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General Purpose:

Provide safe and effective training for GLOCK product users and prospective GLOCK users

Shift(s) Available:

• 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through  Friday

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following: other duties may be assigned

• Provide maximum safety of students; heed all firearm safety rules at all times
• Maintain proficiency in use and understanding of GLOCK firearms
• Provide classroom and range instruction using lesson plans, visual aids, demonstrations, and practical application in accordance with the approved training program and/or verbal guidance
• Provide Armorer and Firearms Instructor Training
• Instruct Armorers on how to best service and repair GLOCK pistols
• Show other Firearms Instructors the best techniques available to enable them to properly train GLOCK users under their charge
• Evaluate performance of class participants

• Always comply with established Quality and Safety Standards
• Represent GLOCK Professional, Inc. in a professional manner during training classes and other business functions to promote products and to provide technical support
• Submit weekly expense reports to the Accounting Department
• Analyze and control expenditures to conform to budgetary requirements
• Travel extensively by car and/or airplane and spend a minimum of 4 nights per week away from home
• Other tasks may be assigned as needed.

Qualifications/Job Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, pre-skills, and/or abilities needed to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified employees or applicants with disabilities.

This position requires that the successful candidate lives in Georgia. 

Competencies:

Leadership

Communication

Relationship Management

Ethical Practice

Critical Evaluation

Time Management

Conflict Resolution

Analytical Thinking

Adaptability

Education and/or Experience:

Extensive background as a Firearms Instructor/training

Manual dexterity to handle small tools and parts

Superior knowledge of the physical workings of a firearm

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Bilingual or multilingual a plus

Demonstrate adequate personal skill with all commonly associated firing range exercises and/or drills

Licenses and Certifications:

Eligible for POST Certification where applicable

Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor, Military Firearms Instructor or NRA Law Enforcement Instructor. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified employees and applicants with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the responsibilities of this job, the employee is regularly required to dynamically run, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, go prone and bend. The employee is required to use fingers and hands to shoot various firearms. The employee is regularly required to lift to 40 pounds and with the assistance of another person, weights over 40 lbs.  The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderately quiet to extremely loud. Personal safety protective equipment is required. The individual must be able to pass a shooting proficiency qualification test with the equipment provided at the time of the interview and annually.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. Work involves moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, and unpleasant odors. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud. Hearing protection and eye protection are required for all firing range activities.

GLOCK Professional Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions at GLOCK Professional Inc. will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. GLOCK Professional Inc. prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and parenting status), age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition to a commitment to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, GLOCK Professional Inc. has established an affirmative action program to promote opportunities for individuals in certain protected classes throughout GLOCK Professional Inc. 

GLOCK Professional Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees to participate in the job application or interview process. 

To request a reasonable accommodation to apply or interview for an open position, please send an email to our HR Team at careers@glock.us with the following information:

• Your full name 
• Your contact information
• A description of your accommodation request