Location
York, GB
Department Name
EM Regional Wales & Western (168003) G5
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Brief Description
Join as a Lead Trainer and Shape Futures within welding!
Are you passionate about nurturing talent and fostering professional growth? Do you have a flair for developing exceptional teams that drive success? If you're ready to embark on a career-defining journey, look no further! Network Rail is thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunities for a Lead Trainers to join our dynamic team in York.
Do you have experience delivering training? Are you a railway welding specialist?
In this role you will be delivering various aspects of welding technical skills training to the frontline maintenance workforce in the routes and functions.
As a Welding Lead Trainer, you will be responsible for improving our workforce through delivering initial signalling training in accordance with the annual training plan. You will play a key part in supporting the design and development of our training programmes and will review and assess the capability of our employees and ensure that the training has a positive impact on the business which contributes to improving safety, performance, engagement, and esteem.
It is essential for this role that applicants have experience delivering training and/or have extensive welding knowledge/experience (job description is attached to this advert)
We believe that excellent training and development is essential to our success. Skills, operations and leadership training – We have dedicated route and regional teams to manage local training plans. Our network of qualified trainers use their hands-on rail experience to deliver industry leading skills, operations and leadership training locally and through our dedicated development centres.
Role: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Main Responsibilities
About the role (External)
- Develop the proficiency of employees by inspirational delivery of technical, safety and vocational training interventions, using blended delivery skills (paced for the learner) and stimulating, high quality material in accordance with Network Rail standards, regulations & working instructions.
- Provide an exemplary level of learner-focused customer service to delegates, enhancing their enjoyment, motivation to learn, and value gained from the whole training experience.
- Actively foster a safety-first, “No-Unsafe-Acts” culture within employees and actively promote the Network Rail Values at every touch point.
- As an exemplar of best practice and professional attitude, drive Network Rail corporate messages & behavioural communications into the consciousness of employees.
- Without exception, always act safely; always promote safety awareness and always demonstrate clear compliance and belief in safety procedures.
- Continuously develop one’s own technical proficiency (including relevant in-date regulated competencies), knowledge and adult education capability.
- Confidently and actively demonstrate that capability to earn justified and obvious credibility amongst the delegate population.
- Continuously develop and improve the training material, assessment material aids and equipment.
- Positively contribute to Content Review Groups and Skills Forums.
- Maintain the currency of all local training documentation and visual aids.
- Fairly assess the capability of delegates and provide them the facilitated opportunity to learn.
- Support the assessment and evaluation of training impact at course end and at appropriate post training intervals.
- Support the Workforce Development Manager with Training-Needs-Analysis, programme design, evaluation, team dynamics, centre performance and reputation.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach to the achievement of the objectives of Competence & Training (and Network Rail).
- Positively contribute to the continuous improvement of the Training Centres’ internal quality procedures and work instructions, demonstrating a personal commitment to continuous improvement.
- As a Network Rail Manager, always actively support, promote and enforce company processes, initiatives, messages, policies, whilst actively demonstrating managerial behaviours and values.
Essential
- Thorough knowledge of the technical or operational capability relevant to the role
- Excellent presentational skills
- Ability to affect a culture change and to motivate and inspire.
- Ability to demonstrate the management capabilities of developing, planning, thinking, and achieving.
- Trainers may occasionally be expected to cover activities in other training locations.
Desirable
- Experience of railway maintenance or operations
- An understanding of different learning styles
- Sound knowledge of rules, regulations and working instructions
- Displays attributes of a team player
- A background, experience, or qualification in adult learning
Please note: the job description for this position is attached within this vacancy post.
How To Apply (External)
Salary: Band 4C £51,600 circa
Closing date: 05/03/2025. - Late applications will not be accepted. This role has also been advertised externally.
Locations: York (you may be required to travel to various other Network Rail locations when needed)
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