Technical Trainer

Interaction Recruitment Group; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

24 days annual leave + BHs (rising to

Company pension with employer contrib.

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Company sick pay

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Interaction Recruitment is recruiting a Technical Trainer based in Peterborough. You will teach employees and customers how to use, programme, maintain and repair specialist machinery.

You’ll prepare and deliver training, keep course materials up to date and provide technical support. You’ll organise training sessions and external courses, validate certificates, and ensure quality aligned with City & Guilds criteria.

Qualifications

• Practical experience working with machinery, specialist vehicles or agricultural equipment.
• A good understanding of electrical and hydraulic systems.
• Experience diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs.
• Experience training people to use or maintain equipment.
• Confidence creating training materials and presenting to groups.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Identify training needs by talking to managers and teams.
• Plan and deliver training on machinery operation, programming, maintenance and repair.
• Create presentations, guides and online courses.
• Ensure training materials reflect equipment manuals and current tech.
• Explain mechanical, electrical, hydraulic systems and programming clearly.
• Provide technical advice to colleagues and customers.
• Coordinate use of digital and telematics systems and record routes.
• Update courses when equipment or information changes.
• Arrange training sessions, record attendance and issue certificates.
• Coordinate external training for engineers including CPC and statutory courses.
• Support warranty procedures and track recalls or modifications.
• Check training quality against standards such as City & Guilds.

Education

Technical qualification in vehicles / agricultural equipment / electrical systems / hydraulics

Teaching or training qualification

Job description

Technical Trainer

Location: Peterborough

Salary: depending on experience

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Interaction Recruitment is recruiting a Technical Trainer based in Peterborough. You'll teach employees and customers how to use, programme, maintain and repair specialist machinery. You'll prepare and deliver training, keep course materials up to date and provide technical support.

What you'll do

• Talk to managers to identify what training employees and customers need.

• Plan and deliver training on machinery operation, programming, maintenance and repair.

• Create presentations, written guides and online courses.

• Use equipment manuals and your technical knowledge to make sure training materials are accurate.

• Explain mechanical and electrical systems, hydraulics, pneumatics and programming clearly.

• Give technical advice to colleagues and customers.

• Help customers use digital and telematics systems, including recording routes.

• Update courses when equipment or technical information changes.

• Arrange training sessions, record attendance and make sure certificates are issued.

• Organise external training for engineers, including CPC and other required statutory courses.

• Help coordinate technical warranty procedures.

• Track product recalls and equipment modifications, and follow up on required actions.

• Check that training meets quality standards, including City & Guilds criteria.

What you'll bring

• Practical experience working with machinery, specialist vehicles or agricultural equipment.

• A good understanding of electrical and hydraulic systems.

• Experience diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs.

• Experience training people to use or maintain equipment.

• Confidence creating training materials and presenting to groups.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

A technical qualification in vehicles, agricultural equipment, electrical systems or hydraulics would be useful. A formal teaching or training qualification would also be an advantage.

You'll be organised and adaptable, with the ability to build good working relationships with colleagues and customers. Some flexibility may be needed to meet training and customer requirements.

Package

• Competitive salary, depending on experience

• 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days with length of service

• Company pension, with a 4% employer contribution

• Healthcare cash plan

• Life assurance

• Company sick pay

• Career development opportunities