Senior Manager, Electric Drive Training & Ops

Komatsu; Ruth (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Vacation & holidays

Employee assistance

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Learning & development

Job summary

Komatsu in the United States seeks a Senior Manager of Technical and Operator Training focusing on Electric Drive Trucks. You will lead a distributed team, shape curriculum, and drive training delivery across regions and customers.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in heavy industry, strong leadership, and hands-on instructional design experience; travel up to 25% is expected; the role emphasizes strategic planning and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in heavy construction or surface mining.
• Experience with electric drive trucks preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting knowledge of electrical/mechanical systems.
• Experience developing/conducting technical training programs is preferred but not required.
• Management experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a distributed team of technical and operator training professionals supporting EDT and related surface mining products.
• Manage day-to-day team priorities, training schedules, workloads, travel coordination, and customer commitments.
• Partner with regional service teams, global strategic accounts, major accounts, and internal stakeholders to understand training needs and ensure the appropriate support is provided.
• Coordinate technical and operator training delivery for internal teams, regions, dealers, and customers, including national and global training requests.
• Support the rollout and execution of competency development programs tied to Komatsu mining products and service skill expectations.
• Build and maintain training roadmaps that identify where the organization needs to expand curriculum, update materials, improve delivery, and support technician development.
• Visit regions, branches, and mine sites to observe training delivery, gather feedback, understand current customer environments, and identify areas for improvement.
• Help promote and communicate the value of technical and operator training across the organization so the team remains visible, utilized, and aligned with business needs.
• Support career development and succession planning within the training team, including preparing for future workload growth, retirements, and potential team expansion.
• Oversee basic budget responsibilities.
• Create and deliver presentations that showcase the training team's capabilities, services, and impact.

Skills

Team leadership

Curriculum development

Instructional design

Technical training

Project management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Komatsu in the United States seeks a Senior Manager of Technical and Operator Training focusing on Electric Drive Trucks. You will lead a distributed team, shape curriculum, and drive training delivery across regions and customers.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in heavy industry, strong leadership, and hands-on instructional design experience; travel up to 25% is expected; the role emphasizes strategic planning and stakeholder collaboration.