Automotive Technical Instructor

This role supports vehicle launches by turning early engineering and manufacturing information into practical training for assembly-plant teams. The instructor will travel to OEM facilities, teach technicians and production personnel how to diagnose and correct complex vehicle and electrical-system issues, and provide hands-on launch support.

The strongest candidate combines advanced automotive electrical diagnostics with real classroom or plant-floor instruction experience. They can read early engineering schematics and harness prints, use scan tools and digital multimeters confidently, explain difficult systems clearly, and operate independently in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

Location: Candidate may be based near Spring Hill, Tennessee, or Bowling Green, Kentucky

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week; launch support may require 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shift and occasional weekends

Work Setting: Onsite at OEM assembly plants with approximately 75% travel across the United States, Canada, and Mexico

Role Type: Contract

Contract Duration: Long-term contract with ability to convert to permanent

Openings: 1

Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required

Pay Rate: $38-$42 per hour, depending on experience and client approval

Benefits

• Eligible full-time CRG contract employees who work at least 30 hours per week may enroll in the CRG benefits program.
• Coverage begins on the first day of the month following 30 days after the hire date.
• Three Aetna medical plan options are available, including an HSA-compatible option; in-network preventive care is covered in full.
• Voluntary dental and vision coverage.
• Company-paid $25,000 basic life and AD&D coverage for employees enrolled in a CRG medical plan.
• Voluntary life and AD&D, short-term disability, long-term disability, and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance resources and benefit advocacy support.
• Weekly pay, direct deposit, referral bonus opportunities, and ongoing CRG recruiting and account-management support.
• 401(k) eligibility after 12 months as a CRG employee.
• This is a summary only. Eligibility, coverage, exclusions, limits, waiting periods, payroll deductions, and employee costs are governed by official CRG plan documents and carrier materials.

Responsibilities

• Deliver onsite technical and manufacturing-process training at OEM vehicle assembly plants.
• Coach plant process, repair, and production personnel on vehicle systems, subsystems, assembly processes, and diagnostic methods.
• Demonstrate efficient ways to diagnose and correct vehicle-assembly, electrical-system, and subsystem deficiencies.
• Perform root-cause analysis to identify the source of assembly and vehicle issues.
• Create and revise training materials covering vehicle assembly, electrical harness manufacturing, vehicle electrical architectures, schematics, and diagnostic procedures.
• Translate pre-launch engineering documents, work-in-process service information, engineering schematics, math data, and manufacturing reports into clear instructor-led content.
• Serve as the link between product engineering, manufacturing engineering, suppliers, and general assembly during launch activity.
• Share lessons learned and training materials across multiple plants and projects.
• Identify future training needs and provide timely training and launch-support reports.
• Participate in launch meetings and validate course content with engineering teams, component suppliers, and vendors before Start of Regular Production.

Qualifications

• At least four years of experience as an automotive instructional designer, training developer, automotive instructor, manufacturing instructor, or closely related technical trainer.
• Associate degree or certificate in Automotive Technology, engineering, or a related discipline; a high school diploma plus at least eight years of directly relevant experience may be accepted instead.
• Advanced working knowledge of automotive systems and electrical diagnostics.
• Ability to read and interpret early engineering electrical schematics and OEM supplier electrical-harness prints.
• Hands-on skill with digital multimeters, OEM diagnostic scan tools, and related automotive diagnostic equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop professional training materials from pre-launch or incomplete engineering documentation.
• Strong one-on-one and group presentation skills in classroom and plant-floor settings.
• Working knowledge of OEM manufacturing tracking, reporting, and dynamic vehicle-testing systems.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and the ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Flexibility to travel approximately 75% and support varying plant shifts for extended launch periods.
• Ability to work safely in manufacturing areas requiring personal protective equipment and exposure to noise, fumes, fluids, sharp edges, and moving equipment.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, kneel, stoop, reach, and regularly move materials weighing up to 35 pounds, with lifting equipment available for heavier items.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current ASE certifications, especially Electrical/Electronic Systems and advanced diagnostics.
• Automotive technical-assistance-center experience.
• Vehicle launch, pre-production, Start of Regular Production, or assembly-plant support experience.
• Valid passport and experience traveling to automotive facilities in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
• Bilingual communication skills.