Technical Trainer - Full Time in Cambridge

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. We are passionate about potatoes, proud of our people, and focused on creating simple, planet-friendly food that brings people together.

This role will lead mandatory training, inductions, annual refresher training and other compliance training at Whittlesey, while supporting standard work development and self-paced learning. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building capability, working with operational teams, and helping colleagues learn in a consistent and practical way. Occasional travel may be required to support other plants, with expenses covered by McCain.

• Partner with plant management to ensure training accountabilities, compliance requirements, and learning standards are met.
• Deliver plant onboarding, annual refresher, Safety Transformation, and other compliance training, involving subject matter experts where needed.
• Work with stakeholders to develop, align, and continuously improve training materials, courses, methods, and delivery standards across the region.
• Evaluate training effectiveness against learning objectives and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Build the capability of team leaders, area operations leaders, and technical specialists to deliver effective training.
• Identify training needs and skills gaps with managers, and support employees with self-paced and online learning.
• Contribute to training and production projects, providing findings and recommendations within agreed timescales.
• Maintain technical expertise in training topics and continue developing personal training capability in line with business needs.

You will be required to travel to our sites across the UK - with occasional overnight stay.

• A technical training qualification
• A recognised training qualification or certified trainer status
• Facilitation and training design experience and strong computer skills
• Ability to evaluate training outcomes
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and Food Safety best practice
• NEBOSH qualification
• Food Safety Management qualification

Delivering engaging training programmes that empower colleagues to build expertise, embrace new technologies and achieve their full potential.

• Private healthcare (Single)
• An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your salary
• 25 days' annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service), giving you plenty of time to recharge with the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, because the moments that matter outside of work matter to us too
• Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs, with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support
• TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support - including a 24/7 confidential counselling line, legal and financial guidance, and a range of employee discounts.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• A paid 'Chips In' Volunteering Day, giving you the opportunity to support projects that make a positive impact in our communities

And because you're joining a global business, your career opportunities don't stop at the factory gate. At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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