MHE & Warehouse Safety Trainer - Lead Safe Operations

Major Recruitment Wigan; Ashton-in-Makerfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£17.16 per hour

Temp-to-perm opportunity

Long-term career prospects

Rotational shift pattern

Professional warehouse environment

Job summary

Major Recruitment Wigan is seeking an experienced MHE & Warehouse Safety Trainer to join a busy site, delivering theory and practical training across MHE categories and warehouse activities.

You will train new starters and experienced operators, maintain training records, and work with Health & Safety teams to ensure competence and site safety. This temp-to-perm role offers rotational shifts and long-term career prospects.

Qualifications

• Current MHE instructor/trainer qualifications relevant to the equipment being trained.
• Strong practical MHE operating experience within a warehouse, manufacturing or logistics environment.
• Experience delivering practical training and assessing operator competence.
• Good knowledge of workplace transport safety and MHE operating procedures.
• Knowledge of PUWER and relevant HSE guidance, including HSE L117 where applicable.
• Experience conducting pre-use checks, safe load handling and manoeuvring.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to train people with different levels of experience and learning needs.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
• Confidence to challenge unsafe behaviour and stop unsafe activities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver theory and practical MHE training to the required standard.
• Train and assess operators on relevant MHE categories for which you are qualified and authorised.
• Deliver novice, refresher, conversion and remedial training.
• Assess operator competence and provide clear, constructive feedback.
• Maintain accurate training records, certificates and competence matrices.
• Monitor operator performance and identify additional training requirements.
• Conduct workplace observations and reassessments where required.
• Support post-incident and near-miss training reviews.
• Stop training immediately where unsafe conditions or behaviours are identified.
• Deliver or coordinate training covering wider warehouse activities, including manual handling, loading bays, ramps, steps and other site-specific tasks.
• Promote safe vehicle and pedestrian segregation and high standards of workplace transport safety.
• Ensure training complies with company procedures, risk assessments, manufacturer instructions and relevant UK health & safety requirements.
• Work with management and Health & Safety teams to identify and address training and competence gaps.

Skills

MHE trainer

Training delivery

Assessment skills

Safety compliance

Communication

Education

RTITB/ITSSAR/ NPORS instructor qualification

Level 3 Award in Education & Training

Manual Handling Trainer qualification

Job description

Major Recruitment Wigan is seeking an experienced MHE & Warehouse Safety Trainer to join a busy site, delivering theory and practical training across MHE categories and warehouse activities.

You will train new starters and experienced operators, maintain training records, and work with Health & Safety teams to ensure competence and site safety. This temp-to-perm role offers rotational shifts and long-term career prospects.