Director of CDL & Diesel Mechanic Programs
UHP (Unlock Human Potential)
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Belong to something. Believe in something. Strive for something. UHP creates professionals, builds leaders, and reveals purpose. We’re looking for people to join our team who believe this mission is worth showing up for every day.
UHP is a veteran-focused education and leadership development organization based on a scenic 800-acre campus in Northwest Arkansas.
The UHP School of Health & Performance offers program tracks in personal training, health coaching, and culinary nutrition. At the UHP Skilled Trades Institute, students earn the certifications necessary to launch careers in high-demand trades. Leadership development is baked into every program.
We also work with a network of employer and industry partners to open career pathways for our graduates. While we can't guarantee employment, everything we do is designed to give service members and veterans a real path toward meaningful careers.
Veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply.
Why UHP
At UHP, you are joining more than a company — you are helping build something designed to create lasting impact.
The Opportunity
UHP is adding two transportation trades programs in 2027, a CDL truck driving school and a Diesel Mechanic program, and the Founding Director of CDL & Diesel Mechanic Programs owns both from day one. This is a build role, not a maintain role. You will write the curriculum, stand up the range, fleet, and shop, get the programs licensed, registered, and on track for accreditation, hire the instructor team, and then teach in the programs you built.
The CDL program will enroll students from across the country, run 20-student cohorts, and train toward Class A and Class B licenses under federal Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rules. The Diesel Mechanic program will run 20-student cohorts on the UHP trades calendar. Both are being built alongside Northwest Arkansas employer partners, including J.B. Hunt and Walmart.
The two programs run together on purpose. Drivers who understand the equipment are safer and more employable, and mechanics who understand how trucks are driven diagnose them better. We want one leader who has worked both sides of the truck and can build a single, connected transportation pathway.
Expect to spend about 25% of your time teaching during the build year, growing toward 50% once both programs are running.
What Success Looks Like in Year One
- The CDL program is licensed by ADHE, listed on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry, and has graduated its first cohorts
- The Diesel Mechanic program is running on the trades calendar with its shop, tools, and curriculum in place
- A qualified instructor team is hired and approved for both programs
- Employer partners are hiring graduates, and pass, completion, and placement rates are tracked and reported
- The training fleet and shop run with zero serious safety incidents
Cultural Fit
- Genuine passion for veteran transition and human development.
- Comfort operating outside traditional corporate, academic, or military structures.
- Willingness to build something new rather than maintain something established.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, mission-driven, high-accountability environment.
- Respect for the coaching profession and elite performance culture; service-oriented leadership mindset.
- Commitment to a healthy lifestyle and to modeling the human-performance principles our trade students learn as part of the curriculum.
Schedule & Work Environment
Schedule: Flexible, based on program delivery and cohort needs, including some early mornings, evenings, and weekends during cohorts and occasional travel to employer partners.
Work Environment: Based mainly at 25200 Ranch Road, Gentry, AR 72734, with regular travel to Bentonville and the driving range. Work is split between the classroom, the range, public roads, and a diesel shop, in all weather.
Physical Requirements
- Climb in and out of truck cabs, perform pre-trip inspections, work under vehicles, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Keep a valid Class A CDL and DOT medical card, and take part in DOT drug and alcohol testing
UHP is a veteran-focused education and leadership development organization based on a scenic 800-acre campus in Northwest Arkansas.
The UHP School of Health & Performance offers program tracks in personal training, health coaching, and culinary nutrition. At the UHP Skilled Trades Institute, students earn the certifications necessary to launch careers in high-demand trades. Leadership development is baked into every program.
We also work with a network of employer and industry partners to open career pathways for our graduates. While we can't guarantee employment, everything we do is designed to give service members and veterans a real path toward meaningful careers.
Veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses are strongly encouraged to apply.
Why UHP
At UHP, you are joining more than a company — you are helping build something designed to create lasting impact.
The Opportunity
UHP is adding two transportation trades programs in 2027, a CDL truck driving school and a Diesel Mechanic program, and the Founding Director of CDL & Diesel Mechanic Programs owns both from day one. This is a build role, not a maintain role. You will write the curriculum, stand up the range, fleet, and shop, get the programs licensed, registered, and on track for accreditation, hire the instructor team, and then teach in the programs you built.
The CDL program will enroll students from across the country, run 20-student cohorts, and train toward Class A and Class B licenses under federal Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) rules. The Diesel Mechanic program will run 20-student cohorts on the UHP trades calendar. Both are being built alongside Northwest Arkansas employer partners, including J.B. Hunt and Walmart.
The two programs run together on purpose. Drivers who understand the equipment are safer and more employable, and mechanics who understand how trucks are driven diagnose them better. We want one leader who has worked both sides of the truck and can build a single, connected transportation pathway.
Expect to spend about 25% of your time teaching during the build year, growing toward 50% once both programs are running.
What Success Looks Like in Year One
- The CDL program is licensed by ADHE, listed on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry, and has graduated its first cohorts
- The Diesel Mechanic program is running on the trades calendar with its shop, tools, and curriculum in place
- A qualified instructor team is hired and approved for both programs
- Employer partners are hiring graduates, and pass, completion, and placement rates are tracked and reported
- The training fleet and shop run with zero serious safety incidents
Cultural Fit
- Genuine passion for veteran transition and human development.
- Comfort operating outside traditional corporate, academic, or military structures.
- Willingness to build something new rather than maintain something established.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, mission-driven, high-accountability environment.
- Respect for the coaching profession and elite performance culture; service-oriented leadership mindset.
- Commitment to a healthy lifestyle and to modeling the human-performance principles our trade students learn as part of the curriculum.
Schedule & Work Environment
Schedule: Flexible, based on program delivery and cohort needs, including some early mornings, evenings, and weekends during cohorts and occasional travel to employer partners.
Work Environment: Based mainly at 25200 Ranch Road, Gentry, AR 72734, with regular travel to Bentonville and the driving range. Work is split between the classroom, the range, public roads, and a diesel shop, in all weather.
Physical Requirements
- Climb in and out of truck cabs, perform pre-trip inspections, work under vehicles, and lift up to 50 pounds
- Keep a valid Class A CDL and DOT medical card, and take part in DOT drug and alcohol testing
