Manufacturing Trainer in Southampton

Location: Warrior Close - Chandlers Ford

Working Hours: 40.25 hrs per week, Green shift (7am – 7pm, Four days on, Four days off)

We are looking for a Manufacturing Trainer to work full‑time on the Green shift at Chandlers Ford. In this role you will be responsible for delivering manufacturing training in accordance with the Quality Management System (QMS) to maintain compliance and ensure the business is audit‑ready.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify training and re‑training needs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Generate and agree training plans with the Shift or Team Leader.
• Maintain employee training plans to align with business unit objectives.
• Be responsible for Health and Safety awareness and compliance.
• Participate in process improvement projects and deliver training on change.
• Deliver technical training to ensure employees are capable and competent with new technologies and process improvements.
• Provide certification, re‑certification training, guidance and support to the manufacturing team.
• Support development and administration of Classmarker testing.
• Administer and review Classmarker test scores.
• Monitor and assess trainees and provide feedback to the leadership team.
• Act as a point of contact between Shift Leader, Team Leader, Training Team Leader and Senior Training Leader.
• Support the leadership team when development needs are identified (e.g., training, explanation of criteria and re‑training).
• Support individuals’ development and capability requirements as identified by the DOVE program.
• Administer and update training records on Agile and the CVA UK Training system.
• Maintain a consistent level of training and effective use of training materials when delivering training.
• Maintain the Electronic Training Records (ETR) to ensure the business is audit‑ready.
• Develop and maintain training materials used to aid training delivery.
• Review training documentation to ensure procedures align with the manufacturing process.
• Support documentation creation for the introduction of new technologies.
• Maintain training compliance metrics as required by the Training Team Leader, Training Administrator or Senior Training Leader.
• Use the Agile system to reference the latest document revision to maintain training compliance.
• Work closely with the training team across all shifts to ensure training is performed consistently across the business.
• Other manufacturing support tasks as required to enable the effective operation of the business unit.

Qualifications:

• Proven technical skill, most likely gained in a Technical Operator role.
• Manufacturing environment preferred with some previous training experience.
• Numerical, verbal and literacy skills.
• IT literacy with practical understanding and knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement and a practical approach to problem solving.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to convey information accurately and consistently.
• The ability to plan and adjust a plan at short notice to align with business needs.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety procedures.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation.
• 8.07% shift allowance.
• Pension scheme.
• Healthcare cover.
• Life assurance.
• Access to a Wellness Platform for mental health and wellbeing.
• Additional benefits (e.g., holiday, etc.).

All suitably qualified applicants will receive equal consideration and opportunities from CooperVision.