A fantastic opportunity has become available within our Fleet Production team as a Fleet Technical Trainer, based at Tyseley Depot on a full time, permanent basis.  You will provide technical systems training and an assessment service to ensure that Fleet colleagues are competent to safely undertake their roles and responsibilities to the required standards.  You will also be responsible to provide a training and assessment service to ensure Fleet Apprentices are developed and consistently deliver standards required by the qualification awarding body.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work to the instruction of the Fleet Training & Competence Manager as directed and within competence.
• Responsible for training all Fleet colleagues in Safety, Technical, Non-Technical & Train Presentation aspects of Traction and rolling Stock and depot equipment.
• Ensure technical training is delivered to plan and all competence assessment targets are met.
• Carry out competence assessments as required by the competence management system.
• Work with line managers to develop individual development plans for colleagues

Knowledge and Experience you will bring to the role:

• An Engineering background is essential.
• Knowledge and experience working on traction & rolling stock is desirable. Excellent technical knowledge of WMT traction and rolling stock, safety and maintenance practices would be advantageous.
• Hold a relevant teaching qualification and have experience of delivering learning or be willing to work towards a teaching qualification. (Train-the-Trainer, TAQA, L&D Level 3, etc)
• Hold an assessor’s qualification and have experience in carrying out vocational / occupational assessments or be willing to work towards an assessor’s qualification. (D32/33, A1, TAQA, L&D Level 3, etc)
• Hold a verification qualification and have experience in Internal Verification or be willing to work towards a verification qualification. (IQA, L&D level 4, etc)
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• I.T literate (using Microsoft, Word, Excel and Access)
• Good Excel analytical skills

In addition to a competitive salary West Midlands Trains offers a wealth of benefits including free travel on Abellio trains for you, your partner and dependent children, 75% discount on other train travel over most of the UK rail network, access to an Employee Recognition and Benefits Platform, development opportunities to help further your career with West Midlands Trains, and a defined benefit salary pension.

Applications will be considered from colleagues with 6 months experience after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.