Training and Competence Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

KAEFER UK & Ireland; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Promotions from within

Job summary

KAEFER UK & Ireland is seeking a Training and Competence Coordinator for Head Office on a fixed-term contract basis within the Organisational Development function. You will oversee training compliance for trade roles, support operations, and drive completion of inductions and e-learning across sites.

The role involves audits, monthly reporting, and advising site administrators on training processes with a focus on CISRS/TICA compliance and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work to tight timescales with prioritisation, time-management and workload planning skills.
• Effective communication, both written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of on-site trades’ training and competence processes and principles.
• Experience within industrial, manufacturing, construction, engineering, logistics, utilities, or similar environments within an administration environment.
• Experience of training and competence administration.
• Level 3 Business and Administration or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain site training matrices.
• Verify skills cards during onboarding.
• Flag expiring training to operations at intervals.
• Process training requests including course bookings/joining instructions.
• Maintain training records for operations.
• Assign e-learning courses via iHASCO.
• Manage completion of site inductions via Intasite.
• Complete monthly and quarterly training and code of conduct reports.
• Support annual review and maintenance of trade-based curriculum.
• Ensure compliance with CISRS / TICA and other procedures.
• Coordinate training and competence audits (internal/external).

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

On-site trades training knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Administration experience

Education

Level 3 Business and Administration

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

The Opportunity

At KAEFER, our success is built on our values and culture, which create a supportive and inclusive environment where employees can thrive. We prioritise growth and development, with abundant opportunities for advancement and a commitment to promoting from within. Our wide range of job openings, including entry-level positions, allows for the first steps on the ladder to success. We provide ongoing training and development opportunities to support our employees throughout their careers.

The Opportunity

At KAEFER, our success is built on our values and culture, which create a supportive and inclusive environment where employees can thrive. We prioritise growth and development, with abundant opportunities for advancement and a commitment to promoting from within. Our wide range of job openings, including entry-level positions, allows for the first steps on the ladder to success. We provide ongoing training and development opportunities to support our employees throughout their careers.

We are looking for a Training and Competence Coordinator to join our team in Head Office on a fixed term contract basis. Sitting within the Organisational Development Function, you will be responsible for the training compliance of trade roles within allocated sites, based within our Industrial Division of KAEFER. The role will provide support, guidance and advice to operational teams and nominated site administrators in relation to the training compliance of on-site trade roles, funding options and training completion procedure.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Ensure site training matrices are accurately maintained
• Verify skills cards during the onboarding process.
• Flag expiring training to operations at relevant intervals.
• Process training requests as and when required including course bookings/ joining instructions.
• Ensure training records are accurately maintained and available to operations.
• Assign e-learning courses via iHASCO.
• Assign and manage completion of site inductions via Intasite.
• Complete monthly training reporting, quarterly code of conduct reporting and ad hoc training and compliance reports as needed.
• Support with the employee base standards annual review and maintenance of trade-based employee curriculum.
• Ensure compliance with KAEFER and external procedures i.e. CISRS / TICA.
• Be responsible for and act as point of contact for Training and Competence audits (internal / external), ensuring training records are current, correct and valid.

Essential

What You Will Bring

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work to tight timescales with the ability to demonstrate effective prioritisation, time-management and workload planning skills.
• Effective communication, both written and spoken.
• Good knowledge of on-site trades’ training and competence processes and principles.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office including, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Database.
• Experience within industrial, manufacturing, construction, engineering, logistics, utilities, or similar environments within in an administration environment.

Desirable

• Experience of training and competence administration.
• Level 3 Business and Administration or equivalent experience.

Why KAEFER UK & Ireland?

Our mission is clear: to be the most reliable and efficient provider of technical industrial services.

KAEFER UK & Ireland provides a large and growing range of industries with asset integrity services including access solutions, insulation, surface protection, HVAC fabrication, EC&I and more. We focus on improving energy efficiency and extending asset life cycles. We have twelve operating centres across the UK and Ireland, employing approximately 3,500 highly skilled and experienced people. Our people are our lifeforce and every day they deliver excellence to our customers.

KAEFER UK & Ireland is part of the KAEFER Group, a global €2.5 billion business with its headquarters in Bremen, Germany. KAEFER works on more than 5,500 job-sites internationally, with around 35,000 employees. With unrivalled experience and expertise, our teams provide trusted partnerships and tailored support to execute even the most challenging and complex projects for clients.

We take pride in being part of a global company, with common values and many diverse and individual voices. You can ‘count on us’ to make positive contributions in the communities where we live and work.

Our Values

• Reliability
• Ambition
• Team Spirit
• Respect