Technical Training and Competency Coordinator

Jackie Kerr Recruitment; Bathford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Technical Training and Competency Coordinator in Bathford to coordinate training across a high-performing manufacturing company. Responsibilities include managing technical competence assessments, leading onboarding initiatives, and maintaining training records for compliance. The candidate should possess strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience with competency tracking tools. This role offers a salary between £30,000 and £32,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple training programs, schedules, and resources efficiently.
• Maintains accurate training records for audits and compliance.
• Uses training metrics to evaluate effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate training across the company and design training strategies.
• Manage and administer technical competence assessments.
• Take a leading role in onboarding and career development initiatives.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Competency tracking tools

Job description

Technical Training and Competency Coordinator

Bathford

£30,000 - £32,000 per annum

Our client is recruiting for a Technical Training and Competency Coordinator to join a high performing manufacturing company. You will coordinate training across the company, design training strategies, onboarding and development pathways and ensure that all records and training is up to date.

Technical Training and Competency Coordinator Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure that employees are pushed through their training plans properly with the correct support and provide feedback on improvements required
• Manage and administer technical competence assessments in partnership with shift managers, key operational staff and subject matter experts
• Take a leading role in the onboarding and career development initiatives for personnel joining the business ensuring access and development job paths are built and delivered
• Facilitate practical assessments for operators to determine suitability for recruitment purposes
• Documentation & Compliance: maintain training records for audits and certifications, track completion rates, competency levels, and re-certification timelines and ensure documentation is aligned with regulatory and internal standards. Utilise software system for this purpose
• Ensure continuous development of the SOP process. This will require the person to communicate with all relevant people, to sanction employees to validate SOP’s and make sure that all operators that it impacts are signed of in the task
• Support the introduction of new processes and equipment in the creation of SOPs, operating manuals and the sign off process for competency
• Support the change control process, by ensuring changes to processes are trained out with the appropriate updates to documentation
• Work with subject matter experts to generate and maintain technical workbooks for all operational roles within the Mill, to include individual competency specifications, theory and practical examinations
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training activities against objectives and, where applicable, the training and competence programme so that continuous improvement of training occurs in instructors, course content, delivery method and duration of course
• This will include course evaluation by participant, pre and post-test, observation of participant behaviours post training and return on investment, as appropriate
• Act as a key member of the business Integrated Management System (IMS), ensuring standardisation of SOPs, RAs, OPLs, Work Instructions, Technical Notes and Visual Standards as required
• Support all Continuous Improvement programmes to ensure adequate training and support is being provided

The ideal Technical Training and Competency Coordinator will

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office along with experience of competency tracking tools

Project Management

• Capable of managing multiple training programs, schedules and resources efficiently

Documentation & Record-Keeping

• Maintains accurate training records for audits and compliance

Data Analysis

• Uses training metrics to evaluate effectiveness and identify areas for Improvement

Collaboration

• Works effectively with cross-functional teams (e.g., EHS, Engineering, HR, Operations)

Coaching & Mentoring

• Supports learners with empathy and patience, encouraging continuous improvement

Conflict Resolution

• Handles resistance to training or change constructively

Familiarity with IMS (ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001) and other HSE standards

• Experience implementing these standards in a manufacturing setting