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Automation Instructor & Curriculum Developer

Selectek

Lake Orion, MI

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), Allen-Bradley, Automation, Automation Systems, Content Development, Customer Training, Design Document, Identify Issues, Industrial Robotics, Instructional Design, Manufacturing, Motion Control, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Robotics, Taxonomies, Technical Writing, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Curriculum, User Documentation, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Lake Orion, MI
POSTED
Today

Automation Instructor & Curriculum Developer

Lake Orion, MI | Travel & On-Site Â

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

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 worldâ€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., Bloomâ€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 Cassidyat:ÂBCassidy@selectek.netÂ

About the Company

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Selectek

Based in the Atlanta, Georgia area, our firm has been in business since 1991. We’ve always had a unique understanding of engineering and its related technology disciplines. And our experience in the industry has made us adept at discerning what our clients really need, and what short- and long-term solutions will ensure success. We don’t believe in or practice trial-and-error approaches to staffing. Selectek is about consistency, quality and commitment. That’s why we’re trusted more than most, and have established relationships with companies across the Southeast to provide their professional staffing solutions.

COMPANY SIZE
20 to 49 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1991
WEBSITE
http://www.selectek.com/