Lead Coordinator in Birmingham

What we offer

• Competitive pay rates and a bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee support, including life assurance and critical illness pay
• Wellbeing Scheme—unlimited access to GPs, counselling and cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatments for colleagues and dependents
• 24/7 anonymous access to advice on any aspect of health and wellbeing
• Financial wellbeing support, including affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and financial education
• Savings on online purchases from retailers, utilities, entertainment and beyond
• Cycle 2 work scheme

We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status for three years running and to be recognised among the UK's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production & Transportation.

It’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them.

About Our Opportunity

It takes a special type of person to be part of the Technical Training Team at EMR.

They provide unrivalled support to the UK business on a daily basis, planning and coordinating plant and compliance courses across the UK through internal and external partners.

As the Lead Coordinator, you will build on your exceptional skills and be supported every step of the way in developing a solid foundation of knowledge and expertise of the company and the industry.

• What You Will Be Doing
• Provide day‑to‑day support with all plant and compliance training activities at EMR.
• Lead the coordination of all training activities, acting as lead for the administration and coordination team.
• Provide direction and support to Depot Coordinators and other colleagues covering operational site and company‑wide training.
• Ensure hospitality, room layout and equipment for participants attending workshops and events are arranged.
• Identify potential new external suppliers through due diligence and following EMR procurement processes.
• Develop and maintain accurate and easily accessible records and processes for all learning and development activities; including recording and monitoring attendance, ensuring colleagues required to attend specific workshops are identified and followed up.
• Ensure effective communication structures exist with line managers and delegates so that all staff booked on events within agreed timeframes and understand the requirements to attend.
• Manage external supplier relationships, providing the right training to the right colleagues at the right time.
• Maintain external accreditations where needed, such as NPORS.
• Coordinate with external venue suppliers for all planning of off‑site training.
• Ensure evaluation forms are completed and returned for each training event and lead on processing the data and generating reports based on this evaluation data.
• Support the internal communications team with any operational training initiatives and communications.
• Ensure Purchase Orders are raised, received, invoiced and recharged.
• Work closely with operational plant trainers and assessors, regional coordinators, DACs and capability leads to proactively plan training activities.

About You

You’re organised, proactive, and have a strong can‑do attitude.

You work well as part of a team, enjoy being hands‑on, and have good customer service and communication skills.

You’re comfortable working in a busy environment—whether on site or in the office—coordinating day‑to‑day activities and supporting training programmes.

If you like keeping things running efficiently and seeing people develop, this role could be right up your street!

You’ll have experience in training administration and coordination, and associated learning management systems.

Ideal candidates have worked with national accreditations such as NPORS previously.

Who we are

Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.

At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials.

Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.

• Company Values
• We Care
• Integrity – respectful and honest
• Trust – collaborative and genuine
• We Do
• Accountable – determined and responsible
• Innovative – growth‑mindset and progressive
• Recruitment Agencies

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and do not accept speculative CVs. Unsolicited CVs will not be considered.

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