Navantia UK is a UK incorporated company, subsidiary of Spanish Navantia, created to work with UK industrial partners in shipbuilding, defence and in offshore wind energy. With a history that goes back more than 300 hundred years, Navantia is a world reference in the design, building, integration and life cycle support of state-of-the-art war ships for the Spanish Navy and international customers and has extensive experience in ToT programmes.
Job Description
Job Purpose
Support Apprenticeship Manager with Apprentices and Trainees to ensure they receive the best possible experience against the requirements of the course whilst maintaining standards of quality, performance and safety.
Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities
People:
- Support and assessment of practical skills within the workplace.
- Allocate work, provide guidance and supervise Apprentices and Trainees to ensure work tasks are delivered effectively.
- Liaise with other internal stakeholders to deliver best practices based on experience.
- Coach and support Apprentices and Trainees to ensure that they are confident and competent in the workplace environment.
- Provide technical guidance and learning frameworks to the team and ensure that they are exposed to the necessary tasks to exceed the course requirements.
Quality:
- Look for new initiatives to support the business, utilising fresh ideas and employee feedback to improve motivation and remove autonomy.
- Identify key risks and issues in relation to skills/tasks gaps and, where appropriate take mitigating action; where mitigation isn't possible, ensure effective capture through recognised company reporting routes.
- Strong written and Microsoft skills to enable accurate and up to date record keeping, development and maintenance of training plans, strong consistent communication across the company and other administrative tasks.
Health and Safety:
- Champion the control of work processes including all aspects of Health & Safety to highlight the importance to our Apprentices and Trainees, including but not limited to:
- Operating in accordance with required principles and practice
- Work authority
- Risk Assessments
- Point of Work Safety Assessments
- Safety walk rounds
- Toolbox talks
- Safety discussions and initiatives involving your team
- Follow all the control work processes to ensure safety and compliance:
- COSHH
- Manual Handling
- Hot Work
- Confined Space
- Risk Assessments (brief and record)
- Abrasive Wheels
Qualifications
- A qualification in Pipe Fitting, Mechanical Engineering or similar
- Extensive in depth knowledge and experience in Pipe Fitting and/or Mechanical Engineering
Additional Information
- Competitive base salary
- Company pension
- 33 days holiday
Equal Opportunity: We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. To ensure equal opportunities for all candidates, we commit to a fair and unbiased recruitment process at every stage. This includes ensuring hiring managers are aware of legislation, providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, and actively seeking to eliminate any form of discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Our goal is to create a recruitment environment where every candidate feels valued and has an equal chance to succeed.
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