United Academy Safety Trainer

United Rentals•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

The United Academy Safety Trainer delivers effective safety training to customers and supports internal safety training and evaluation. The role develops customized training solutions for key customers, schedules, conducts, and monitors programs, and supports revenue generation through the company’s value proposition. Training is often conducted at customer sites and may include equipment-operator courses and train-the-trainer sessions. The trainer works with sales, marketing, and operations to understand customer requirements, propose customized packages, communicate program objectives and progress, and support quoting and pricing discussions through closing opportunities. The position is designated Safety Sensitive and requires approximately 70% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or a combination of college education and related work experience.
At least 2 years of experience conducting safety training for equipment operators.
Demonstrated mastery of a company safety-training program and content delivery.
Knowledge of Federal, State, and Provincial occupational safety regulations, including OSHA, FAA, MSHA, and EPA, and health standards such as ANSI, NFPA, and NEC, as well as other non-regulatory safety codes and standards.
Knowledge of MSHA requirements and associated training programs, such as Aerial Work Platforms, Forklifts (Powered Industrial Trucks), New Miner, Annual Refresher, and Task Training.
Team facilitation skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional settings.
Strong teamwork, organization, prioritization, time-management, and shifting-priority management skills.
Strong sales skills, including selling value over price and communicating the value of training to internal sales teams and prospective customers.
Ability to navigate and complete digital forms on mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets; prior mobile data-entry experience is required.
Basic Microsoft Office skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to lift over 20 pounds at times.

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting train-the-trainer programs.
Safety experience or formal safety education.
Bilingual Spanish ability may be required or preferred in select markets.
Knowledge of Salesforce.com.

Responsibilities

Train customer employees at customer sites on required safety programs and other safety training as needed.
Provide expertise on safety-training requirements based on customer accounts.
Conduct train-the-trainer sessions for safety programs delivered to equipment operators, including courses such as Combo Forklift, Backhoe, Skid Steer, and Excavator/Mini Excavator.
Conduct and coordinate instructor and operator training for customer employees, including courses such as Counterbalanced Forklift, Loader, Dozer, Excavator, Boom Lift, Scissor Lift, and Fall Protection.
Assist in evaluating United Rentals employees for various safety courses.
Provide regional training support to internal evaluator trainees, branch employees, and equipment operators when needed.
Assist in promoting the internal evaluating network.
Work with sales, marketing, and operations to support customer-facing safety requirements and communicate programs and progress toward objectives.
Propose customized training packages based on each customer’s needs.
Support sales and customers in creating training solutions, preparing quotes, explaining training plans and pricing, negotiating pricing, and closing opportunities.