Making Canada a safer place to live and work for over 90 years.
As Canada's trusted safety partner since 1935, we work alongside customers coast to coast to help ensure people return home safely at the end of every shift.
Help Build the Next Generation of Service Technicians
At Levitt-Safety, we don't just train technicians - we develop confident, safety-focused professionals who are ready to succeed in demanding industrial and mining environments.
We're looking for an experienced Field Training Specialist to lead the hands-on training and development of our Service Technicians across Northern Ontario. Based in Sudbury, you'll spend time in the field, the shop, and the classroom, coaching technicians, supporting supervisors, and ensuring every team member has the skills, certifications, and confidence to perform safely and effectively.
If you're passionate about mentoring others, enjoy sharing your technical expertise, and want to play a key role in developing our growing service team, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Deliver hands-on field, shop, and classroom training for new and existing Service Technicians.
- Lead onboarding and technical development for new hires throughout their probationary period.
- Develop, maintain, and track individual training plans, ensuring technicians meet competency requirements before working independently.
- Coach technicians on safe work practices, quality standards, customer expectations, and company procedures.
- Work closely with Branch Leadership, Supervisors, and the Quality team to evaluate technician readiness and identify ongoing development opportunities.
- Deliver employer-authorized training, including:
- Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems
- Hydrostatic Testing
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
- Scale Calibration
- SCBA
- Fall Protection
- Breathing Air Systems
- Other service-specific training as required
- Conduct field observations, training audits, and customer site assessments, providing coaching and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Maintain accurate training records, certifications, and compliance documentation.
- Assist with developing and improving training programs, procedures, and learning materials.
- Communicate regulatory, manufacturer, and industry changes while supporting implementation across the service team.
- Support quality assurance initiatives and continuous improvement across multiple service lines.
What You'll Bring
- Minimum 5 years of experience in fire protection, fire suppression, industrial safety, or related service industry.
- Previous experience mentoring, coaching, leading, or training technicians is strongly preferred.
- Broad technical knowledge across one or more service disciplines such as Vehicle Fire Suppression, Fire Alarm, Fire Extinguishers, Hydrostatic Testing, Fall Protection, SCBA, Instrumentation, or related industrial safety systems.
- Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to coach individuals and small groups.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and experience maintaining electronic training records.
- A valid driver's licence and the ability to travel to customer sites throughout Northern Ontario and Eastern Canada.
- Comfortable working in industrial and mining environments, including underground operations.
- Ability to meet all pre-access and pre-employment requirements for customer sites, including Vale, Glencore, and other mining operations.
Why Join Levitt-Safety?
At Levitt-Safety, your expertise doesn't just solve problems—it helps develop people. You'll have the opportunity to shape the skills, confidence, and careers of technicians while working alongside a team committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
We offer:
- Competitive salary: 65-75K annually
- Profit-sharing opportunities
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision and Employee Assistance Program benefits
- Company-matched RRSP
- Three weeks' vacation plus flex days and paid time off
- Ongoing training and professional development
- A collaborative culture built on our Face of Levitt-Safety Fundamentals and family values
Choose the Safe Way, Always
Safety is at the core of everything we do. As a Field Training Specialist, you'll play a critical role in strengthening our safety culture by leading through example, reinforcing safe work practices, conducting field observations, supporting incident investigations, and ensuring technicians understand and follow all company and customer safety requirements.
You'll also support compliance with regulatory standards, quality systems, and customer site requirements while helping our teams continuously improve the way we work.
Application & Hiring Process
Levitt-Safety may use AI-enabled tools to support the screening and assessment of applications.
All AI-supported results are reviewed by a member of our recruitment team before any hiring decisions are made.
We are committed to employment equity and base hiring decisions on qualifications, skills, and ability. We welcome and encourage applications from persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, and individuals from diverse backgrounds, and we recognize that experience comes in many forms.
If you require accommodation at any stage of the application process, please contact us at
[email protected]. We review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.
