Technician Trainer Automotive

Kwik Fit; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related bonus up to 5% of"

33 days annual leave including bankhol

Exclusive discounts for staff

Generous staff discounts for you and a

Award-winning training and development

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Kwik Fit invites applications for a Technician Trainer Automotive based at our Training Academy in Nottingham. The role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with travel to other UK sites as required.

You will deliver technical training for apprentices and existing staff, focusing on hybrid & electric vehicles, MOT knowledge, and customer care. Reporting to the Technical Training Delivery Manager, you will maintain training materials, ensure examinations are set, and collaborate with CPD and

Qualifications

• Strong functional English and maths skills.
• Full UK Cat B driving licence – essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Technical Training programmes, which are business focused, professional, engaging and consistent with company policy.
• Complete course documentation, examinations and assessments.
• Maintain training equipment and aids to high standards.
• Develop and review Technical Training material in line with business objectives.
• Engage learners and evaluate programmes for continuous improvement.

Skills

English proficiency

maths skills

driving licence

Job description

Technician Trainer Automotive

2026-09-10T00:00:00

Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, GB, NG1 5

Application Deadline: 2026-12-09T21:04:25.507

Are you an automotive professional with practical hands‑on mechanical experience who enjoys sharing your knowledge to help others in their career? Would you like to dedicate yourself to the training, coaching, and developing of others? -then this could be a great opportunity for you!

Reporting to our Technical Training Delivery Manager and based at our Training Academy, the Technical Trainer Grade 1 will deliver Technical Training programmes, which are business focused, professional, engaging and consistent with the business philosophy and policies. This could be to new colleagues within our apprentice programme, or existing Kwik‑Fit team members needing training development.

As part of the People Team, you will deliver Technical Training initiatives that enable improved performance and productivity of our people. Experience in both technical and customer service skills including: Hybrid & Electric vehicles, MOT and customer care would be very beneficial.

This permanent role is based upon 40 hours per week between Monday and Friday, located onsite at our Automotive Training Academy in Derby, with travel to other UK sites if required by the business.

The Day to Day

• To fully contribute to the delivery of the Technical Training Schedule ensuring delivery is professional, consistent, and meets the required standards, adhering to company policy & guidelines.


• Ensure the timely and accurate completion of all course documentation including the setting of examinations and the preparation of individual and course assessments.


• Compliance with requirements for awarding bodies to ensure approval to run.


• Maintain equipment and training aids, either Kwik‑Fit or externally provided, keeping them to a high standard, current and up to date.


• Contribute to the development of Technical Training programmes by participating in scheduled reviews of material to ensure they remain up to date and fit for purpose in line with the company’s key business objectives.


• Provide feedback to the Training Content Developer on any recommendations to improve the quality/content of Technical Training Materials.


• Maintain technical awareness by keeping abreast of market developments, engaging with CPD opportunities, reading trade magazines, and staying current with affairs and legislation affecting the motor industry.


• Ensure that Technical Training Programmes are evaluated, adopting an ethos of continuous improvement and encouraging feedback from stakeholders.


• Utilise all opportunities to engage learners in functional skills.

Who we're looking for

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, acting as both a training ambassador for the business and a mentor when required.


• Commercially focused with strong emphasis on both technical and customer service-related course content.


• A strong team player, able to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders, well‑organised, and with great time management.


• High standards of appearance, conduct, performance, integrity, and confidentiality, positive, driven and resilient.


• Highly organised and able to handle multiple activities simultaneously while maintaining quality of delivery.


• Strong functional English and maths skills.


• Beneficial - Practical experience of coaching in the workplace.


• Beneficial - Training Delivery & Facilitation Skills with an understanding of learning styles and interventions to support individual learner needs.


• Full UK Cat B Drivers Licence – essential.

The Perks

• Permanent position based upon 40hrs/week between Monday & Friday.


• Performance related bonus up to 5% of annual salary.


• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays, increasing to 38 days with service.


• Exclusive discounts at major retailers, restaurants, holidays and much more.


• Generous staff discounts for you and your family.


• Award-winning training and development, with fantastic career prospects.


• Wide range of wellbeing support for you and your family.

About us

European Tyre Enterprise Limited is an international tyre and automotive service, maintenance and repair business group with annual sales revenues of more than £1 billion across five countries in Europe. We operate multiple retail brands including Kwik Fit with over 800 centres in the UK and Netherlands as well as Stapletons Tyre Services which sells over 6 million tyres to trade customers in the UK.

Our primary purpose is to keep drivers safe on the road and we achieve this by being the number one choice for our customers, a leading automotive aftermarket employer and an acknowledged innovator in our industry. We can only accomplish this with great people at the heart of what we do. In choosing to build your career with us, you'll be joining a dynamic and diverse team striving to be the best.