Waste & Fleet Training Officer

Triumph Consultants Ltd; Rugby, Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Triumph Consultants are recruiting a Waste & Fleet Training Officer in Rugby for a 12-month contract. The role focuses on building and maintaining a training and competency matrix and ensuring all operational staff stay up to date with required training.

Office-based in Rugby, 37 hours a week, with flexible hours from 08:00 to 16:00. Ideal candidates have an HGV class 2 licence, experience in waste operations, and a background in training or as a driver.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining training matrices and competency records.
• Driving/ fleet operations experience within waste or related service sectors.
• Knowledge of DVSA guidance and Operator License compliance.
• Excellent coaching, communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational training and competency assurance across Waste Services and frontline staff.
• Build and maintain a single training/competency matrix and ensure datasets are up to date.
• Provide hands-on coaching to drivers; spend time on yard and road with crews.

Skills

HGV class 2 licence

Driving assessor (qualified)

Category C licence

Training matrices

DVSA guidance knowledge

NEBOSH National General Certificate /

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate

Job description

Triumph Consultants are looking for a Waste & Fleet Training Officer to build and maintain the training and competency matrix, and ensure every operational employee's training remains up to date. Contract is for 12 months in Rugby, CV21 2RR.

Hours per week: 37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours

Location: Rugby CV21 2RR

Hours of work are flexi, it will be around 08:00 to 16:00 on 37 hours per week but flexi time so can come in early if training requires etc, will need to be flexible.

Office based

Key requirements

• HGV class 2 licence and experience in waster operations
• Ideally a qualified driving assessor
• Previous experience in a training/coaching role, or significant experience as a driver within waste management or another service industry
• Category C (or above) driving license, with experience driving a range of vehicle types
• Experience developing and maintaining training matrices and competency records in a fleet, waste, highways or local authority environment.
• Good working knowledge of DVSA guidance, Operator License compliance, and core Health & Safety legislation as it applies to waste and fleet operations.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent), or IOSH membership/working towards it - the practical floor for anyone owning a compliance matrix, ensuring credibility with HSE and DVSA auditors
• Excellent coaching, communication and influencing skills - needed both to correct behaviour on the ground and to chase compliance across multiple teams and providers

Key responsibilities

Responsible for the operational training and competency assurance across Waste Services and the wider WSU workforce (drivers, loaders, street cleansing operatives and other frontline staff)

Build and maintain a single, accurate training and competency matrix and ensure every operational employee's training remains valid and up to date

Provide a hands-on, coaching-led approach to frontline driver standards; includes spending time on the yard and on the road with crews, not just behind a spreadsheet

Where subject-specific expertise is needed (e.g. specialist plant training), delivery may be arranged through qualified internal colleagues or external providers, but day-to-day driver coaching, behavioural correction, and gate/route compliance checks are core, active parts of this role

Reference: Rugby RQ1786854 Waste & Fleet Training Officer

Job Ref: RQ1786854

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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