Engineering Skills Coach

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineering Skills Coach to be part of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Training Centre Team.

You will join the delivery team and will be responsible for the teaching and training, coaching and assessment of Engineering Apprenticeships from level 3 through to level 7 of the Apprenticeship programme.

This role will be permanently based at Sheffield Forgemasters, in their new machining workshop.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

You will:

• Be qualified to Level 3 in engineering (BTEC/NVQ/C&G/HNC) and/or relevant experience.
• Possess significant experience of technical work in a machining (CNC) engineering setting with knowledge of modern machine cutters and methods.
• Hold teaching and assessing qualifications.
• Be competent in the use of IT such as Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones and software, such as Elearning portfolios. Hold strong customer interaction skills to include good oral and written communication skills.
• Have the ability to produce, organise and deliver assessment resources and related work activities.

As an Engineering Skills Coach you will be required to carry out the training, assessment and coaching of engineering apprentices onsite at Sheffield Forgemasters as well as deliver short CPD courses as required.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.