Workshop Trainer

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sheffield is seeking a passionate trainer to develop the next generation of engineers through the AMRC Training Centre’s mechatronics apprenticeships. You will deliver the electrical and electronic elements, explain concepts clearly to apprentices, and provide constructive feedback to support their progression.

Based at the AMRC Training Centre in Catcliffe, Rotherham, you will contextualise training to real workplace scenarios and work with employers to ensure the curriculum

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to explain electrical elements to apprentices.
• Ability to contextualize training to real life workplace scenarios.
• Experience of working with engineers and employers to ensure curriculum relevance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the electrical and electronic elements of mechatronics apprenticeships.
• Develop engaging skills training and give apprentices feedback.
• Ensure learning in classroom and workshop is seamless.
• Work with employers to ensure curriculum relevance.

Skills

Electrical systems training

Communication skills

Job description

• We have an exciting opportunity at the AMRC Training Centre for someone with a passion to develop the next generation of engineering and manufacturing apprentices, delivering the electrical and electronic elements of our mechatronics apprenticeships.


• The AMRC Training Centre is a provider of choice for many employers, with a reputation for high quality education and training. This role offers the opportunity to work with apprentices, based both locally and nationally, to develop the next generation of engineers, and to make a contribution to addressing the skills needs in manufacturing and engineering.


• We are looking for an excellent communicator, who can explain the electrical elements of mechatronics to apprentices, develop interesting and engaging skills training, giving apprentices feedback that will help them to understand what they have done well and what they need to do to improve. You will work with colleagues to ensure that apprentices’ learning in the classroom and workshop is seamless.


• You will draw on your industrial experience to contextualise apprentices’ training to real life examples and situations in the workplace. You will work with employers to ensure the relevance of the curriculum.


• You will be based at the AMRC Training Centre at Catcliffe in Rotherham.

What We Offer

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a worldclass university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.