Workshop Supervisor / Instructor – Repair and Refurbishment

KM Education Recruitment Ltd; York; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education recruitment agency is seeking a Workshop Supervisor to provide hands-on training in White Goods Refurbishment. You will lead a team, conduct health and safety checks, and support learners with their employability skills. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience, strong organisational skills, and a passion for training. Competitive salary between £28,000 and £30,000, based in York.

Qualifications

• Experience working at supervisory level or above in maintenance, repair, or warehousing.
• Familiarity with Health and Safety processes.
• Compassionate nature to support vulnerable learners.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored, hands-on training in a workshop setting.
• Conduct health and safety checks and manage inventory.
• Create schedules and ensure goals are met.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Health and Safety processes

Leadership and organisational skills

Compassionate nature

Training and development passion

Strong administrative skills

Job description

Job Overview

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability Sectors

Job Title: Workshop Supervisor / Instructor – Repair and Refurbishment
Location: York – Centre based
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 (Depending on experience and qualifications)

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Duties

• To provide tailored, hands-on training and support to groups of learners within a workshop setting, who are gaining skills and experience in the field of White Goods Refurbishment (fridges; freezers; washing machines etc.)
• Embedding of employability skills, and supporting with the delivery of relevant vocational qualifications (e.g. Warehousing).
• Conduct health and safety checks, administering safe work practices.
• Creation of schedules and targets, ensuring production and contractual goals are met.
• Conduct regular 1:1’s and development meetings with your team, to uphold motivation and high standards of performance.
• Work in partnership with the wider education team, to support your learners with their Employability and personal development skills.
• Manage and audit inventory and stock levels, to meet training and production demands.
• Completion of required documentation and reports.

Criteria

• The successful candidate must have experience of working at supervisory level or above within: maintenance, repair, warehousing (or a similar field).
• Strong organisational skills.
• Must be familiar with Health and Safety processes.
• Must possess strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Possess a compassionate nature, to support vulnerable learners.
• A passion for training and development.
• Must possess strong administrative skills.

Please note: KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities