Job Title: Safety Trainer - Bay Area

Benicia, CA, USA, 94510
| Livermore, CA, USA, 94550
| San Jose, CA, USA, 95112
| Union City, CA, USA, 94587

Employment Status: Full-time

Posting Start Date: 7/17/26

If you are currently an employee of Herc Rentals, please apply using this link: Herc Employee Career Portal

Job Purpose

We are searching for a dynamic individual with extensive experience in training and equipment safety training to be part of our team working with clients and their employees. You are an instructor who can consistently lead training sessions with energy, intelligence, honesty, and charisma; Someone who will be able to engage and interact with people of any level or any industry.

Under the primary direction of the Safety Training supervisor, and secondary direction of the Safety Training Manager, the Regional Safety Trainer performs a wide range of activities related to sales, training material development, safety training, and safety program administration. This position is externally focused and requires extensive travel working at Herc Rentals locations and onsite with various clients and their employees.

What you will do...

• Complete sales activities such as cold calls, jobsite visits, and meeting with customers to identify customer training needs.
• Quote all training
• Schedule and book travel
• Participate in required meetings
• Communicate schedule daily via the schedule provided
• Track all expenses and submit expense reports on regular intervals
• Prepare all training materials and classroom prior to delivery of training courses
• Coordinate, with the customer or branch personnel, the availability of equipment for the evaluation portion of training
• Conduct training classes for customers
• Effectively communicate and teach required training courses, including but not limited to, OSHA 1926 Subpart P
• Stay up to date on regulations that apply within the industry
• Complete proper and timely invoicing, training delivery to customers, proper document storage, training content updates, and professional development
• Conduct regular training and documentation self-audits
• Maintains financial reports and presents at regular intervals
• Work with sales, marketing, and operations teams to support the customer
• Meet with customers to actively communicate programs and objectives
• Attends courses, conferences, & seminars as necessary
• Interpreting government/agency regulations
• Carry out other duties, as requested by the Safety Training Supervisor or Manager

Requirements

• Up to 80% travel
• Using solid project and time management to achieve objectives
• Deliver training to Herc Rentals customers
• Training for Herc Rentals employees may be provided when the employee joins an existingcourse that a customer has scheduled
• Use Microsoft Office to include but not limited to PowerPoint, Excel, & Word
• Develop and/or improve training programs as directed by leadership
• Participate in projects
• Maintain order in an environment of changing priorities
• Safety Awareness: Understands, follows, and motivates individuals to follow the safety rulesand regulations
• Working long and irregular hours, and under pressure conditions
• Flexibility with work schedule to accommodate client-requested training sessions outside ofregular business hours

Skills

• Bi/Multi-Lingual preferred
• Presenting & public speaking
• Analyzing complex written documents
• Strong team player with the ability to organize, prioritize, handle time constraints, andmanage shifting priorities
• Mastery of sales skills such as selling solutions over price
• Effective questioning and feedback; assessing customer training needs
• Communicating effectively in a diverse range of audiences and settings
• Knowledge of regulatory agencies & associated standards OSHA, ANSI, & CSA
• Field/working knowledge of excavation and trench solutions
• Detail-oriented
• Teaching adult learners
• Excellent computer & technology skills, primarily with Microsoft Suite software

Req #: 70453

Pay Range: Compensation $80,000 - $125,000 Base Salary & Commission + Truck

Please be advised that the actual salary offered for any position is subject to the company's sole discretion and may be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, location, and overall fit for the role.

Herc Rentals values its employees and provides excellent compensation and benefits packages which are not limited to the following.

Keeping you healthy

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flex spending and health savings accounts

Virtual Health Visits

24 Hour Nurse Line

Healthy Pregnancy Program

Tobacco Cessation Program

Weight Loss Program

Building Your Financial Future

401(k) plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Life & Work Harmony

Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacations, Sick Days)

Paid parental leave.

Military leave & support for those in the National Guard and Reserves

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Auto & Home Insurance Discounts

Protecting You & Your Family

Company Paid Life Insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

Company Paid Disability Insurance

Supplemental Disability Insurance

Group Legal Plan

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance