Vehicle Technician Trainer

Babcock International Group; West Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Vehicle Technician Trainer at their MOD Lyneham site to deliver technical courses to military students. The role involves preparing training materials, assessing trainees, and evolving course content to support equipment advances. Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications and strong communication skills, with a commitment to ongoing learning and development in a dynamic training environment.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in workshop environments (light vehicle or HGV) is beneficial.
• Willingness to learn and develop into the training role.
• Required technical experience as a Class1 REME Vehicle Mechanic or similar.

Responsibilities

• Prepare training materials and deliver technical courses to military students.
• Assess trainees using examinations and practical assessments.
• Maintain CPD portfolio and revise course materials as technology advances.

Skills

Teamwork

Time Management

Communication

Diagnostic Skills

Education

City & Guilds Part 3/NVQ L3 or equivalent military qualifications

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Job Title: Vehicle Technician Trainer
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
Compensation: £36, - £38, Dependent on Experience + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Technician Trainer at our MOD Lyneham site.

The role
As a Vehicle Technician Trainer, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You'll join a team of talented training professionals who deliver technical courses to military students of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).

The Army boasts many types of vehicles, from tanks and quad bikes to HGVs and Land Rovers. Keeping them in good working order is the responsibility of the Vehicle Mechanics; the technical training our students receive at REME gives them the knowledge and confidence to tackle any engineering problem, enabling them to keep our vehicles on the road - even in extreme conditions.

Day-to-day, you’ll prepare relevant training material, where necessary collaborating with the Media and Graphics Department for input to create relevant Initial Trade Training material for delivering training.

• Maintaining a Continuous Personal Development (CPD) portfolio in respect of new technologies and equipment, ensuring lesson plans and training sessions are developed in accordance with the approved Learner Specifications; Course specifications and Course Training Plans.
• Review course material and content ensuring it is current and evolves to support equipment and technology advances, using the most appropriate training aids.
• Assessment of trainees to include: creation of written examinations and progress test papers, creation of practical assessment / examination scenarios and continuous assessments. Marking of examination papers, setting and marking of course and homework and invigilation of examinations and assessments.
• Ensuring trainee development through monitoring, feedback appraisal, discipline and training interventions, ensuring all supporting documentation are maintained and that any special trainee developmental needs or training delays are flagged to the Lead Trainer (LT).

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at MOD Lyneham, Wiltshire, approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Chippenham and 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Swindon.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Technician Trainer

• Strong team player – ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Organised, great time management and proactive manner
• Clear and effective communication – written and verbal
• Workshop experience with proven diagnostic skills (Light vehicle or HGV), military leavers with vehicle inspection experience (HGV or armoured) would be beneficial as well but not essential.

Qualifications for the Vehicle Technician Trainer

• Minimum City & Guilds Part 3/NVQ L3 or Apprenticeship in Engineering Maintenance (Heavy or Light automotive vehicle, plant machinery) or equivalent military qualifications, gained as Class1 REME Vehicle Mechanic or similar RN/RAF trade.
• No previous training experience required as we will look to develop you into the role. Provided you can show the required level of technical experience and willingness to learn, then full training and funding will be provided to gain Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training during the probation period. Once gained the salary for this position will rise to £38, .

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at .

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity