Trainer
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Who are we?
We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.
What we’re looking for?
We are looking for a Trainer to join our Sustainable Skills team. The role-holder will be responsible for designing, delivering, and assessing training programs that equip operational teams with the critical skills needed to work safely, efficiently, and in strict compliance with industry and regulatory standards.
We’ll trust you to:
- Design, develop and evaluate internal training material and techniques to ensure training material is fit for purpose and training practices meet relevant industry, organisational and statutory policies (including Health & Safety, Employment, and Equality laws).
- Collaborate with key business stakeholders and identify training needs to be incorporated into training materials to ensure delivery is sustainable, flexible, and fit for the future.
- Delivery of training subjects to ensure operational colleagues are trained in line with the Technical Training Matrices for the workstream, contributing to overall compliance performance and colleague’s ability to deliver their responsibilities safely.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training programmes using feedback, assessments, and performance indicators, and recommend improvements.
- Regularly review training material to identify opportunities for improvement and improved delivery methods that benefit our business and colleagues.
- Liaise with managers, colleagues, subject matter experts and external training providers to identify needs and coordinate appropriate learning interventions.
- Continuously refresh and build upon understanding of the business, industry and profession.
You can read a full job description here.
You’ll need to have:
- Full valid UK driving licence
- Passion for learning and development
- Proficient user of Microsoft office packages
- Excellent communication skills
- ·Desire to continue self-development and personal growth
It would be helpful if you had:
- Minimum Level 3 award in education and training, or equivalent
- Minimum Level 3 Assessors award, or equivalent
- Qualification relevant to Training Officer position e.g., NPORS Instructor, First Aid Train the Trainer, SCO Train the Trainer etc.
- Background in the utility industry or similar operational fields, such as transportation, maintenance, construction or logistics, demonstrating an understanding of operational risk, compliance, and safe working practices.
We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!
As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.
The sift will take place in the week commencing 20th July, with interviews anticipated to commence from 6th August.
What’s in it for you?
- A salary range of £35,940 up to £44,399 – this will be dependent on your current background, skills and experience, this can be discussed further at interview stage
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working opportunities
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
- Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
- 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
- “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
- Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
- Enhanced pay for parental leave
- Retail discounts and cashback scheme
- Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
- Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
- Living Wage Accredited Employer
- Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
- Annual salary review
- Discretionary annual bonus
- An opportunity to earn a monthly bonus via our incentive scheme
- Company Sick Pay
- In-house Occupational Health Team
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Comprehensive training
The way we do things
Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.
We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.
You can find out more here.
Interested?
If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!
To apply, click the link below.
If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.
You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.