Trainer Adjunct -Diesel Technology Workforce Training and Continuing Education

Texas Southmost College; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Texas Southmost College is seeking an adjunct trainer to design and deliver diesel technology, preventive maintenance, and heavy equipment mechanics training for continuing education and workforce partnerships. Assignments are project-based and vary by employer demand, contract timelines, and workforce initiatives.

The role requires delivering customized, short-term training across classroom, lab, live shop, or hybrid settings with flexible scheduling, and does not guarantee ongoing employment;

Qualifications

• Experience delivering noncredit workforce training to adult learners.
• Ability to adapt teaching to different learning styles.
• Knowledge of diesel technology and heavy equipment operations.
• Ability to collaborate with employers and college workforce staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements.
• Prepare and teach departmental courses with learner-centered lesson plans.
• Deliver instruction in corporate, classroom, laboratory, mechanical shop facility, virtual, or hybrid environments.
• Collaborate with employers and college staff to customize curriculum and training materials.
• Administer assessments and document student learning outcomes and attendance.
• Maintain diesel laboratory spaces and ensure safety and organization of facilities.

Skills

Diesel technology

Training delivery

Noncredit training

Industry liaison

Tools

Shop management software

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for the advancement of customized education and training programs for the corporate environment, specifically designing and delivering fundamental diesel technology, preventative maintenance, and heavy equipment mechanics training courses for continuing education and the transportation, logistics, and manufacturing workforce industry. The adjunct trainer is a project-based role responsible for delivering customized, short-term workforce training for business, logistics, and commercial fleet maintenance partners. This position is industry-facing and flexible by design, with instructional assignments driven by employer demand, contract timelines, and workforce initiatives. Adjunct trainers serve as subject matter experts who translate industry knowledge into practical, skills-based learning experiences for adult learners in a classroom, laboratory, or live shop environment. Assignments may vary by duration, schedule, modality, and location, and do not carry an expectation of ongoing or semester-based employment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Instructional Delivery: Serve as a project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements. Prepare and teach departmental courses, developing learner-centered lesson plans and employing teaching strategies for different learning styles. Deliver engaging instruction in corporate, classroom, laboratory, mechanical shop facility, virtual, or hybrid environments based on program scope. Curriculum & Materials : Collaborate with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum, materials, and instructional approaches for specific training engagements. Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency and develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission. Prepare, distribute, and utilize instructional support materials, including course syllabi and supplementary materials. Assessment & Compliance: Administer assessments, evaluations, and feedback tools after each training. Develop, conduct, and document appropriate assessments of student learning outcomes. Document attendance, completion, student records (e.g., grades), and data outcomes accurately and within established deadlines. Operational & Facility Oversight : Maintain classroom and diesel laboratory shop spaces, including the upkeep of assigned training equipment, heavy-duty diesel engines, diagnostic scan tools, hydraulic mock-ups, brake systems, electrical system trainers, hand/power tools, and shop management software, providing for the security of facilities, and maintaining safe, organized, and clean working conditions. Professionalism & Morale: Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite. Adapts teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles. Promotes positive morale and teamwork, provides exceptional customer service, and models key employability skills such as adaptability, communication, and responsibility. Institutional Alignment : Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies, guidelines, and applicable local, state, and federal EPA / OSHA rules. Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan and mission. Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ). Scheduling: Working hours are flexible and may include teaching day, evening, holiday, or weekend hours depending on deadline requirements, program scope, and contract timelines and special events.

Job Summary

Responsible for the advancement of customized education and training programs for the corporate environment, specifically designing and delivering fundamental diesel technology, preventative maintenance, and heavy equipment mechanics training courses for continuing education and the transportation, logistics, and manufacturing workforce industry. The adjunct trainer is a project-based role responsible for delivering customized, short-term workforce training for business, logistics, and commercial fleet maintenance partners. This position is industry-facing and flexible by design, with instructional assignments driven by employer demand, contract timelines, and workforce initiatives. Adjunct trainers serve as subject matter experts who translate industry knowledge into practical, skills-based learning experiences for adult learners in a classroom, laboratory, or live shop environment. Assignments may vary by duration, schedule, modality, and location, and do not carry an expectation of ongoing or semester-based employment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Instructional Delivery: Serve as a project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements. Prepare and teach departmental courses, developing learner-centered lesson plans and employing teaching strategies for different learning styles. Deliver engaging instruction in corporate, classroom, laboratory, mechanical shop facility, virtual, or hybrid environments based on program scope. Curriculum & Materials : Collaborate with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum, materials, and instructional approaches for specific training engagements. Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency and develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission. Prepare, distribute, and utilize instructional support materials, including course syllabi and supplementary materials. Assessment & Compliance: Administer assessments, evaluations, and feedback tools after each training. Develop, conduct, and document appropriate assessments of student learning outcomes. Document attendance, completion, student records (e.g., grades), and data outcomes accurately and within established deadlines. Operational & Facility Oversight : Maintain classroom and diesel laboratory shop spaces, including the upkeep of assigned training equipment, heavy-duty diesel engines, diagnostic scan tools, hydraulic mock-ups, brake systems, electrical system trainers, hand/power tools, and shop management software, providing for the security of facilities, and maintaining safe, organized, and clean working conditions. Professionalism & Morale: Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite. Adapts teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles. Promotes positive morale and teamwork, provides exceptional customer service, and models key employability skills such as adaptability, communication, and responsibility. Institutional Alignment : Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies, guidelines, and applicable local, state, and federal EPA / OSHA rules. Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan and mission. Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ). Scheduling: Working hours are flexible and may include teaching day, evening, holiday, or weekend hours depending on deadline requirements, program scope, and contract timelines and special events.

Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters or must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Activity: Long periods of standing and extensive walking; frequently required to stand (up to 6 hours). Regularly required to walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs/ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl beneath heavy machinery. Lifting Requirements : Must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move between 20 to 50 pounds (such as heavy components, toolsets, or equipment components). Vision & Hearing: Ability to hear and see. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment : Typical instructional setting specific to a simulated diesel laboratory shop space, live repair bay, classroom, or commercial production facility environment. The noise level is usually moderate to loud. While performing duties in the lab, the employee may occasionally work near specialized heavy machinery, power tools, running diesel engines, compressed air lines, hydraulic fluids, lubricants, moving mechanical parts, and experience a 15-30% environmental hazard exposure. MANDATORY COMPLIANCE & TRAINING The following compliance sessions are required and must be completed within the first 30 days of hire, with annual refreshers thereafter: College-sponsored orientation, standards, and guidelines Anti-Discrimination/Harassment & Title IX Safety/Active Shooter on Campus Personal Information Protection Training ( PIP ) Ethics and Social Responsibility Canvas Certification (if teaching online or hybrid) Criminal history check with acceptable results.