Who will you be working with?
We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Competence Assessor / Trainer to join our team at the LH Group (a Division of Wabtec UK Ltd) based in Burton on Trent we support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.
Role: Mechanical Competence Assessor / Trainer
Salary: £Competitive
Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, (DE13 8EN) – (Onsite)
Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30pm and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm, 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
How will you make a difference?
To conduct training and safety critical competence assessment plans in all WRL business units, working to recognised standards and procedures, ensuring that our staff are competent to carry out their role, with the relevant assessments being kept up to date to ensure compliance.
What you will be doing…
- Be compliant to the requirements of WUK-S-HR-021 Competence management.
- Conduct core and safety critical Competence Assessment Procedures when required in all business units.
- Review and plan upcoming and expired Competence Assessment Plans.
- Create new Competence Assessment Procedures identified through the Project Risk Identification Process (PRIP).
- Conduct Internal training when required.
- Conduct new starter Inductions, training and competence briefs.
- Participate in company QPS activities as required from time to time.
- Undertake any other activities, which you have the relevant skills and competence.
Are you an individual with the following?
- Proven experience conducting core and safety-critical competence assessments across varied business units.
- Strong track record delivering internal training, new starter inductions, and operational competence briefs.
- Ability to strictly align practices with corporate frameworks, specifically WUK-S-HR-021 standards.
- Skill in translating Project Risk Identification Process (PRIP) data into new assessment procedures.
- Exceptional ability to track, review, and schedule upcoming or expired competence assessment plans.
- Active familiarity with Quality, Performance, and Safety (QPS) frameworks and continuous improvement activities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
- If you don’t have all the above criteria don’t worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.
Apply today!
Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been
engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.
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