Instructor/Trainer - Control and Instrumentation (C&I)
AWE is looking for an Instructor/Trainer - Control and Instrumentation (C&I) to join a team responsible for inspiring and leading our apprentices to a successful C&I career.
C&I is an enduring and key role required by the business to provide maintenance, installation and design of C&I systems to allow the programme to be successfully deployed. This group of engineers is of particular importance to the modern facilities in construction at AWE and their requirement for PLC and sensor control; C&I is amongst the UK scarce resource. The academy is the key provider of the competent workforce into the business.
Location: Reading / Basingstoke area
Package: £45,250 - £46,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:
1. Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
2. Consideration for flexible working arrangements
3. Opportunities for Professional Career Development
4. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
5. A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension
6. Life Assurance
7. Discounts on a wide range of everyday spending
8. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service, and caring for your family
9. A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates must be a qualified engineer with experience in control and instrumentation maintenance and installation holding at least a BTEC / City and Guilds Level 3 or equivalent.
Within this role you will:
1. Design, deliver and evaluate training in practical skills, knowledge and behaviours for control and instrumentation apprentices
2. Optimise, organise, develop and deliver skills and underpinning knowledge training for allocated apprentices
3. Have or be willing to obtain teacher and assessor status
4. Work as part of the Skills Academy team to ensure that defined company and national contracted requirements for development are met
5. Assure, assess and / or instruct apprentices skills, knowledge and behaviours
6. Line manage apprentices including company performance management process
7. Lead a team of approx. 12 direct reports
Candidates should be able to demonstrate some of the following:
1. Proven presentation skills
2. Good communication skills, both written and verbal
3. Good influencing skills
4. Extensive experience in an engineering environment
Although you may already hold a teaching/training background, we welcome applications from those looking to change roles and specific subject area training will be provided to the successful candidate.
As part of this role you must:
1. Undertake and pass a CRB check
2. Have the ability and affinity for working with a diverse range of people
3. Attend off-site events which may include short periods away from home
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role.
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