Automation Instructor & Curriculum Developer Job Lake Orion Michigan USA,Education / Teaching

Location: Lake Orion

Job Description

Automation Instructor & Curriculum Developer

Lake Orion, MI | Travel & On-Site

Full-Time | $36 - 44/hr, depending on experience

Summary:

We are seeking an exceptional Instructor-Expert whose primary focus is delivering high-impact, hands-on training.
This role is centered on teaching engineers and tradespeople who maintain the world's most advanced automation systems.
This is a unique "Teacher-Builder" role: you will spend approximately two-third's of your year traveling and instructing technical courses on-site, and one-third of your year designing and perfecting the world-class curriculum that supports that instruction

Job Description:
Work Breakdown

65% Instruction: Facilitating technical courses in Robotics, PLCs, Vision Systems, and Motion Control
35% Development: Creating manuals, lab exercises, and competency-based evaluations

Key Responsibilities:

Lead On-Site Training
Serve as the primary instructor for hands-on training sessions at customer facilities. Must be comfortable leading a classroom, remaining on your feet, and troubleshooting live industrial hardware in real time.
Instructional Path Design
Apply instructional design principles (e.g., Bloom's Taxonomy) to develop structured learning paths that guide students from foundational knowledge to advanced troubleshooting.
Develop Accessible Content
Create clear, concise technical manuals and competency-based evaluations. Translate complex engineering concepts into accessible language (approximately a 9th-grade reading level) to maximize adult learner comprehension.
Create Hands-On Labs
Design and document lab activities that simulate real-world manufacturing challenges and improve student proficiency.
SME Collaboration
Partner with engineers and automation experts to capture accurate technical knowledge and incorporate it into course content and instruction.

Requirements:

Technical Instruction Expertise: Proven experience teaching technical subjects to adult learners (andragogy), with hands-on training experience in one or more of the following:
- PLCs (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens)
- Industrial Robotics (e.g., Fanuc, ABB, KUKA)
- Vision Systems or Motion Control
Field Readiness:
Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% to customer sites across various manufacturing environments.
Curriculum Development Skills: Strong ability to clearly and concisely document technical procedures and develop effective training materials

For more information, please Apply, and/or email a copy of your resume to Beka Cassidy at:

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Beka Cassidy