Pentair

Technical Trainer - Municipal

Pentair$82K — $152K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred in education, leadership & development, or 4 years of instructing experience.
  • Strong technical skills in municipal water/wastewater products and related equipment.
  • Ability to grasp and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
  • Experience in public speaking and presenting to large audiences.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills to handle multiple priorities.
  • Willingness to travel 60-70% within the United States for training and support activities.
  • Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required by training demands.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver dynamic and practical technical training on Pentair's Municipal products.
  • Develop training programs for various stakeholders including internal teams and municipal customers.
  • Translate technical information into approachable learning formats for users.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams to ensure training aligns with market needs.
  • Create and update training materials and resources for effective learning experiences.
  • Conduct classroom, lab, and field training, ensuring readiness and documentation.
  • Engage with channel partners to facilitate communicative relationships.

Benefits

  • Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision options.
  • Generous 401(k) plan to support retirement savings.
  • Employee stock purchase program for investment in the company.
  • Comprehensive disability and life insurance coverage.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuing education and professional development.
  • Paid time off to encourage work-life balance and personal time.
  • Wellness programs aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle.
Full Job Description
We have an opportunity for a Technical Trainer - Municipal to join our Kansas City, KS team. You will lead technical training and channel management communications, ensuring effective communication among channel partners, delivering technical training, and supporting consistent messaging, engagement, and channel performance. You will: • Deliver engaging, hands-on technical training that advances understanding of Pentair's Municipal products, technology, applications, and brand, with emphasis on Ashland and Kansas City portfolios. • Develop and facilitate training for internal teams, sales, application engineering, service, distribution partners, contractors, engineers, operators, and municipal customers. • Translate complex technical concepts into practical, field-ready learning experiences focused on product application, installation, troubleshooting, service, maintenance, and customer support. • Work closely with product management, sales, application engineering, customer service, service and warranty, engineering, marketing, and operations teams to develop and execute training content aligned to municipal market needs. • Create and maintain training materials, handouts, job aids, presentations, and hands-on demonstrations that support municipal water and wastewater products and applications. • Partner with Ashland and Kansas City teams to ensure training content reflects current product standards, customer requirements, field feedback, and business priorities. • Maintain and continuously improve classroom, lab, and field-based training experiences, including setup, equipment readiness, participant information, and training documentation. • Ensure alignment, consistency, and brand message by collaborating across the Municipal training, sales, product, engineering, and service teams. • Develop and manage consistent communications with channel partners to support alignment, engagement, performance visibility, and effective execution of channel priorities. • Make field visits as required to support product issues, customer needs, application questions, and training development opportunities. • Gather voice-of-customer and field feedback to help improve training content, product knowledge, service support, and the overall customer experience. Key Qualifications: • Preference for a bachelor's (B.A. or B.S.) degree, with a preference for degrees related to education or leadership & development or 4 years of instructing experience. • Strong technical aptitude with municipal water and wastewater products, pumps, rotating equipment, hydraulic systems, mechanical systems, or related industrial equipment. • Ability to understand product specifications, application requirements, installation considerations, troubleshooting needs, and service practices. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. • Have experience with Public Speaking and/or large audience customer presentations. • Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple training priorities, updating materials, and meeting deadlines. • Ability to travel overnight across the United States 60-70% to support customer training, field visits, internal team development, trade shows, and business needs. • We must be able to work on a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends, with longer hours at times to support business and training demands. Compensation: For this full-time position working at this location, the anticipated annualized base pay range will be from $82300 - $152800 / year. At Pentair, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the pay range. Pentair considers various factors in determining actual compensation for this position at the expected location. Actual compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, work location, and other relevant business or organizational needs. This position may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as, annual incentive bonus. Benefits: As a Pentair employee, you would enjoy a wide array of benefit options to help keep you and your family healthy and protected, health benefits, a generous 401(k), employee stock purchase program, disability benefits, life insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, parental leave, caregiver leave, tuition reimbursement, plus paid time off and wellness programs to encourage a healthy work/life balance.

About Pentair

Pentair plc is a water treatment company incorporated in Ireland with tax residency in UK, with its main U.S. office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pentair was founded in the US, with 65% of company's revenue coming from the US and Canada as of 2020. Pentair operates in two segments: Consumer Solutions and Industrial & Flow Technologies. The Consumer Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and sells residential and commercial pool equipment and accessories, including pumps, filters, heaters, lights, automatic controls, automatic cleaners, maintenance equipment, and pool accessories. The Industrial & Flow Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and sells a range of fluid treatment products and solutions, including water filtration products, pumps, valves, heat management solutions, and fluid control equipment. Pentair has a global presence with operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
Learn more about Pentair
Size
11,250 employees
Market Cap
$7.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$358.6 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+6.2%
Revenue
$3 billion
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