Apprenticeship Training Program Director

The Apprenticeship Training Program Director provides leadership and stewardship over IEC’s apprenticeship and safety training programs in service of member electric cooperatives. This role integrates technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and hands‑on instruction to develop competent, safety‑focused utility professionals. Through collaboration with cooperative leaders and industry partners, the Director helps ensure a strong, resilient workforce that upholds the cooperative commitment to safety, reliability, and community service.

To be successful in this role, an individual must be able to perform in a satisfactory manner the functions listed below. The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Researches, develops, and implements curricula for all apprenticeship programs.
• Ensures requirements are met to maintain status of accreditation by the Indiana DOL.
• Serves as liaison with Hoosier Energy at the training center.
• Schedules and communicates to cooperative members school calendar each year.
• Provides feedback to member cooperative management regarding progress of each apprentice and alerts management if there is a performance concern.

• Researches, develops, and creates quality safety training programs in areas including but not limited to the environment, employee safety, safety codes, fire codes, operator licensing and vehicle use.
• Instructs safety training programs for employees of member cooperatives.
• Assists with training for REAP (Rural Electric Apprenticeship Program); this involves overseeing the programming at one or more hands‑on schools (i.e., Basic/Advanced Climbing Schools;
  Material Bucket/Hot Line School; URD School; Substation School; Meter, Regulator, Basic Staking, and 12 KV Rubber Gloving School).
• Sets expectations and evaluates student performance in order to grant certification and/or accreditation.
• At the senior level, this position teaches classes at the hands‑on schools; this involves teaching the curriculum and grading homework that is distributed throughout the course of the program.
• Assists with disaster planning and storm restorations, traveling to cooperative locations to coordinate and route work crews or to work with storm crews as needed.
• Collaborates with and advises the Safety Committee to advance a proactive safety culture and support compliance with relevant policies and regulations.
• Assists IEC members with onsite accident investigations.
• Develops and presents public safety programs to local law enforcement, schools, and other local groups.
• Researches, monitors and disseminates industry trends and safety information generated by OSHA, IOSHA, the EPA, and other relevant agencies; attends conferences and classes to stay current in the field.

• Maintains assigned vehicle(s).
• Meets with supervisors to discuss safety issues.
• Coordinates safety meetings, creates meeting rosters, and files attendance reports and relevant paperwork.
• Completes field reviews with line crews.
• Assists other departments and performs other duties as assigned.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual should have an equivalent of the following education and/or experience.

• Associate’s degree with emphasis in line technology, engineering technology, safety, loss control, compliance, or a related field.
• Five to seven years of journeyman and/or electrical lineman experience.
• CLCP (Certified Loss Control Professional), CUSA (Certified Utility Safety Administrator), CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CPR/First Aid Instructor, OSHA 10 and 30-hour courses, NUTSEA, and QUAD State Instructor Courses are preferred.
• Achieve necessary certifications to facilitate curriculum.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

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