Senior Technical Instructor - Agricultural Engineering
Company: CLAAS U.K. Ltd.
Location: Saxham
Professional Level: Professionals
Key Area: After Sales
Salary Range: £52,104 - £54,821 per annum
At CLAAS UK at Saxham we provide Sales, Service, Parts, IT, Marketing and Accounts support for our dealer network across the UK and Ireland. CLAAS UK is also the sole wholesale distributor for all CLAAS machinery in the UK and Ireland. Officially opened in 2020 our new state of the art headquarters provides a healthy, thriving environment for our employees and being a family run business, the well being of our staff is paramount to our success.
With a deep rooted passion for our industry and its people our work ethos is based on trust and mutual respect.
Your role in our team:
- Working as part of the CUK Academy Team. The Senior Technical Instructor leads the design, delivery and co-ordination of comprehensive technical training programs for agricultural machinery.
- This role entails advanced technical expertise, resource and content management capability and a strategic approach to training and development.
- Training Course Development
- You will take the lead in planning and preparing training courses on agricultural machinery and associated technologies and/or related topics for both face to face and virtual training.
- Keep up to date with industry and product developments, and trends feeding this back to the team so they can further develop and update training materials.
- Engage yourself as well as support colleagues in the continuous improvement of training programs across the local and global academy networks.
- Work actively to improve the Academy training portfolio.
- Training Course Delivery
- Deliver training courses on agricultural machinery and associated technologies.
- Assess delegates progress and provide constructive feedback where relevant escalating to the relevant stakeholder where required.
- Deliver training courses in a safe and effective learning environment.
- Maintain and role model safety standards during training sessions.
- Take a proactive role in ensuring the standards are maintained in terms of welfare and safeguarding of delegates.
- Actively support and promote equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion to ensure no learner is discriminated against.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Coach and mentor delegates to provide guidance and answer any technical questions.
- Lead on positively collaborating with product development and service teams to ensure training content accuracy.
- Proactively role model professional behaviours when liaising with external stakeholders. Building a strong rapport with delegates, customers and dealers.
- Team Development
- Be an expert in agricultural machinery products and technical processes.
- Take the lead on supporting continuous professional development for yourself and the team and role model these behaviours.
- Actively coach and mentor junior members of the team and act as a role model.
Your profile:
- Experience
- Experience of working within the agricultural engineering industry or similar engineering background.
- Experience of training development and delivery.
- An understanding or interest in the agricultural industry is desirable to keep up to date on industry challenges.
- Specialism for one product group would be advantageous, ie; Tractors or Foragers.
- Skills and Knowledge:
- Achieved a Level 3 in Land-Based Engineering or an equivalent Engineering qualification.
- Achieved a qualification in Teaching / Education and Training.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office programmes such as Teams and Powerpoint.
- Awareness and understanding of health and safety, and related procedures.
- The ability to work on your own initiative as well as positively contributing to teamwork is essential.
- Communication
- Positive attitude and flexible mindset to adapt to daily requirements.
- Be confident and approachable to support learners and the team.
- Strong communication skills are imperative to be able to work with cross-functional teams and external parties.
- Organisation
- Motivated to manage your own workload and prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail is essential.
Your benefits:
- Annual incentive scheme targeted to achieve 14% of salary.
- Brand new state of the art office building just off the A14 with free car parking.
- Ergonomic sit/stand desk.
- On site subsidised employee restaurant.
- 24 days annual leave rising by one day per calendar year to 28 with option to carry-over.
- Holiday purchase scheme to take annual leave to 30 days per annum.
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with Company contribution of 8%.
- Life assurance – 4 x annual salary.
- Free eye test and money towards glasses.
- Employee Assistance Programme – free legal and personal support for employees and their families.
- Christmas close down period.
- Industry leading sickness pay.
- Discounts on EE and Microsoft products.
- The rewards of working for a family owned, Private Company where we value all of our employees as key players in our business.
We look forward to your application.
Your contact from our CLAAS Recruiting Team