Inside Machinist Instructor - 2nd Shift

Overview

Groton Trades Training department is currently seeking an organized, self-motivated Inside Machinist Instructor to join the Trades Training Delivery Team. Reporting to the Supervisor of the Trades Training School, this position plays a key role in the onboarding, training, qualification, and ongoing development of new and existing Inside Machinists.

The Inside Machinist Instructor will work as part of a collaborative team responsible for delivering a wide range of classroom and hands-on courses covering general safety, Inside Machinist trade skills, and various general trades requirements. Qualified candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to Safety and Procedure Compliance, possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be able to multi-task effectively while maintaining a friendly, approachable, customer-service-oriented demeanor.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Qualify as a Trade Training Instructor

- Qualify and maintain all applicable Inside Machinists qualifications

- Onboarding New Hire Inside Machinists

- Instructing multiple Inside Machinists Trade courses in a classroom setting

Blueprint reading, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), Deburring and finishing practices, Speeds and Feeds selection, Threading (External/Internal), single point and other methods, Precision Measuring Instruments.

- Demonstrate and teach setup, programming, operation and inspection for Prototrak CNC Lathes, Prototrak CNC Mills, Hurco 3 axis Machining Centers

- Instructing multiple General Trades classroom courses

Fall Protection, Fire Watch, Respirator, Tank Watch etc.

- Enforcing safety rules and regulations

- Supporting various lesson plan updates and related activities

- Assessing student performance and identifying noncompliance to policies, procedures and technique sheets

- Supporting special training projects as required

- Being available for overtime as needed

- Being flexible to support training on all shifts as needed

- Conduct deck plate observations

- Recommend changes to improve areas of safety, quality, cost, schedule, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Required:

- High school diploma/GED

- 3+ years of machine shop experience.

Preferred:

- 2+ years of Electric Boat experience

- 3+ years of shipyard experience

- Proven hands on experience running ProtoTrak and Hurco machines

- Prior classroom/OJT or ALC Instructor experience

- Certificate, Associates or advanced degree

- Experience in preparation of training materials

- Experience with classroom lectures, hands-on training and associated written and practical exams

Skills

Skills:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, be able to speak in front of large groups of people

- Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

- Ability to embrace change and new ideas

- Strong organization skills

- Maintain a strong work ethic

- Be a dedicated team player

- Must have a strong history of procedural compliance and safe work practices

- Must be comfortable speaking in front of a large groups and be able to maintain control of a classroom

- Must be comfortable assigning students training tasks and enforcing policies and procedures

- Must be comfortable evaluating student progress

- Must be able to easily adapt to changing responsibilities

## Physical Qualifications
Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

## Environmental Attributes
Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet