Training Specialist

Introduction
Are you a technician with extensive experience in the dredging sector who gets energy from sharing knowledge? Do you want to travel the world, train customers, and contribute to the development of high-quality training? Then we have the perfect role for you at the IHC Training Institute, part of Royal IHC. We provide technical and operational training worldwide for customers in, among other places, India, Africa, North and South America, and the Netherlands. These trainings focus on the operation and maintenance of our advanced dredging vessels. Whether it is training operators, maintenance teams, or technical crews: your knowledge makes the difference.

The role
As a Training Specialist at the IHC Training Institute, you are responsible for developing and delivering technical and operational training to customers worldwide. This includes training operators, technicians, and maintenance staff working with dredging systems on our vessels. You will do this in a close-knit team that is occasionally expanded with other IHC subject-matter colleagues. You will work intensively with various colleagues and with customers, often as part of the delivery process of a new vessel or when onboarding new crew members.

Trainings take place at our advanced training location in Kinderdijk, in our digital studio, or on-site at customer locations - both domestically and abroad. Therefore, you will have a lot of customer contact and play an important role in conveying our technical expertise.

In this role, you are responsible for, among other things:

• Developing and updating technical and operational training (primarily in English)
• Providing classroom and online training
• Translating customer requirements into customized learning solutions together with sales
• Providing demonstrations for customers and prospects
• Ensuring customer satisfaction through clear communication and professional guidance
• Contributing to the annual General Dredging Course, an intensive and broad training program within the dredging industry

No extensive experience in delivering training? No problem. If you possess the right experience and attitude, we will provide a development track to train you into a fully qualified trainer!

Why this fits you
In this versatile position, your experience in dredging technology will be perfectly utilized.
We are looking for an experienced technician who gets energy from transferring knowledge and developing learning solutions. Are you technically strong and socially skilled? Then you will find plenty of room to grow and make an impact in this role.

• Working within a highly versatile technical-commercial company
• Working with the latest technologies within the shipbuilding and dredging industry
• International travel and collaborating with customers worldwide
• The opportunity to transfer and deepen your technical expertise
• Variety between developing training materials and delivering training
• Contributing directly to the success of our customers and projects
• Working in an experienced, enthusiastic team within an international environment

We are looking for a colleague who is technically proficient, curious, and enjoys teaching others. Do you recognize yourself in this?

• Experience in dredging technology is a must
• You speak and write English fluently; Dutch is a plus
• You have a strong affinity with technology and knowledge transfer
• You are social, communicatively skilled, and enjoy speaking in front of a group
• You are willing to travel internationally on a regular basis
• You can work well independently and switch easily between customers and colleagues
• You enjoy both improving existing training and developing new learning tools
• You effortlessly adapt your training style to different levels, cultures, and situations