Technical Instructor

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Technical Trainer to join our Customer Training Team in Grand Prairie, TX.

The Technical Trainer provides Maintenance Training to operator or MRO’s aircraft maintenance technicians in compliance with relevant regulation standards to allow them to maintain Airbus products.

Meet the team:

The Airbus Helicopters Inc. (AHI) Training Center offers North American and global customers a comprehensive curriculum of Pilot and Technician training services across the spectrum of Airbus Helicopter types. 

Your working environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

How we care for you:

How we care for you:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Your challenges:

Technical Instruction (Classroom and Laboratory):  80%

• Deliver technical instruction to customers and company personnel on Airbus Helicopter products and associated equipment. This includes theory and practical exercises for classes several weeks in duration.

• Administer course exams/quizzes and homework to trainees. 

• Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing publications.

• Determines effectiveness of training programs by monitoring feedback and making improvements as necessary.

• Maintain proficiency IAW changes in technology and maintenance procedures. 

• Act as the “face of Airbus Helicopters” and host to trainees while onsite, ensuring they receive an excellent customer experience.

Support Equipment:  10%

• Develop and maintain training devices, mock-ups and tools used during practical instruction.

• Maintain an organized classroom and hangar environment. 

Administration:  10%

• Responsible for ensuring accuracy and completeness of required training documentation /