Technical Trainer

Macstaff; Flackwell Heath; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Non-contributory pension

Life assurance

Private healthcare cash plan

25 days annual leave + 8 holidays

Friday early finish

Childcare vouchers

On-site occupational health

Personal development programme

Subsidised canteen

Travel throughout UK & Europe

Career development

Job summary

Macstaff seeks a Technical Trainer / Technical Instructor in aerospace engineering to deliver engaging training on highly engineered products to maintenance personnel and customer organisations across the UK and Europe.

You will combine technical expertise with practical demonstrations, develop training materials, and support field service and investigations. A successful candidate has hands-on aerospace experience and strong communications skills.

Qualifications

• Aerospace engineering background in civil or military aviation.
• Hands-on engineering and maintenance experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience using engineering tools and test equipment.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Confident delivering technical information to engineers and customers.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• High attention to detail and professional standards.
• Training or instructional qualification (DIT, PTLLS, EAT Level 3 or similar) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical training courses at company facilities and customer sites across the UK & Europe.
• Prepare lesson plans, presentations, practical exercises and assessments.
• Manage day-to-day course administration and post-course reporting.
• Maintain training equipment, tooling and support hardware.
• Develop and continuously improve training materials and instructional methods.
• Design new course content where required.
• Provide technical support and guidance to customers.
• Support wider engineering activities including field service and technical investigations where appropriate.

Skills

Aerospace engineering

Hands-on engineering

Reading drawings

Engineering tools

Presentation skills

Communication

IT skills (MS Office)

Attention to detail

Education

HNC in Engineering

Job description

Technical Trainer / Technical Instructor Aerospace Engineering

£45,000 £50,000 + Excellent Package
High Wycombe + UK & European Travel

You will like

Training engineers who maintain life-saving aerospace equipment with a world-renowned British engineering company where your expertise will genuinely make a difference. This long-established, family-owned aerospace manufacturer designs and manufactures specialist safety systems trusted by air forces across the globe. Their products have saved thousands of lives and their reputation for engineering excellence is second to none.

You'll join a highly respected technical team within a stable business that invests heavily in its people, technology and facilities. If you're passionate about aerospace engineering and enjoy sharing your knowledge with others, this is a rare opportunity to combine hands‑on engineering expertise with technical instruction, whilst travelling throughout the UK and Europe.

You will like

The Technical Trainer / Technical Instructor job itself where you will become the subject matter expert responsible for delivering engaging, practical training on highly engineered aerospace products to maintenance personnel and customer organisations.

This is far more than a classroom-based training role. You'll combine technical expertise, practical demonstrations and customer interaction whilst continually improving training materials and helping maintain the highest standards of product support. Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver technical training courses at company facilities and customer sites across the UK & Europe
• Prepare lesson plans, presentations, practical exercises and assessments
• Manage day-to-day course administration and post-course reporting
• Maintain training equipment, tooling and support hardware
• Develop and continuously improve training materials and instructional methods
• Design new course content where required
• Provide technical support and guidance to customers
• Support wider engineering activities including field service and technical investigations where appropriate

A detailed job description is available upon application.

You will have

To be successful as a Technical Trainer / Technical Instructor, you will have a good mix of the following:

• Aerospace engineering background gained within civil or military aviation
• Strong hands‑on engineering and maintenance experience
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Experience using engineering tools and test equipment
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Confident delivering technical information to engineers and customers
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office
• High attention to detail and professional standards
• HNC in Engineering or equivalent practical engineering experience
• Training or instructional qualification (DIT, PTLLS, EAT Level 3 or similar) advantageous

You will get

As Technical Trainer / Technical Instructor, you will enjoy a salary of £45,000 £50,000 + Package, including:

• Non-contributory pension scheme (minimum 9%)
• Life assurance
• Private Healthcare cash plan including optical & dental cover
• Equivalent of 25 days annual leave plus 8 statutory holidays
• Lunchtime finish every Friday
• Childcare vouchers (salary sacrifice)
• On‑site occupational health team
• Annual appraisal and personal development programme
• Excellent working environment including heavily subsidised canteen
• Opportunity to travel throughout the UK and Europe
• Long‑term career development with one of Britain's most respected aerospace engineering companies

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