About the Role
Technical Support and Safety Training Instructor
Are you looking for a role where your knowledge, skills and experiences are utilised in a unique environment? Can you engage a student population no matter the topic? Do you know what world class training looks and feels like?
If so, we are currently seeking a Technical Support and Safety Training Instructor at Heysham 1 Power Station, to join the Performance Improvement Department on a permanent basis. If you feel your skill set would suit this role, then we would love to hear from you!
The Opportunity
As part of the Performance Improvement Department, training instructors are responsible for the development and delivery of initial training of new staff to meet the resourcing needs of the station. They further facilitate organisational learning and deepen knowledge and skill in support of safe, reliable performance of the plant by ensuring that station staff receive world class continuing, refresher, performance improvement and development training.
This instructor role will be aligned to our Technical Support and Safety training programme which focusses on the understanding, skills and process awareness associated with environmental engineers and technicians, nuclear safety engineers and industrial safety.
In addition to managing the assigned programme, you will have the opportunity to be involved in developing and delivering training across a broad range of topics, to support the station in addressing wider training needs whenever these are identified.
Pay, benefits and culture
We are offering a starting salary of between £45,641 and £81,263 with terms and conditions covered by the EDF Nuclear Generation Company Agreement. The starting salary for the appointment will be dependent on your existing salary, competence, experience and qualification. We also offer an attractive pension scheme along with some great company benefits. We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to travel season ticket loans.
Here at EDF UK, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What you’ll be doing
Training instructors will produce and deliver high quality technical training in line with their areas of accountability. Training will be produced and implemented systematically to ensure it is effective and supporting safe, reliable generation.
Principal Accountabilities
To implement all phases of the Systematic Approach to Training to support SQEP compliance, continual plant operation and personnel performance improvement.
* Produce and coordinate a training plan for initial and continuing training within your assigned work scope.
* Support organisational learning through active membership of the associated training committees.
* Support internal and external audits and maintain high standards across the training programmes.
* Identify and complete training needs assessments for applications across the station.
* Delivery of your training program, striving for world class implementation.
* Frequent interaction with your associated student population and its stakeholders outside of the classroom to ensure their training is kept relevant and help with line engagement.
Who you are
Individuals will hold a relevant qualification at minimum HNC level or equivalent.
Knowledge of Environmental and/or Nuclear safety processes and skills is beneficial but not essential.
Experience or formal qualification in adult education would be advantageous.
An understanding of the company systematic approach to training (SAT) would be advantageous.
Excellent interpersonal / relationship building / communication skills are expected. This is essential to not only engage your students but also to manage the key stakeholders of the program such as line managers.
All instructors would be expected to become Fleet Certified Instructors (company qualification) and formal training will be given to attain the Fleet Certified qualification.
Has a track record of producing creative engaging solutions to training delivery.
Capable of being proactive and self-sufficient, with high levels of ownership during problem resolution.
This advert will close on 07/07/25
Interview dates will be agreed shortly following advert closure.
To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last 3 years.
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