What are the responsibilities and job description for the Porsche Training Instructor position at Porsche Cars North America?
Benefits: (Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage)
Duration: Long term contract (12 months with possible renewal)
Schedule/Shift: Monday – Friday between 7:30-4:30 (typical) additional time as necessary.
Location: Easton, PA
Corestaff is the official MSP resourcing partner for Porsche Cars North America for contractor positions operating and managing their nationwide contingent workforce program. This role is a Corestaff contract position with placement at Porsche Cars North America in Atlanta, GA.
Position overview
Conduct Technical Training classes for Porsche Center personnel and PCNA internal employees; assist in the development of training programs that facilitate the dissemination of information necessary for quality repairs and customer satisfaction.
Roles & responsibilities
- Conduct training classes according to established PCNA curriculum and training standards.
- Represent Porsche core values and the highest professional standards for Porsche Center personnel, showing great respect to Porsche customers and to the brand.
- Participate in the development of new and updated curriculum to ensure that courses reflect the latest information and technology, to include:
- Review (PPN) Porsche Partner Network sources to include PALMS, Porsche AG trainer’s room, data exchange server, PCSS information systems etc. for required modifications and edits to curriculum.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of all technical issues as published on PPN and communicated by the Technical Support Team.
- Assist in the design and building of necessary training aids to provide proper support of training curriculum.
- Update and maintain student data on Porsche Academy Learning Management System (PALMS) to reflect classroom results.
- Assist in the development, maintenance, and delivery of Certified Porsche Technician testing, both practical and written tests.
- Maintain and repair vehicles assigned to technical training centers, to be available for use as required on short notice.
- Maintain organization and cleanliness of the training center, tools, and equipment to the highest standards, reflecting Porsche core values.
- Audit and evaluate vehicles for product familiarization and operational verification as directed.
- Furnish requested reports on training activities and participants; evaluate the technical training program.
- Assist other technical departments withing the company including: PCNA field personnel, Technical Support, Tool & Equipment Manager, and Porsche Center technicians.
- Responsible for the proper usage of, awareness of, and compliance with Information Technology security policies at Porsche Cars North America.
- Ensure proper retention of electronic documents, business confidential information, and actively demonstrate an understanding of the need to safeguard competitive information in both electronic and non-electronic formats.
Education:
- College degree or Certificate in Automotive Technology
Certification
- ASE Master Technician, including L1.
- Porsche ZPT Gold Technician preferred.
Experience:
- 6-8 years automotive mechanical hands-on experience, Porsche preferred.
- Prior experience conducting technical training sessions preferred.
- Prior experience developing or creating technical training materials is preferred.
- Use of 3d software such as CAD, or animation programs a plus.
Skills:
- Superior presentation and speaking skills.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills, spelling, grammar, and composition skills.
- Excellent overall understanding of automotive technology and repair, Porsche preferred.
- Natural leadership ability; team player with consensual approach
- Superior organization, communication, and reporting skills
- Systematic thinker: ability to work at a fundamental and conceptual level.
- Advanced PC skills with emphasis on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat.
- Skills with other Adobe Creative Cloud programs such as Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, and/or Illustrator are a plus.
- German language capability is a plus.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and tasks simultaneously.
- Self-directed, requiring limited supervision.
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, as required.
Percentage of required travel: Periodic travel is required as dictated by business demands.
Physical requirements
- This job operates in both an automotive repair shop and office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, cameras, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. This position will also have daily work in the automotive repair facility. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, stand, move, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close, color, distance, and depth perception.
- Must be able to stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to effectively work and complete tasks in an open office/noisy environment.