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Trainer Adjunct Diesel Technology Workforce Training and Continuing Education
Job Location:
Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
8 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
5 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Summary
Responsible for the advancement of customized education and training programs for the corporate environment specifically designing and delivering fundamental diesel technology preventative maintenance and heavy equipment mechanics training courses for continuing education and the transportation logistics and manufacturing workforce industry. The adjunct trainer is a project-based role responsible for delivering customized short-term workforce training for business logistics and commercial fleet maintenance partners. This position is industry-facing and flexible by design with instructional assignments driven by employer demand contract timelines and workforce initiatives. Adjunct trainers serve as subject matter experts who translate industry knowledge into practical skills-based learning experiences for adult learners in a classroom laboratory or live shop environment. Assignments may vary by duration schedule modality and location and do not carry an expectation of ongoing or semester-based employment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Instructional Delivery: Serve as a project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements. Prepare and teach departmental courses developing learner-centered lesson plans and employing teaching strategies for different learning styles. Deliver engaging instruction in corporate classroom laboratory mechanical shop facility virtual or hybrid environments based on program scope. Curriculum & Materials : Collaborate with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum materials and instructional approaches for specific training engagements. Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency and develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission. Prepare distribute and utilize instructional support materials including course syllabi and supplementary materials. Assessment & Compliance: Administer assessments evaluations and feedback tools after each training. Develop conduct and document appropriate assessments of student learning outcomes. Document attendance completion student records (e.g. grades) and data outcomes accurately and within established deadlines. Operational & Facility Oversight : Maintain classroom and diesel laboratory shop spaces including the upkeep of assigned training equipment heavy-duty diesel engines diagnostic scan tools hydraulic mock-ups brake systems electrical system trainers hand/power tools and shop management software providing for the security of facilities and maintaining safe organized and clean working conditions. Professionalism & Morale: Attends the workplace regularly reports to work punctually and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite. Adapts teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles. Promotes positive morale and teamwork provides exceptional customer service and models key employability skills such as adaptability communication and responsibility. Institutional Alignment : Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards policies guidelines and applicable local state and federal EPA / OSHA rules. Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the Colleges Strategic Plan and mission. Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ). Scheduling: Working hours are flexible and may include teaching day evening holiday or weekend hours depending on deadline requirements program scope and contract timelines and special events.
Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters or must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Activity: Long periods of standing and extensive walking; frequently required to stand (up to 6 hours). Regularly required to walk sit reach with hands and arms climb stairs/ladders balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl beneath heavy machinery. Lifting Requirements : Must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move between 20 to 50 pounds (such as heavy components toolsets or equipment components). Vision & Hearing: Ability to hear and see. Specific vision abilities required include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment : Typical instructional setting specific to a simulated diesel laboratory shop space live repair bay classroom or commercial production facility environment. The noise level is usually moderate to loud. While performing duties in the lab the employee may occasionally work near specialized heavy machinery power tools running diesel engines compressed air lines hydraulic fluids lubricants moving mechanical parts and experience a 15-30% environmental hazard exposure. MANDATORY COMPLIANCE & TRAINING The following compliance sessions are required and must be completed within the first 30 days of hire with annual refreshers thereafter: College-sponsored orientation standards and guidelines Anti-Discrimination/Harassment & Title IX Safety/Active Shooter on Campus Personal Information Protection Training ( PIP ) Ethics and Social Responsibility Canvas Certification (if teaching online or hybrid) Criminal history check with acceptable results.
Responsible for the advancement of customized education and training programs for the corporate environment specifically designing and delivering fundamental diesel technology preventative maintenance and heavy equipment mechanics training courses for continuing education and the transportation logistics and manufacturing workforce industry. The adjunct trainer is a project-based role responsible for delivering customized short-term workforce training for business logistics and commercial fleet maintenance partners. This position is industry-facing and flexible by design with instructional assignments driven by employer demand contract timelines and workforce initiatives. Adjunct trainers serve as subject matter experts who translate industry knowledge into practical skills-based learning experiences for adult learners in a classroom laboratory or live shop environment. Assignments may vary by duration schedule modality and location and do not carry an expectation of ongoing or semester-based employment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Instructional Delivery: Serve as a project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements. Prepare and teach departmental courses developing learner-centered lesson plans and employing teaching strategies for different learning styles. Deliver engaging instruction in corporate classroom laboratory mechanical shop facility virtual or hybrid environments based on program scope. Curriculum & Materials : Collaborate with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum materials and instructional approaches for specific training engagements. Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency and develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission. Prepare distribute and utilize instructional support materials including course syllabi and supplementary materials. Assessment & Compliance: Administer assessments evaluations and feedback tools after each training. Develop conduct and document appropriate assessments of student learning outcomes. Document attendance completion student records (e.g. grades) and data outcomes accurately and within established deadlines. Operational & Facility Oversight : Maintain classroom and diesel laboratory shop spaces including the upkeep of assigned training equipment heavy-duty diesel engines diagnostic scan tools hydraulic mock-ups brake systems electrical system trainers hand/power tools and shop management software providing for the security of facilities and maintaining safe organized and clean working conditions. Professionalism & Morale: Attends the workplace regularly reports to work punctually and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite. Adapts teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles. Promotes positive morale and teamwork provides exceptional customer service and models key employability skills such as adaptability communication and responsibility. Institutional Alignment : Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards policies guidelines and applicable local state and federal EPA / OSHA rules. Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the Colleges Strategic Plan and mission. Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ). Scheduling: Working hours are flexible and may include teaching day evening holiday or weekend hours depending on deadline requirements program scope and contract timelines and special events.
Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters or must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Activity: Long periods of standing and extensive walking; frequently required to stand (up to 6 hours). Regularly required to walk sit reach with hands and arms climb stairs/ladders balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl beneath heavy machinery. Lifting Requirements : Must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move between 20 to 50 pounds (such as heavy components toolsets or equipment components). Vision & Hearing: Ability to hear and see. Specific vision abilities required include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment : Typical instructional setting specific to a simulated diesel laboratory shop space live repair bay classroom or commercial production facility environment. The noise level is usually moderate to loud. While performing duties in the lab the employee may occasionally work near specialized heavy machinery power tools running diesel engines compressed air lines hydraulic fluids lubricants moving mechanical parts and experience a 15-30% environmental hazard exposure. MANDATORY COMPLIANCE & TRAINING The following compliance sessions are required and must be completed within the first 30 days of hire with annual refreshers thereafter: College-sponsored orientation standards and guidelines Anti-Discrimination/Harassment & Title IX Safety/Active Shooter on Campus Personal Information Protection Training ( PIP ) Ethics and Social Responsibility Canvas Certification (if teaching online or hybrid) Criminal history check with acceptable results.
Required Experience:
IC
