Technical Training Officer
Job Description
We are currently looking for a Technical Training Officer to join our Training Team at our Headquarters in Steeton (West Yorkshire, UK).
The purpose of the role is to ensure all internal and external delegates receive the required training necessary to carry out their roles.
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Salary: £29,000
Why join Acorn?
- Comprehensive induction and training
- Investors in People accredited employer
- Healthcare and pension schemes
- Free on-site parking & great transport links to Leeds, Bradford & Skipton
- Subsidised on-site canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership discounts
- Company events
- Monthly reward scheme – Acorn Achievers
- Refer-a-friend bonus – earn up to £100!
The Ideal Candidate
- Having worked in a technical, mechanical or training background is essential
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Internal and external customer focus
- Problem solving skills
- Be computer literate
- Additional language advantageous but not essential
- Planning and organising skills
Must be able to display the Acorn Values
OUR VALUES
?Quality of the products we make and sell and the service we provide
?Unity Working together as one team
?Integrity Acting responsibly and honestly to deliver on our promises
?Caring About our customers, each other and the wider community
?Ambition Taking Pride in all we do and striving to improve
Key Responsibilities
- Training internal and external delegates on all aspects of our stairlifts both onsite and virtually
- Completing training reports for each delegate and each session
- Involvement with adapting and creating new training courses along with audits of current courses to support continuous improvement
- Working with internal departments on their training requirements where needed
- Assisting with the development of new designs
- To communicate effectively and gain the delegates understanding of all aspects of the product
- Keep training records up to date and adhere to schedules
- To be willing/able to travel worldwide to assist other areas of the business
- To assist Quality Control for Technical Reports when requested
Benefits
- Excellent Transport Links to Leeds, Bradford and Skipton
- Free Parking
- Healthcare Provision
- Induction and Training Programme
- In-house Canteen
- Life Insurance Cover
- On-going Coaching and Development
- Pension Provision
About the Production and Warehousing Department
Our production teams take pride in manufacturing our product to the highest possible standards using innovative manufacturing methods and managing the packaging and distribution of our product to customers globally. Roles within production include administration, production, warehousing, quality and inventory control and engineering. Positions range from operative to management levels, providing opportunities for individual progression.
Working with Acorn Stairlifts
Employing around 1,500 people worldwide Acorn is the world's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of straight stairlifts, with sales in over 80 countries and offices on 4 continents. Acorn achieved the Investors in People award and continues to invest in its most valuable resource: its people.
