Mechanical Maintenance Instructor/Training Manager

The AWE Skills Academy is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Instructor/Training Manager who is passionate about developing and nurturing the talents and aspirations of apprentices at the beginning of their career in engineering.

Location - Reading/Basingstoke area

Package - £45,250 - £47,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work).
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution).
• Life Assurance.
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family.
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site.

As a Mechanical Maintenance Instructor/Training Manager, you will be required to design, plan and deploy training solutions for apprentices during their apprenticeship programme. Ideally, you will have knowledge and experience of working with apprentices and have familiarity with apprenticeships in England. You will be able to apply your technical knowledge, skills and experience in Mechanical maintenance to lead, instruct and assess apprentices during training. You will need to be a great communicator, have effective relationship management skills and the drive and creativity to help ensure that apprentices get the right opportunities at the right time to develop their skills, knowledge and competence.

If you have a passion for Mechanical Maintenance and you are invested in the success of apprentices, then we would like to talk to you. If you join us as a Mechanical Maintenance Instructor/Training Manager, we can offer you opportunities for professional and personal development, including professional teaching, learning and assessment qualifications, leadership training and a relevant professional membership.

We are looking for the right candidate to have:

• National Certificate (or equivalent) in an appropriate engineering discipline (related to Mechanical Engineering)
• Occupational competence in engineering principles and techniques, particularly Mechanical maintenance
• Proven ability in literacy and numeracy
• Ability to inspire and lead early career employees
• Excellent presentation skills
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to appeal to a range of audiences from new apprentices to senior management
• Good influencing skills
• Great organisational ability and prioritisation skills
• Creativity and problem-solving skills
• Ability to initiate their own work and have high personal standards
• Proven team working skills

As part of this role, you must:

• Have the ability for working with a diverse range of people and grades across the business, particularly young people
• Be able to access all areas of site to monitor work placements, including radiological areas
• Be willing to attend off-site events (e.g. meetings, conferences, residential courses, etc.) which may include short periods away from home including overnight stays
• Be willing to undertake and pass a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
• Be willing to work in temporary off-site location (OAS, Abingdon) for an interim period to allow for new facility construction

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.

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