Emerging Talent Scheme Leader

J C Bamford Excavators Ltd; Rocester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company pension

Medical insurance

Dental care

33 days annual leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

JCB is seeking an Apprentice & Graduate Scheme Leader to oversee emerging talent across UK facilities. You will align apprenticeship and degree pathways with business needs, guiding induction, progression and transition into substantive roles.

You will influence learning providers, manage safeguarding and health & safety for young people, and drive continuous improvement in talent development while supporting recruitment activities and off-hours events.

Qualifications

• Experience of engineering and business focussed education and ability to relate business needs to learning programmes.
• Good knowledge of apprenticeship standards and apprenticeship levy.
• Strong influencing, relationship and change-management skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Awareness/qualification in safeguarding and health & safety for young people.
• Proactive approach to student placements, learning activities and job opportunities.
• Drive and enthusiasm to take on new challenges.
• Excellent written and oral communication at all levels with a confident presentation style.
• Some experience in recruitment, assessment and selection of apprentices.
• Experience using evolving technologies to support learning and development delivery or recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee JCB apprentices and graduates across UK manufacturing facilities.
• Ensure Emerging Talent Programmes meet current and future needs with managers and mentors.
• Induct, train and place Emerging talent trainees into JCB businesses.
• Monitor trainee progress with clear plans and progression targets, including academic milestones.
• Collaborate with learning providers to understand learner progress and opportunities for enrichment.
• Manage transitions of trainees into substantive roles and coordinate inductions and training.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Communication skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Apprenticeship recruitment

Learning technologies

Education

Engineering & business education

Apprenticeship levy knowledge

Job description

Overview of the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice & Graduate Scheme Leader, with strong operational and apprentice experience, within the HR Team based at JCB Global Learning, World Headquarters to support continued growth of our company Emerging Talent Schemes.

As an Emerging Talent Scheme Leader, you will have day to day responsibility to oversee JCB apprentices and graduates who are based across our UK based manufacturing facilities.

The existing suite of programmes offers opportunities at Craft, Technician, Degree, Undergraduate and Graduate levels across welding, production assembly, engineering, manufacturing, technical support, and business management.

Your Responsibilities:

• Work with the wider JCB team to ensure that our Emerging Talent Programmes are fit for current and future needs through effective communication with managers and mentors around the business.
• Identify, select, induct, train and place Emerging talent trainees into all parts of the JCB Business, matching their skills and location to best effect
• Monitor individual trainees progress throughout their programmes, ensuring clear plans are set and challenging progression targets are agreed and reviewed for every individual, this also includes tracking timely academic achievement as well as recorded progression in work-based learning through the selection of relevant apprenticeship standards
• Work closely with our learning providers to understand learner progress, and opportunities for continuous improvement and curriculum enrichment
• Ensure smooth transition of completing trainees into substantive roles
• Assist with the planning and delivery of inductions and wider company training (either technical or personal)
• Co-ordinate and utilise our early career talent to engage with external groups to further promote the career opportunities available to join the business such as through schools events and STEM clubs
• Support careers / recruitment events which may take place outside of normal working hours
• Support other department activities such as work experience placements, through using your own specific expertise for the benefit of the wider Emerging Talent agenda

About you:

• Experience of engineering and business focussed education and be able to relate and translate business needs to structured learning programmes
• A good knowledge of apprenticeship standards and apprenticeship levy
• Good influencing, relationship, and change management skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Awareness / qualification in support of safeguarding and health and safety requirements for young people
• A proactive and forward-thinking approach to student placements, learning activities and job opportunities
• Drive and enthusiasm to take on new challenges
• Excellent communication skills, both written and especially oral at all levels with a clear, confident, and engaging presentation style
• Some experience in the recruitment, assessment, and selection of apprentices
• Experience of using evolving technologies in the support of learning and development delivery or recruitment

What’s in it for you?

• To say thank you for your hard work, we will work with you to support your career progression and development. We will also provide a competitive salary, company pension scheme, medical insurance and dental care schemes, access to the company’s healthy living centre, 33 days annual leave and flexibility around daily start and finish times.
• You will also have access to JCB’s Reward Hub – giving you fantastic savings across a huge range of high street retailers, as well as access to exclusive company perks such as our Cycle to Work Scheme.

JCB: Building a Brighter Future

JCB is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.