Engineering Trainer (Workshop / Mechanical) - OAS

Manufacturing Technology Centre; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization seeks an Engineering Trainer to deliver technical training in mechanical engineering at various apprenticeship levels. The role includes creating learning resources, assessing learner progress, and ensuring safety standards are upheld while fostering independent skills development in engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Experience in practical engineering, preferably multi-skilled.
• Willingness to gain recognised teaching and assessor qualifications.
• Higher Education qualification in Engineering is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality technical and practical training to learners.
• Develop learning resources and monitor learning environment.
• Provide regular feedback and ensure health, safety, and welfare of learners.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

CNC Programming

Assessment Techniques

Safeguarding

Education

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Recognised teaching qualification

Recognised Assessor qualification

Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English

Job description

This Engineering Trainer role is required to manage and develop a comprehensive and innovative teaching and learning experience in a variety of practical and theoretical skills within the current apprenticeship standards.

The role will require you to deliver high quality technical training to small groups of learners through face-to-face or online learning.

You will also develop softer skills which are embedded within apprenticeships. This will require you to provide regular constructive feedback to learners and record the impact of their own learning on a regular basis.

Key Activities:

Effective delivery of mechanical based knowledge and practical subjects at level 2, 3 and HTC/HNC – L4, developing independent learners

Effective practical delivery of Hand Fitting, Assembly, Turning, Milling and CNC programming / operating

Enable apprentice progression towards successful completion

Manage physical learning resources and teaching spaces required to ensure the training and assessment of learners is achieved within the guided learning hours

Learning content creation and development of resources, schemes-of-work and assessment materials

Identify and coordinate the integration of relevant existing training offers from industry partners into the apprenticeship scheme of work

Monitor the learning environment

Ensure learner workplace health, safety and welfare by working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)



Knowledge:

Strong background and experience of practical engineering Mechanical / Electrical based, but multi-skilled is preferable)Ideally have experience of the following areas:

Milling

Turning

CNC Programming / Manufacturing

Ideally have an understanding of assessment methods and techniques

Ideally have an understanding of End Point Assessment

Ideally have an understanding of Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty



Qualifications:

Essential:

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Recognised teaching qualification or willing to gain this.

Recognised Assessor qualification or willing to gain this, such as A1 or Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement.



Desirable:

Functional Skills Level 2 / GCSE's or equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above.

Recognised Quality Assurance qualification, such as V1 or Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice

Recognised coaching qualification

Higher Education qualification (level 4 or above) in an Engineering discipline