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Heavy Goods Technical Trainer

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FE & HE £28,337 - £39,098 per annum (plus potential £5,000 welcome bonus over 2 years) permanent mid Level Urgent 5 February 2026
Crewe, England

Education Details

Motor Vehicle Further Education fe college
Levels: Level 3Apprenticeships
Also teaches: Bus & Coach EngineeringHeavy Goods Vehicle

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Trainer – Bus & Coach ------------------------------------------

Contract: Permanent, Full-time Hours: 37 per week Salary: £28,337 – £39,098 per year Bonus: Potential £5,000 welcome bonus over 2 years

Overview

A large Further Education engineering department is recruiting an Advanced Technical Trainer to deliver training and assessment to Bus & Coach apprentices. The role involves practical delivery for apprentices attending block release training, supported by modern workshop facilities.

Key Responsibilities Plan and deliver Bus & Coach apprenticeship training to required standards Deliver theory, practical sessions and assessments Carry out vocational assessments on-site and off-site (national programmes) Support and mentor apprentices throughout their programme Liaise with employer partners to support learner progress Work flexibly across wider engineering areas where required

Essential Requirements Industry experience in Bus & Coach operations, maintenance or engineering Minimum Level 3 qualification in relevant vocational area Strong training, coaching or mentoring ability Good communication and interpersonal skills Knowledge of industry regulations and health & safety standards

Desirable Teaching or training qualification (not essential – support provided)

Benefits 52 days off a year Teachers' Pension Scheme (28.68% employer contribution) Enhanced sick pay (up to 6 months full pay, depending on service) Free parking On-site gym membership available Reward scheme (Pluxee)

Compliance / Safeguarding Enhanced DBS check (including barred list) required Right to work in the UK required Online checks carried out during recruitment

What's on Offer

  • 52 days off a year
  • Teachers' Pension Scheme (28.68% employer contribution)
  • Enhanced sick pay (up to 6 months full pay, depending on service)
  • Free parking
  • On-site gym membership available
  • Reward scheme (Pluxee)
  • £5,000 welcome bonus over 2 years

Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‍​‍​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​​‍​​​​‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​​‍​​‌​‍‌​‍​​​​​​​​​​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Your Recruitment Consultant

Dylan Cordukes​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‍​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​​‌‍​​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​​‌‍​​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

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Pension

Teachers' Pension Scheme (28.68% employer contribution)

Requirements

  • Industry experience in Bus & Coach operations, maintenance or engineering
  • Minimum Level 3 qualification in relevant vocational area
  • Strong training, coaching or mentoring ability
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of industry regulations and health & safety standards
  • Enhanced DBS check (including barred list)
  • Right to work in the UK

Benefits

  • 52 days off a year
  • Teachers' Pension Scheme (28.68% employer contribution)
  • Enhanced sick pay (up to 6 months full pay, depending on service)
  • Free parking
  • On-site gym membership available

Skills & Qualifications

Bus & Coach maintenanceHeavy goods vehicle engineeringApprenticeship deliveryVocational assessmentTraining and mentoringHealth and safety complianceEmployer liaison