Evening Technical Supervisor

CARAVAN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLC•Buffalo, NY

About The Position

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Coordinates activities of instructors engaged in training employees or customers of industrial or commercial establishment in installation, programming, safety, maintenance, and repair of machinery and equipment by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Requirements

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Knowledge of Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
Must be able to travel 20% of the time. Travel will generally be for training.

Responsibilities

Confers with managers, instructors, or customer's representative to determine technical training needs.
Assigns instructors to conduct technical training.
Schedules classes, based on availability of classrooms, equipment, and instructors.
Evaluates technical training packages, including outline, text, and handouts written by instructors.
Assigns instructors to in-service or out-service training classes to learn new skills as needed.
Monitors budget to ensure that training costs do not exceed allocated funds.
Writes budget report listing training costs, such as instructors' wages and equipment costs, to justify expenditures.
Attends meetings and seminars to obtain information useful to technical training staff and to inform management of technical training programs and goals.
Monitors instructors during lectures and laboratory demonstrations to evaluate performance.
Develops and conducts technical training programs.