Technical Trainer at AVI Limited

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Technical training support provided to the business unit or site

• Define training needs through line discussions or gap analysis
• Identification of skills and performance gaps
• Review of existing training processes, material and assessments available
• Develop solutions to close the gap
• Identify suitable partners to assist in closing gaps
• Ensure support staff and key stakeholders are adequately trained to assess/coach/develop staff and/or material
• Monitor and assess training and assessment plans and roll out
• Manage or escalate challenges that may arise and ensure issues are addressed

Skills capability developed on-site (for Operators, Senior Operators and Artisans)

• Identify training needs or gaps
• Monitor nomination forms and conduct on-the-job training.
• Arrange classroom training where required
• Answer questions and help resolve issues that arise
• Arrange training with the OEMs where required

Execution of training strategy and associated action plans to address training/competence development needs

• Identify training needs or respond to request from employee or manager, site Human Resources, Operations Executive or Manufacturing Manager
• Establish short, medium and long term training requirements for site aligned to business goals and strategy
• Conduct research to provide suitable solutions

Planning, training and assessment of operational training using Standard Operating Procedures/Working Instructions (SOPs / WIs) and assessment tools.

• Maintenance of operational skills matrix and assessment records
• Develop and reviewing existing SOPs/ WI’s and amending where necessary
• Draw up operational training schedule or plan
• Develop assessment tools
• Conduct operational training and assessment
• Manage and report on-the-job training records
• Manage the implementation of planned job observations
• Captures operational training and assessment records

Ensure site compliance to training standards, including the development of training and assessment tools by:

• Scoping and mapping the production lines to determine required competencies
• Assessing Senior Operators, Supervisors, Engineering Technical staff and Operators against required competencies, set on the skills matrix

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

The successful incumbent will be required to have a minimum of 3 years working experience in the following:

• Learning and development
• FMCG and/or manufacturing
• Assessor/Moderator experience

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Professional registration with SETA as an Assessor and Trainer
• National Diploma / BTech / BSc in Engineering Studies (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Instrumentation or Chemical)

Advantageous:

• Professional registration with SETA as a Moderator
• NQF 5 - National Certificate in Occupationally-Directed Education, Training and Development Practices (OD-EDTP)
• Registered as a Skills Development Facilitator would be ideal
• National Artisan Moderation Body (NAMB) Assessor and/or Trade Test Official Moderator

Additional Requirements:

• Understanding of and ability to develop skills matrices and learning tools
• Understanding principles of out-come Based education, facilitation, assessment and moderation of assessments in the workplace.
• Knowledge of best practice in terms of work instructions and SOP development
• Project management would be advantageous
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint