Engineering Workshop Manager & Trainer
5 days ago
Loanhead
Machine Shop Trainer andManager Location:TheSalter Centre,Loanhead, near Edinburgh Salary:£40,000-£50,000per annum, depending on experience Contract:Full-time(37.5 hours per week)(flexibility/part-time hoursmay beavailable) Organisation:TheSalter Centre Benefits:28 days paid leave including public holidays,6% employer pension contribution About us Wearea recently formed charity supporting clean tech enterprises and training early-stage engineers.Come and be part of ourambitious plans to expand our capacity to host more enterprises and toestablishbest in class training programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a growing organisation with a strong social purposeto: • maximise the chances of success of engineering enterprises working in the areas of climate change and environmental sustainability, • Manage theday-to-dayoperation of a shared machine shop, ensuring safe,efficientand respectful use by all staff,studentsand interns, • Supervise machine shop users,maintaininghigh standardsof safety,cleanlinessand organisation across all shared workspaces, including welding and other fabrication areas, • Oversee servicing, maintenance and upgrading ofthe machine shop and other sharedtools, ensuring full compliance with health and safety requirements, • Act as the principal trainer for machine shop equipment, delivering inductions and hands on training to staff,studentsand other users, • Mentor learners andearly-stageengineers,providingpractical guidance to build confidence, technicalcompetenceand safe working practices, • Supportthe resident enterpriseson practical and technical advice, • Lead and support the development and delivery ofhigh-qualitypractical training programmes for staff, students and visiting school groups, • Ensure consumables and workshop supplies are appropriately stocked and managed, • Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations, risk assessments,conductingregular safety checks and equipment inspections, • An enthusiastic, personable, and skilled general machinist with experience in training others, • A natural mentorwith provenexperience in training or mentoring individuals and small groups in machining or related practical skills, • A responsible manager who is comfortable exercising authority to ensure the machine shop runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently, • Someone who takes pride inmaintaininghigh standardsof safety, precision, and organisation, • A team player who values collaboration and supports the growth of a start-up charitable initiative, • Demonstratedproficiencyin working with manual machine tools (lathes, mills, grinders, etc.) through multi-year hands-on experience., • A strong understanding of how people learn technical and manual skills effectively, • Demonstratedproficiencyinmaintainingand operating workshop equipment, • Ability to conduct basic machine maintenance and fault diagnosis., • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills., • Completed a recognised engineering or machining apprenticeship, • Experiencedeveloping ordelivering training programmes, • Knowledge of modern machine tools orCNCequipment, • Experience working in an educational, charitable or community setting JBRP1_UKTJ