Training Manager at Sany Nigeria

About the role

• Technical Training: Plan, develop, and deliver technical training programmes for engineers, service technicians, and graduate trainees.
• Engineer & Graduate Trainee Development: Design structured training programmes that build the technical knowledge, practical skills, troubleshooting abilities, and equipment familiarity of engineers and graduate trainees.
• Heavy Machinery Training: Provide hands-on and classroom-based training covering equipment operation, maintenance, servicing, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair procedures.
• Training Needs Assessment: Identify technical training needs and skill gaps among engineers and service personnel and develop appropriate training plans to address them.
• Training Materials: Develop and maintain training manuals, presentations, technical guides, assessments, practical exercises, and other learning materials.
• Practical Demonstrations: Conduct practical demonstrations and hands-on training sessions to ensure participants understand equipment systems, components, maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Technical Assessment: Develop and administer technical assessments, practical tests, and competency evaluations to measure trainees’ knowledge and skill development.
• Training Records & Reporting: Maintain accurate records of training activities, attendance, assessments, trainee performance, and competency levels. Prepare regular training reports for management.
• Equipment & Product Knowledge: Stay up to date with new equipment models, technologies, service procedures, technical specifications, and manufacturer recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Service, After-Sales, Engineering, HR, and Operations teams to ensure training programmes support business and operational requirements.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree, HND, or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automotive Engineering, Heavy Equipment Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in heavy machinery, equipment servicing, maintenance, engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven experience training engineers, technicians, service personnel, or graduate trainees.
• Strong practical experience with heavy machinery and industrial equipment.
• Demonstrated experience in technical training relating to construction machinery, concrete equipment, cranes, mining equipment, port machinery, piling/drilling equipment, trucks, specialized equipment, or renewable energy equipment.
• Strong knowledge of equipment maintenance, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair procedures.
• Ability to develop structured technical training programmes and learning materials.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and instructional skills.
• Ability to deliver both classroom-based and practical hands-on training.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness to travel to service locations, project sites, or training centres when required.
• Ability to communicate in Chinese is an added advantage.