Steamfitting Instructor, Full-Time

Local 290 Training Center
20220 SW Teton Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062

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Pay

  • $2,700.40 a week

Job type

  • Full-time

Shift and schedule

  • Overtime
  • Weekends as needed
  • Monday to Friday

Benefits
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  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • On-the-job training
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan

Full job description

Steamfitting Program

Full-time Instructor Job Description

Summary

The Local 290 Training Center is seeking the following full-time Steamfitting Instructor in Tualatin.

Full time instructors train apprentices in universal skills and knowledge in their respective disciplines. Instructors develop and improve curriculum, and work and teach in person. Instructors may also support or substitute for other instructors, attend apprentice meetings as requested, contests, testing and participate in program projects.

Full-time instructors are based in the Tualatin Training Center.

Successful Candidates will bring

  • Experience and ability to instruct a broad range of courses and techniques with a focus on safety
  • Commitment to their trade demonstrated by a pattern of continued growth and education over their career
  • Interest in developing equitable strategies designed to support and retain all apprentices

Reports to: Steamfitting Curriculum Coordinator / Lead Instructor

Direct Reports: None

Status: Full-time Salary Exempt, At-will, Non-represented

Pay: $2,700.04 weekly, approximately $140,402.08 annually

Other Benefits + Resources include:

  • Local, National, and Officers Pensions
  • Company phone and laptop
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits individual + family, premiums 100% paid by employer
  • 160 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) Per Calendar Year, pro-rated based on quarter hired
  • Eligible to participate in the UA local 290 401(k) plan, subject to plan terms (no matching)
  • EAP Program
  • Annual ITP Training

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Self-directed in work and meets deliverables and deadlines
  • Customer service acumen, timely and helpful responses to others’ needs
  • Demonstrable organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Effective communicator, responsive to others, share information and includes the right people in decision making and conversations
  • Creative problem solver
  • Collaborative and approachable
  • Ability to manage several competing priorities
  • Ability to adapt to changes and shifting priorities

Required Certifications, Licenses, Education and Skills:

  • Required License and Certifications
  • Class 5 Boiler License
  • 5 + years' experience as a journeyworker or higher in their trade, or equivalent experience instructing for the same or similar apprenticeship program
  • Experience using Office 365 programs, including PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Word, Forms
  • Experience using Teams, Zoom
  • Experience using iPads

Preferred Experience:

  • Current UA Certifications
  • Any other certifications necessary to instruct a particular skill
  • Experience leading a complex project
  • 10+ years' experience as a journeyworker in the field, or equivalent experience instructing for the same or similar apprenticeship program
  • 1+ years as a current or former instructor in the same or similar apprenticeship program
  • ITP Instructor Certification or classes
  • Associate's degree or other professional certification related to the trade
  • UA welding certifications in SMAW, GTAW and orbital processes
  • UA Rigging and/or Signal Person certification

The following work activities will be preferred and helpful:

Curriculum development work experience

Project Management experience

Instructor experience in a similar environment

Industry Knowledge that will be helpful:

Understanding of trade apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs

Advanced knowledge of licensing and certification requirements

Experience detailing piping systems

BIM, CAD, Bluebeam, and Revit proficiency

Experience with Tool Move and Rigging

Core Activities

  • Instruction
  • Curriculum development and Management
  • Documentation of grades and any other record keeping as required
  • Supporting other instructors
  • Projects, duties and activities will be assigned or updated as needed

Environment

This position is on site, and is a mix of seated work at a computer, walking, bending, and using tools, climbing ladders, work at floor level and above, sometimes on knees and other positions in the course of building trainers, climbing, pulling, occasionally driving long distances, occasionally using a forklift, and regularly using vision to inspect work product. Regularly lifting 50 lbs. The main campus where the job mostly takes place is large and flat, significant walking is required to get from each area of the building.

Travel

There are six (6) training centers in Oregon and one (1) in California, with a future site planned to be opened in Washington. Travel to satellite locations may be required.

ADA Statement

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

EEO (Equal Employment Opportunities) Statement

The Local 290 Training Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or status as a veteran or disabled veteran, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. In addition, the organization complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities or job sites. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

About

Our Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee’s (JATC) primary mission is to train highly qualified, skilled, and marketable Plumbers, Steamfitters, and HVAC/R technicians for our industry. We are dedicated to developing professionals who bring expertise, character, and a sense of teamwork to the clients we service, the contractors who employ us and the union we represent.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $2,700.40 per week

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Overtime
  • Weekends as needed

Experience:

  • BIM, CAD, Bluebeam: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Rigging, Signaling: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Journey worker: 5 years (Preferred)
  • Instruction / Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Project management: 1 year (Preferred)
  • Microsoft Office: 3 years (Preferred)
  • Microsoft Teams, Zoom: 3 years (Preferred)
  • iPad: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • SMAW, GTAW, Orbital Certifications (Preferred)
  • Class 5 Boiler Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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