Description

Position Type: 60 Hours over 12 Weeks (generally classes are held one night per week from 5-9, one hour of prep per week)

Compensation: $41.00-45.00/Hour

Required Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Maintenance Mechanic/Welder in the manufacturing industry

Who We Are: AJAC Training is a statewide non-profit organization with offices in south Seattle, Kent, and Spokane. We are an industry-driven apprenticeship organization, founded on the belief that mastery occurs on the job. Through pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship and adult apprenticeship, all people have the opportunity to earn competitive wages, find meaningful and fulfilling work, and pursue lifelong learning. The organization annually serves 300 manufacturing employers, 400 apprentices (including 100 high school juniors and seniors), and nearly 270 pre-apprentices. We have a small staff of entrepreneurial, smart and motivated team members – this work is fast and dynamic but also rewarding and highly collaborative.

About this Job: We are seeking an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to instruct courses for our Industrial Maintenance apprenticeship program. 

Some key duties of this position include:

• Teach apprentices one or more of 12 sequenced courses leading to a journey-level completion as a Industrial Maintenance Mechanic. Courses can be found on our website at www.ajactraining.org
• Model and teach productive and constructive work habits, study skills, and core skills; and model the communication, computation, and human relations skills required for employment in precision metal fabrication
• Use our online system to report apprentice attendance and progress on a weekly basis
• Adapt to a variety of teaching situations, including working effectively in both the classroom and the lab environment
• Establish guidelines and manage conduct of students as appropriate for the classroom and shop 
• Work with the program manager and make suggestions regarding the curriculum to ensure apprentices receive training in machining operations that address industry needs
• Participate in instructor training and curriculum development meetings 
• Communicate effectively in oral and written English 
• Perform other duties assigned 

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a maintenance mechanic in the manufacturing industry 
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Excellent communication skills

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience teaching or mentoring on the job, in a college, or in another vocational environment