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# Facilities Maintenance Instructor at America At Work

- **Company:** America At Work
- **Location:** York, PA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/americaatwork/af36dbb3-7801-4a51-bfa3-7afd29819770

## Job description

Turn Your Facilities Maintenance Experience Into Someone’s Career Tec Centro York is seeking an experienced Facilities Maintenance Instructor to provide hands-on skilled trades training to adult learners at our York, Pennsylvania training center. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced facilities maintenance professional, technician, tradesperson, or supervisor who enjoys teaching others and wants to use their industry experience to help people build successful careers. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position based entirely at the York location.

## What You’ll Teach

You’ll provide a combination of classroom and hands-on instruction covering core facilities maintenance skills, including:

- HVAC fundamentals
- Basic electrical systems and troubleshooting
- Plumbing and repairs
- Carpentry and general building maintenance
- Painting and finishing
- Hand and power tool use
- Preventive maintenance
- Workplace and OSHA-related safety practices
- Employability skills and professional workplace practices

## What You’ll Do

- Deliver engaging classroom and hands-on technical instruction.
- Demonstrate proper maintenance procedures, tool use, PPE, and safe work practices.
- Develop practical exercises, instructional materials, and student assessments.
- Monitor student progress and provide coaching, feedback, tutoring, and remediation when needed.
- Maintain a safe, organized classroom and training lab.
- Help students develop teamwork, punctuality, problem-solving, and other employability skills.
- Maintain attendance, grades, training, supply, and student progress records.
- Assist with curriculum updates as industry standards and technologies evolve.
- Work with program staff to support student retention and career success.
- Develop relationships with employers and industry partners to support site visits and employment opportunities.
- Participate in student recruitment and promotion of Tec Centro training programs.

Required Qualifications

- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 4 years of hands-on facilities maintenance or related skilled trades experience.
- Working knowledge of multiple building maintenance areas such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, or general repairs.
- Strong understanding of workplace safety, tools, equipment, and proper maintenance practices.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and patiently.
- Basic computer skills for recordkeeping and instructional purposes.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Journeyman-level training, technical school, apprenticeship, or other post-secondary education.
- Relevant trade licenses or professional certifications.
- Previous teaching, training, supervision, or mentoring experience.
- Experience working with adult or non-traditional learners.

## About America At Work

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: America At Work is a specialized staffing and recruiting firm that focuses on placing bilingual and bicultural (English/Spanish) professionals for US employers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held – bootstrapped, no disclosed venture funding)
- **Headquarters**: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Founded**: 2001
- **Founders**: Nelson De León (opened the first Latino‑owned employment agency in Reading in 1994; founded the current firm in2001)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Staffing and Recruiting / Talent Acqusition
- **Target customers**: B2B – employers across industries seeking bilingual/bicultural talent (English/Spanish, also Russian)
- **Mission/purpose**: Provide a competitive advantage by conecting employers with qualified bilingual professionals who can reach emerging communities and add a dynamic edge to the organization.

## Products & Services
- **Talent Acquisition Consulants**: Full‑cycle recruitment and placement of bilingual/bicultural professionals for roles in finance, engineering, IT, project controls, and other fields. Services include resume screening, interviewing, and candidate assessment.
- **Specialized Recruiting**: Dedicated support for Latin America placements, including projects in Ecuador and other regions. The firm also leverages an internal team fluent in English, Spanish and Russian.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Markt Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metrik**: Annual revenue of approximately $18.8 million (latest available estimate from business databases)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Key clients have includded WorleyParsons, Kenexa/IBM, and SAP (via its consultants).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew ~16.7% year‑over‑year (to ~1–10 employees); website traffic increased 65.9% year‑over‑year (though overall volume is modest). The founder was recognized by the Governor of Pennsylvania with the first Latino Pride Award for Employment.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Niche Focus**: Over 20 years specializing exclusively in bilingual/bicultural recruitment, giving the firm deep networks in Latin American and US Latino communities.
- **Language Coverage**: Recruiters fluent in English, Spanish and Russian – a rare combination in the staffing industry.
- **Relaionships**: Strong ties with large engineering/energy firms (e.g., WorleyParsons) and IT consultancies (SAP, Kenexa/IBM).

## Strategic Focus
- **Current Priorities**: Continue serving employers seeking bilingual talent; maintain a boutique, high‑touch recruitment model. No public plans for geographic expansion or digital transformation are disclosed.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture Highlights**: Small, tight‑knit team with a founder deeply embedded in the local community. Emphasis on diversity and connecting talent from underrepresented groups.
- **Remote/Hybrid/ Office**: All current open positions are on‑site, located in Boston, Reading (PA), Harrisburg, Lancaster, Blaine (WA), and other US cities. No remote‑first policy indicated.
- **Notable Perks**: Not publicly detailed. The firm uses AI tools to support resume review and candidate assessment, but final hiring decisions are human‑driven.
- **Engineering Culture**: The company is a staffing firm, not a tech product company; technical roles are filled for clients, not internally.

## Sources
1. [americaatwork.com](https://americaatwork.com/)
2. [americaatwork.com – About Us](https://americaatwork.com/about-us)
3. [jobs.lever.co/americaatwork](https://jobs.lever.co/americaatwork)
4. [linkedin.com/company/america-at-work](https://www.linkedin.com/company/america-at-work)

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