Engineering Skills Coach

Dunhillmedical; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunhillmedical is seeking an Engineering Skills Coach to join the AMRC Training Centre at Sheffield Forgemasters. This role involves overseeing engineering apprenticeships, ensuring high-quality training and assessment, and developing effective educational resources that engage learners and foster professional growth.

Benefits

41 days annual leave plus holidays

Flexible working opportunities

Wide range of discounts and rewards

Generous family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in engineering required.
• Teaching and assessing qualifications are mandatory.
• Significant experience in a CNC engineering setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver teaching, coaching, and assessment for apprentices.
• Supervise practical work, ensuring safety and engagement.
• Provide high-quality guidance for apprentices' development.

Skills

Teaching and assessing

Communication

Time management

Problem-solving

Technical knowledge in CNC

Education

Level 3 qualification in engineering

Tools

CAD/CAM

Job description

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The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

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Overview

An Engineering Skills Coach forms part of the AMRC Training Centre delivery team and is responsible for the teaching and training, coaching and assessment of Engineering Apprenticeships from level 3 through to level 7. In this role, you will be required to develop teaching resources using a variety of active learning strategies, to ensure the apprentices have a high-quality learning experience, leading to timely achievement of their apprenticeship programme. The Engineering Skills Coach will be responsible for the delivery of any CPD programmes, within their specialist area, which are agreed to be delivered with the Forgemaster's workforce.

This role will be permanently based at Sheffield Forgemasters, in their new machining workshop. You will have sufficient knowledge and experience to deliver a range of enrichment activities to support the professional personal development of apprentices. You will need to keep up to date with the most advanced machining methods and utilise these to create a strong learning partnership. You will also be required to participate in recruitment activities on behalf of the AMRC Training Centre and Sheffield Forgemasters. Some of these events will be out of normal working hours.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Develop and deliver highly effective teaching, coaching and assessment for apprentices within Sheffield Forgemasters, utilising a range of learning approaches and ensuring timely feedback which helps apprentices develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours.
• Supervise Sheffield Forgemasters apprentices completing practical work in the apprentice training area, ensuring they stay on task, work safely and follow H&S regulations.
• Provide high quality information, advice and guidance to apprentices, supporting apprentices personal development and career progression opportunities.
• Work closely with the Sheffield Forgemasters Workshop Manager to ensure that all apprentices follow an agreed training plan within the business, identifying any additional training required to satisfy any skills gaps.
• Undertake fully compliant and timely tri-partite progress reviews with all AMRC TC/Sheffield Forgemasters apprentices and their respective line managers. Carry out meaningful discussions that focus on the learning that the apprentice has undertaken and setting targets for further planned learning.
• Monitor and ensure that all apprentices demonstrate monthly active learning and track the Off The Job percentage to ensure that the AMRC Training Centre remains compliant at all times.
• Ensure that all apprentices within the assigned caseload meet the agreed practical period end dates and end point assessment by the agreed apprenticeship end date.
• Facilitate delivery of the AMRC Training Centre personal and professional development curriculum, linking learning to the overall apprenticeship standard.
• Monitor and provide regular updates on learner progress and identify any additional support requirements that fall into the ‘At risk’ category immediately to the AMRC Training Centre and Sheffield Forgemasters management team and support teams.
• Ensure that curriculum assessments are completed to the required AMRC Training Centre quality standards.
• Monitor all apprentice OneFile accounts within the caseload to ensure that their progress is in line with set parameters and that their account is kept compliant and up to date at all times.
• Attend monthly standardisation meetings and monthly update meetings with the Workplace Curriculum Manager, as well as AMRC Training Centre training sessions.
• Carry out duties, commensurate with the grade and post as directed by the Sheffield Forgemasters Workshop Manager.

Person Specification

Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in engineering (BTEC/NVQ/C&G/HNC) and/or significant relevant experience (assessed at: Application)
• Teaching and assessing qualifications (assessed at: Application)
• Significant experience of technical work in a machining (CNC) engineering setting with knowledge of modern machine cutters and methods (assessed at: Application & Interview)
• Experience in offline programming of CNC machinery and the use of programme verification software (assessed at: Application & Interview)
• Experience of providing excellent advice, guidance and support to ensure learners succeed - (assessed at: Interview)
• Be competent in the use of IT such as Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones and software, such as Elearning portfolios. Hold strong customer interaction skills to include good oral and written communication skill (assessed at: Application & Interview)
• Excellent time management and organisational skills are essential as you will be required to organise your work in an effective manner whilst ensuring that key priorities, deadlines and organisational KPIs are met (assessed at: Interview)
• Ability to analyse and develop creative approaches to problem solving with an appreciation of the longer-term implications (assessed at: Interview)
• Ability to produce, organise and deliver assessment resources and related work activities (assessed at: Interview)
• Ability to recognise and take opportunities to update and acquire new skills and knowledge (assessed at: Interview)
• Knowledge of programming for castings and forgings - Interview
• Experience of using CAD/CAM packages to create models and manufacturing drawings (assessed at: I nterview)

Further Information

Grade: 7

Salary: £38,249 to £46,735 with potential to progress to £51,039 through outstanding contribution

It is anticipated that the selection process will take place as soon as possible after the closing date. This will consist of a round table discussion with Training Centre leaders, a short micro teach and a formal interview. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage as soon as possible after the closing date . If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact Gareth Wilkinson, Head of Skills: on [e-mail] or on 07753316401

• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Technical Career Route.
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • support for those going through the menopause
  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page:- sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/candidates (opens in a new window).

Closing Date :14/07/2025

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