Instructor, Heavy Equipment Technician

INSTRUCTOR, HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN
Faculty of Trades & Technology

Location: Lac La Biche Campus
Job number: 24-075
Position type: Full-time term until June 2026
Posting date: April 1, 2025
Salary: Commensurate with education and experience
Closing date: We’ll begin reviewing resumes April 9, 2025

ABOUT THE POSITION
Portage College is actively highly motivated and engaged Heavy Equipment Technician to join our team of instructors in the Heavy Equipment Technician (HET) program.
Some of the responsibilities include:

• Deliver engaging theory and hands-on lab instruction to students in the HET program.
• Develop learning materials and assessments tailored for adult learners which will include the use of various Microsoft Office programs, following college and program guidelines.
• Support student success by providing timely feedback and evaluations.
• Promote and enforce safety protocols in both classroom and lab settings, in line with Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment where everyone feels valued.
• Continuously improve instructional practices to enhance student learning.
• Stay connected with industry professionals and regulatory bodies to ensure our program meets industry standards and best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Heavy Equipment Technician Journeyperson certification; Red Seal preferred.
• Extensive experience maintaining, repairing, and overhauling heavy vehicles, industrial heavy equipment, and commercial transport equipment.
• Adult instruction or tutoring experience will be considered an asset.
• Strong communication, administrative, and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently and with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of or experience with Moodle or other Learning Management Systems (LMS) would be an asset.
• Proficient computer skills, especially with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS Office applications.
• The 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.

As a member of the Faculty Association, our instructors have access to a number of benefits that include generous vacation days (42 vacation days/year plus other paid time off), participation in the College pension plan, excellent health and dental benefits, and access to a strong professional development fund that allows employees to grow and develop professionally by taking college or university courses, or attending conferences or workshops.

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.