Instructor, Heavy Equipment Technician

INSTRUCTOR, HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
Faculty of Trades & Technology

Location: Lac La Biche Campus
Job number: 24-037
Position type: Sessional
Posting date: September 10, 2024
Salary: Commensurate with education and experience
Closing date: Until a suitable candidate is found

ABOUT THE POSITION
Portage College is actively seeking a heavy equipment technician who is a highly motivated and engaged individual to join our team of instructors in the Heavy Equipment Technician (HET) program.

Some of the responsibilities include:

• Theory and practical instruction in College’s HET program
• Prepare and present classes in both classroom and field lab settings.
• Develop exams, quizzes and other evaluation material for students.
• Manage and evaluate student progress in the program.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Heavy Equipment Technician Journeyperson certification with Red Seal designation.
• Extensive experience maintaining, repairing, overhauling heavy vehicles, industrial heavy equipment, and commercial transport devices.
• Adult instruction/tutoring experience would be considered beneficial.
• Current industry standard safety certificates.
• Excellent communication, administrative and organizational skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge or experience with Moodle or other Learning Management System would be an asset.
• Strong computer skills, especially with MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Successful applicant will be required to provide a current police information check and driver’s abstract.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE
We acknowledge that Portage College's service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.

Portage College has been serving the region for 50 years and is a first choice post-secondary institution for learners in northeast Alberta. You will find that we are a college that combines quality with innovation. In fact, Portage College is considered a leader when it comes to providing students with a flexible first-class educational experience. We offer a wide range of programs in health and wellness, business, human services, university transfer, food sciences, trades and technology, native arts and culture, and in academics for career and education.

HOW TO APPLY
Portage College is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society.

If you have the right qualifications, experience and motivation to do extraordinary things at Portage College, we would love to hear from you. Email your cover letter and resume to careers@portagecollege.ca. If you have any questions, call us at 780-623-5747.

Please note we do not accept third-party resume and cover letter submissions.

The College appreciates the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.