% travel
• Using solid project and time management to achieve objectives
• Deliver training to Herc Rentals customers
• Training for Herc Rentals employees may be provided when the employee joins an existingcourse that a customer has scheduled
• Use Microsoft Office to include but not limited to PowerPoint, Excel, & Word
• Develop and/or improve training programs as directed by leadership
• Participate in projects
• Maintain order in an environment of changing priorities
• Safety Awareness: Understands, follows, and motivates individuals to follow the safety rulesand regulations
• Working long and irregular hours, and under pressure conditions
• Flexibility with work schedule to accommodate client-requested training sessions outside ofregular business hours

Skills

• Bi/Multi-Lingual preferred
• Presenting & public speaking
• Analyzing complex written documents
• Strong team player with the ability to organize, prioritize, handle time constraints, andmanage shifting priorities
• Mastery of sales skills such as selling solutions over price
• Effective questioning and feedback; assessing customer training needs
• Communicating effectively in a diverse range of audiences and settings
• Knowledge of regulatory agencies & associated standards OSHA, ANSI, & CSA
• Trench solutions knowledge of required state-run Subpart P programs based on territory location
• Field/working knowledge of excavation and trench solutions
• Detail-oriented
• Teaching adult learners
• Excellent computer & technology skills, primarily with Microsoft Suite software

Req #: 72151

Pay Range

Compensation $80,000 - $125,000 Base Salary & Commission + Truck

Please be advised that the actual salary offered for any position is subject to the company's sole discretion and may be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, location, and overall fit for the role.

Keeping you healthy

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Flex spending and health savings accounts
• Virtual Health Visits
• 24 Hour Nurse Line
• Healthy Pregnancy Program
• Tobacco Cessation Program
• Weight Loss Program

Building Your Financial Future

• 401(k) plan with company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program

Life & Work Harmony

• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacations, Sick Days)
• Paid parental leave.
• Military leave & support for those in the National Guard and Reserves
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Auto & Home Insurance Discounts

Protecting You & Your Family

• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Company Paid Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Disability Insurance
• Group Legal Plan
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance

Herc does not discriminate in employment based on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, political affiliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.