Are you a diesel expert that enjoys teaching others how to repair and maintain heavy trucks? Leverage your technical expertise and passion for training with one of the largest truck service organizations in the Mid-Atlantic.

This is a unique opportunity to become the sought-after expert for everything related to heavy truck repairs for a fun, family-owned dealership that has incredible support staff along with a prestigious reputation.

Excel Truck Group is seeking a professional with extensive diesel truck knowledge to join their team as a Technician Trainer. This is a specialized role that can be based out of our Chester, Chesapeake, or Roanoke shop while supporting and providing training to our technicians throughout Virginia.

If you have extensive diesel truck knowledge, this is a career you need to explore. It is highly preferred that this trainer is a certified Freightliner expert with engines and chassis.

This role does require up to 50% travel, or at least 2 weeks a month to conduct training classes.

Why Join the Excel Truck Group Team:

• Strong benefits package – Includes multiple health plans to choose from with great coverage, dental, short and long-term disability, optional insurances, 401k with match, 6 paid holidays, annual tool, boot, and glasses allowance, and more! Earn three weeks of PTO within your first year and roll over or cash in up to 40 hours!
• Company Provided Truck
• Advancement – Join our team where many Service Managers and Foreman on staff started as Technicians with us. You have the same opportunity to move up in your career into a leadership role.
• Stability – Excel Truck Group sells and supports Freightliner, the #1 manufacturer of trucks on the road today with 40% of the market share. Join an established dealer that has been in business since 1981, over 800 employees with 10 locations serving the mid-Atlantic market and has doubled in the last 3 years.
• Environment – Enjoy where you work and who you work alongside. Thrive in a culture of teamwork where you will have incredible support to tackle even the toughest tasks while still being able to have fun and enjoy your job.
• Family-owned – Get to know the owners of the company! See how active they are within the organization and how much they care about their employees.

Job Summary:

Responsible for performing a variety of training duties primarily supporting our Diesel Technicians, Service Department, and our customers in the area of truck and fleet repair, maintenance and Diesel Technician development and manufacture certification.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and conduct technical training material, a classroom agenda and certification programs.
• Assess training needs and partner with dealership Service Managers to create training paths for our Technicians.
• Establish and deploy training schedules. Ensure that all our dealerships are meeting the training schedule and requirements of our OEM’s.
• Work with our Service Managers and Senior Leadership to establish a training path for our Diesel Technicians.
• Excellent communications skills and able to present material and complete the learning process.
• Train new technicians on the many processes.
• Structure presentations to support the delivery of training material.
• Promote cooperation and teamwork.
• Train and maintain certifications necessary as ongoing technician training and development.
• Embrace our Elite Support & Safety Culture.
• Perform repairs as a Technician during available time outside of his training responsibilities. Must have your own tools.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.