What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Trainer – Heavy Equipment Operations position at Enstructure?
Location: Wilmington, DE
Position Summary
Enstructure is seeking an experienced Trainer to lead operator training, certification, and workforce development for both union and non-union employees at our Wilmington terminal.
This is a hands-on, field-based position responsible for training operators, evaluating performance, ensuring compliance, and promoting a strong safety culture. The successful candidate will spend the majority of their time in the field coaching employees, conducting evaluations, and supporting active terminal operations.
Key Responsibilities
Candidates should have experience operating and/or training employees on equipment such as:
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Position Summary
Enstructure is seeking an experienced Trainer to lead operator training, certification, and workforce development for both union and non-union employees at our Wilmington terminal.
This is a hands-on, field-based position responsible for training operators, evaluating performance, ensuring compliance, and promoting a strong safety culture. The successful candidate will spend the majority of their time in the field coaching employees, conducting evaluations, and supporting active terminal operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver classroom and hands-on training for equipment operators.
- Conduct operator evaluations, practical testing, and certification assessments.
- Coordinate training schedules with operations, supervisors, and workforce leadership.
- Maintain training records, certifications, and compliance documentation.
- Coach employees during live operations and identify performance improvement opportunities.
- Support onboarding, recertification, and workforce development initiatives.
- Promote safe work practices and reinforce company safety standards.
- Partner with union leadership, supervisors, and management to support workforce readiness and operational success.
Candidates should have experience operating and/or training employees on equipment such as:
- Forklifts, required
- Clamp/bale lifts
- Wheel Loaders, required
- Yard Trucks
- Container Handling Equipment (CHE)
- RTG Cranes, required
- STS Cranes, required
- MHC or Other heavy industrial, port, or terminal equipment
Required
- 5 years of experience in heavy equipment operations, workforce training, terminal operations, logistics, construction, rail, or related industrial environments.
- Experience training and evaluating heavy equipment operators.
- Strong understanding of OSHA regulations, safety practices, and operator certification requirements.
- Experience working with both union and non-union workforces.
- Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, excel and electronic training record systems.
- Ability to work outdoors in an active operational environment.
- Must have or meet the eligibility requirements to obtain a TWIC.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Marine terminal, port, stevedoring, breakbulk, or container operations experience.
- Experience working within an ILA or other unionized labor environment.
- OSHA Train-the-Trainer certification or equivalent.
- OSHA 30 Certified
- Experience developing and delivering training materials, SOPs, and workforce development programs.
- Experience training operators on forklifts, earth moving equipment, cranes, container handling equipment, and specialized terminal equipment.
- Must be available to support day, night, and occasional weekends, as business needs require.
- Flexibility is required to accommodate operational and training schedules.