Apprentice Academy Trainer

Amcor; Oakham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor is seeking an Apprenticeship Trainer to join our Oakham-based Academy, delivering Engineering training for Levels 2 and 3 and ensuring compliance with awarding bodies and Ofsted.

You will work with current assessors, develop lesson plans, mentor learners, and promote safeguarding and inclusive learning while supporting travel to other sites as needed. January 2027 start.

Qualifications

• Engineering training experience or willingness to work toward Level 2/3 qualifications.
• Experience delivering training is desirable.
• Full driving licence is essential for travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Engineering knowledge, skills and behaviours training for Levels 2 and 3.
• Create and develop lesson plans, schemes of work, teaching materials and resources.
• Mentor and coach learners to maintain engagement and successful course completion.
• Promote safeguarding, inclusion and wellbeing of all learners.
• Support apprentices with functional skills development and project work.
• Contribute to internal quality audits and ensure compliance with policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Mentoring

Apprentice development

Willing to travel

Education

Engineering qualification or working towards Level 2/3

Job description

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Amcor has three apprenticeship academies, based in Beccles, Suffolk, Blackburn Lancashire and Oakham, Rutland, specialising in Engineering and Polymer apprenticeships and training. We are looking to recruit a trainer to assess and train apprentices. The trainer will ensure delivery and compliance with the relevant course standards and external partners, including Ofsted and the awarding bodies. They will ensure apprentices are safeguarded, nurtured and motivated to learn in a proactive and positive environment. The successful candidate will be supported and trained, and will integrate with the current team of assessors and trainers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver Engineering knowledge, skills and behaviours training, in line with the defined apprenticeship standards prescribed by the awarding body for Levels 2 and 3.
• Work with current staff on the creation and development of lesson plans, schemes of work, teaching materials and resources for the delivery sessions.
• Proactive in supporting students by coaching and mentoring to ensure learners are engaged and committed to completing the course.
• Creates an inclusive environment allowing for equality diversity and inclusion, being supportive to all learners including those with additional needs.
• Conduct initial assessments including recognising prior learning (RPL) on learners to identify focus points for learning.
• Monitor apprentice progression and achievements by carrying out regular reviews, assessments and feedback, both with the learner and their wider management team.
• Actively promotes safeguarding and wellbeing of all learners and the course delivery.
• Support the apprentices with their functional skills development.
• Promote the compliance of the engineering programmes by participating in the Internal Quality Audit process.
• Ensure compliance of company policies and procedures, especially the Health & Safety at Work Act (HASAWA74), promoting good working practices.
• Participates in continuous professional development, staying up to date with changes from the awarding bodies/ Ofsted, supporting with external auditing and quality assurance processes.
• Participates in on site and off site events including careers events at local schools and colleges (STEM activities) and Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• Occasional travel may be required to support the Oakham and Blackburn Apprentice Academy, and other Amcor sites.
• To act in the best interests of the Company and conduct yourself accordingly.
• Any other tasks associated to the role

Person Specification

• A relevant engineering qualification or be willing to work towards level 2 and 3 qualifications.
• Previous experience in delivering training would be desirable.
• Able to deliver positive outcomes, work to deadlines and meet the requiredtimelines.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm to develop apprentices and be a good role model.
• Willing to travel to other sites and work flexibly, a full driving licence istherefore essential.
• Willing to undertake in continuous professional development (CPD). Thismay include qualification as an assessor, teaching qualifications,safeguarding and first aid training.
• Must undertake a DBS check.
• Must be able to supply two work related references

Start date: January 2027 or sooner if available.

About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.
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