Vehicle Mechanic

Vehicle Mechanics Trainer – £36,400k starting salary, permanent position, field base work. Location, East Anglia. Pension & enhanced leave allowance available.

The role

As a Vehicle Mechanics Trainer, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You'll join a team of talented training professionals who deliver technical courses to military students of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).

The Army boasts many types of vehicles, from tanks and quad bikes to HGVs and Land Rovers. Keeping them in good working order is the responsibility of the Vehicle Mechanics; the technical training our students receive at REME gives them the knowledge and confidence to tackle any engineering problem, enabling them to keep our vehicles on the road - even in extreme conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing relevant training material, where necessary collaborating with the Media and Graphics Department for input to create relevant Initial Trade Training material for delivering training.
• Maintaining a Continuous Personal Development (CPD) portfolio in respect of new technologies and equipment, ensuring lesson plans and training sessions are developed in accordance with the approved Learner Specifications, Course specifications and Course Training Plans.
• Review course material and content ensuring it is current and evolves to support equipment and technology advances, using the most appropriate training aids.
• Assessment of trainees to include: creation of written examinations and progress test papers, creation of practical assessment / examination scenarios and continuous assessments. Marking of examination papers, setting and marking of course and homework and invigilation of examinations and assessments.
• Ensuring trainee development through monitoring, feedback appraisal, discipline and training interventions, ensuring all supporting documentation are maintained and that any special trainee developmental needs or training delays are flagged to the Lead Trainer (LT).

Required experience:

Essential

• Driving Licence and own vehicle
• Vehicle Mechanics background
• Level 3 Vehicle Mechanics qualification
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an appropriate industry environment

Desirable

• Previous experience in an Army/Defence environment
• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement/ Education & Training

My client is a large and rapidly expanding global Defence company looking for a Vehicle Mechanics Trainer to prepare relevant training material. You will deliver learning, coach, assess and support them to achieve their apprenticeship.

If you are interested in the role, please ‘APPLY’ and submit your CV for immediate consideration.