Electrical Training Officer

Free Spirits; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Electrical Training Officer to inspire and educate trainees in electrical maintenance. This permanent role offers a unique opportunity to share your expertise in a supportive environment, with a focus on both theory and practical training. You will engage with small groups, ensuring each trainee receives personalized guidance and encouragement. With a competitive salary and generous leave, this role is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the training sector while enjoying a healthy work-life balance. Join a team dedicated to fostering growth and excellence in the field!

Benefits

Flexitime

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Electrical Maintenance or Training Officer role.
• Relevant electrical qualifications to NVQ Level 3.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and prepare training materials for electrical maintenance.
• Monitor and assess trainee progress, providing feedback.
• Support a culture of health and safety in training.

Skills

Electrical Maintenance

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

IT Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Maintenance

Level 3 Award in Education and Training

Job description

Join to apply for the Electrical Training Officer role at FreeSpirits.

We are currently recruiting for a Training Officer with an electrical maintenance background to join a training provider based in Ellesmere Port. This is a permanent role working Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm, offering a salary of £35,832 per annum plus flexitime and 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays!

As Training Officer, you will be providing the equivalent to NVQ Level 3 Electrical Maintenance content to trainees in classes of no more than 14 in size. Ideally, you will come from an electrical maintenance/time served electrician background with the ability to impart your knowledge onto others. Training is all face to face, and is 50% theory and 50% practical.

Your Role Will Involve

• Delivering and preparing training materials within the prescribed training programmes to enable trainees to meet the required safety, technical and behavioural standards.
• Developing and reviewing lesson plans and implementing improvements to delivery, responding to course evaluation and feedback.
• Monitoring, assessing, reviewing and providing feedback and recommending improvements to trainees on their progress and support and guide trainees on any aspect of their training where necessary.
• Evaluating their progress to determine competency.
• Proactively supporting and encouraging a culture focused on health and safety and good housekeeping standards, assisting the Health and Safety Manager and enforcing the various policies, rules and terms and conditions of the business.
• Reporting on the performance of trainees through the administration of established systems; maintaining records to ensure that both written and electronic data are accurate.
• Acting as a mentor to a group to ensure their performance, identifying, discussing and resolving, as far as reasonably practicable, their problems.
• Promoting personal development to create and maintain an environment in which they are able to realize and achieve their full potential.

Skills and Experience Required

• At least 5 years of experience working in an Electrical Maintenance role, Time Served Electrician or a Training Officer role providing electrical maintenance training.
• Previously worked in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Relevant electrical qualifications to a minimum of NVQ Level 3.
• Excellent communication skills with good presentation skills in order to deliver training to a group of trainees.
• A huge advantage would be to hold or be working towards Level 3 Award in Education and Training, CTLLS, NVQ Level 3 in Direct Training & Support, A1 and/or V1 (D32/D33/D34), Cert. Ed. This is not essential.
• Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Please apply today or call us to discuss this Training Officer role in more detail!

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

Specialty Trade Contractors