The Operational Training Instructor will play a key role in building a confident, competent and flexible workforce by delivering consistent, hands-on, and role-specific training to shop floor colleagues. This role strengthens our operational capability, supports faster onboarding, and reinforces safety and compliance through daily presence and coaching.
Key Responsibilities:
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Deliver on-the-job training across operational departments, ensuring clarity, consistency, and confidence in task execution.
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Support new starters through tailored onboarding, practical instruction, and real-time feedback.
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Provide clear, visual, and repeated instruction where language may be a barrier.
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Reinforce safety and compliance behaviours, including manual handling and health & safety protocols.
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Create and maintain a live training matrix and individual development trackers.
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Update workday with accurate training records to ensure real-time visibility of progress & compliance. (Training will be provided)
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Create structured learning content within the adapt platform, aligned with operational needs.(Training will be provided)
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Facilitate cross-training to support greater flexibility and resilience in resourcing.
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Identify training gaps and work collaboratively with line managers to address skill needs.
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Offer ongoing support, encouragement and constructive feedback to help individuals grow.
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Role models Trademark behaviours with professionalism and approachability.
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Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by enabling team members to develop capability and confidence.
Capabilities required
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Experience in a manufacturing or production environment (ideally plastics or similar)
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A natural ability to support, coach, and encourage others, even it not formally trained. (Coaching training will be provided)
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Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of English Language ability
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Commitment to safety, quality, and people development with Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Organised and reliable with ability to track progress and follow up on development
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Comfortable working on the shop floor in a hands-on practical role
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Willingness to learn internal systems (e.g. Workday, Adapt etc) training will be given
Desirable
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Previous experience in a training, coaching, or mentoring role (but not essential – full training will be given)
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Knowledge of health and safety and manual handling best practice
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Experience working with multilingual teams & Understanding of different learning styles
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Experience using digital learning platforms such as Adapt and Workday
Working Hours & Benefits:
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Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
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25 days holiday entitlement
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Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8% & Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)
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Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay
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Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme & Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
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Cycle to work scheme
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Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services