Training Manager

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Job Summary

Zephyr is a state-of-the-art solar powered ultralight weight Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) for use in both commercial and military applications from Defence and Space.

An exciting new role for a Training Manager inside the Zephyr team to enable the team to deliver its ambitious global business plans.

One of the key challenges of this role will be support the skills development of the engineering and production teams to meet the ambitious business growth targets.

The role will encompass all aspects of designing and delivering learning and development to meet our ambitious plans. Among other aspects, this will involve identifying Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and ensuring development plans are delivered to meet business requirements.

Tasks & Accountabilities:

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Work in partnership with the Head of HR to develop a training strategy that will ensure employees and contractors develop the knowledge and skills required to meet our growth plans.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to support the shaping and development of an L&D strategy that drives business improvements.

• Identify and select training providers to support the delivery of the training needs with a special focus on the technical requirements for our engineering and production teams.

• Support the performance management process by project managing all TNA identified and ensuring this is built into our strategy for continuous improvement.

• Work with all functions to develop training programmes across the organisation including within Engineering and Commercial functions.

• Maintain robust and detailed training records and skills competence.

• Deliver induction training to all new employees and team members.

• Support Line Managers in dealing with any skills shortfalls and retraining as required.

• Continuous improvement of the Zephyr training system with development paths available for all employees.

• Development of specific training paths to attract and develop where required apprentices, graduates and seasoned professionals.

• Contribution to Problem Solving and corrective action activities of the Zephyr program.

• Support the succession planning process for all employees and support upskilling of all employees.

Reporting To

The successful applicant will report to the Head of HR and will join the business unit in Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.

Skills/Experience Required

Essential:

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Solid and demonstrable L&D experience designing and delivering training solutions.

• Previous experience leading and developing training plans within a production / engineering environment.

• Self-starter with the ability to operate in a start-up organisation with significant growth aspirations. Ability to manage significant organisational change.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present where required.

• Excellent writing skills to design and develop learning materials and to report on progress.

• Project management experience to ensure timescales and KPI’s are met.

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.

• Quality conscious working method and organised approach to tasks.

• Enjoy using own initiative, working unsupervised and taking responsibility.

• Able to collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders (senior management, training institutes and training providers) to ensure project delivery is achieved.

• Excellent IT Skills relevant for the post with experience of using learning management systems.

Preferred / Desired:

• Degree level or Postgraduate qualification (CIPD or equivalent) with demonstrable understanding of best practice methodology in the L&D field.

• Experience within the Aerospace/Engineering sectors with knowledge of quality standards and training needs within a safety critical engineering environment.

• Experience of mapping training solutions to recognised compliance and industry standards.

• Hands-on experience delivering training.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: £25.00-£30.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• FARNBOROUGH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location