United Academy Trainer

About the role

Great company. Great people. Great opportunities.

If you’d like the chance to make your mark with the world’s largest equipment rental provider, come build your future with United Rentals!

We have an exciting opportunity for a United Academy Safety Trainer who is ready to grow their career with the leading company in the industry. To continue our tremendous success and unparalleled growth, we are searching for qualified and ambitious individuals to ensure the provision of effective safety training for customers that generates revenue through the company's value proposition. Develops customized safety training solutions for key customers. Schedules, conducts, and monitors safety training programs.

What you’ll do

Customer Safety Training

• On customer's site, trains customer's employees on required safety training programs and other safety training as necessary
• Provides expertise in Safety training requirements based on customer account
• Conducts train-the-trainer sessions on safety training programs for delivery to equipment operators; courses include but are not limited to Combo Forklift, Backhoe, Skid Steer, and Excavator/Mini Excavator
• Conducts and coordinates instructor and operator training for customer's employees; courses include but are not limited to Counterbalanced Forklift, Loader, Dozer, Excavator, Boom Lift, Scissor Lift, and Fall Protection

Internal Safety Training

• Assists in evaluating United Rentals employees for various safety courses
• Provides regional training support when needed to internal evaluator trainees, branch employees and equipment operators
• Assists in promoting internal evaluating network

Customer Qualification Process

• Works with our sales, marketing and operations functions to support the customer-facing Safety requirements and meet with customers to actively communicate programs and progress of objectives.
• Proposes customized training packages based on unique needs of each customer
• Work with sales and customers with support for creating training solutions, quoting, explaining training plan & pricing, negotiate pricing in order to close opportunity

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of college and related work experience
• In select markets, bilingual (Spanish) may be required or preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in conducting safety training for equipment operators
• Demonstrated mastery of a company safety training program and content delivery
• Experience conducting train-the-trainer programs and safety experience or formal safety education preferred
• Knowledge of Federal, State and Provincial occupational safety regulations including OSHA, FAA, MSHA, EPA and health standards such as ANSI, NFPA, NEC and other non-regulatory safety codes and standards
• Knowledge of MSHA requirements with associated training programs such as Aerial Work Platforms, Forklifts (Powered Industrial Trucks) as well as New Miner, Annual Refresher and Task Training
• Team facilitation skills and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional settings
• Must be a strong team player with the ability to organize, prioritize, handle time constraints and manage shifting priorities
• Excellent Sales skills such as selling value over price and selling the value of training to our internal sales force and potential customers
• Ability to navigate and complete digital forms on mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. Prior experience with mobile data entry is required
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office; Knowledge of Saleforce.com preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Valid driver’s license is required
• Travel approximately 70% of the time
• Ability to lift over 20lbs. at times

Explore our comprehensive U.S. benefit offerings

For Canadian benefits,

• At United Rentals, we proudly hire active duty members, veterans, reservists, and their families.
• The values that define your service—leadership, discipline, integrity, and teamwork—are the same values that drive our success.
• With many veterans already part of our team, we’re ready to help you transition into a rewarding career.

United Rentals consists of a wide variety of roles with different duties and responsibilities. The actual pay rate offered to candidates varies depending upon a wide range of factors including specific position, location, education, training, experience, skills, and ability.