Automotive Training Manager Full Time

Haywards Heath, Sussex
First Recruitment Services Limited

Automotive Training Manager

Full Time permanent role

Mon – Fri

Haywards Heath area. Plenty of free parking on site. It is essential to be able to drive and have your own vehicle for this role – due to rural location of the company.

Salary: £38000 plus yearly performance related bonus (around £6000 per year) plus very good company benefits

We are delighted to be working alongside our established, professional and very reputable client as they seek to recruit and additional staff member on a full time permanent basis. This is a superb opportunity to work within an excellent employer who are able to offer a great working environment and long term stability.

We are seeking an Automotive Trainer / Lecturer to train new trainees and semi skilled to become automotive technicians.

The role of the Training Manager is to deliver and develop training courses for company automotive technicians. This includes induction training and ongoing people development to create an industry leading workforce, renowned for technical ability and customer focus.

You will report directly to the Managing Director.

You will be responsible for:

Motivating and training new and existing recruits

Training from base to senior level

You must have a strong understanding of modern vehicle diagnosis especially electrical and fuel systems

You will have an understanding of electric vehicle technology

You will be able to practically present as well as train the theory

You must also have great administration skills – the role will include creating and updating courses and all of the literature for them

This role may suit a senior college lecturer with the ability to influence or a highly qualified technician, looking to come away from the workshop environment into something different, but who is happy to share their experience.

Duties and responsibilities:

Training and Development duties:

Assisting with recruitment and interview processes to deliver quality candidates

Carry out pre job offer assessments to vehicle technicians

Deliver induction training programme and ongoing technical training

Continuously improve induction training to be safety, technical and consumer focused

Develop new technical training courses for both roadside trainees and standard technician roles

Assess and monitor the progress of employees with management

Analyse repair rates and customer feedback to identify training needs

Assist at times with regular one to one sessions with roadside staff and review individual performance against company targets.

Be part of the senior Management Team

Review equipment needs and make recommendations

Provide training solutions for new technology

Develop content to enable training to be supplied to other organisations

Administration duties:

Carry out the induction training administration for new starters

Prepare equipment for new starters and install equipment in service vans

Order uniform , PPE and other equipment such as PDAs for new starters

Maintain the Company Equipment bulk stock, carry out minor repairs and order replacements as required

Keep records of all training and ensure training records are sent to HR

Be a contact for outside certification bodies and external training providers

Maintain the training facility

Contact all trainees to update them of training dates and course information

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a very reputable and established workplace.

Please apply now for more information and immediate consideration!

First Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.