Heavy Vehicle Technical Trainer - Scania in Milton Keynes

Due to our continued success as one of the country’s leading suppliers of heavy commercial vehicles and power solutions, we have an exciting opportunity for a Technical training instructor to join our people development team. The successful candidate will come from an automotive technical background and will have an excellent working knowledge of the automotive industry and current training methodology. The instructor will be delivering our bespoke technical training programme, while ensuring high levels of knowledge and skills transfer, competence, and customer satisfaction. This role will be based at our new state‑of‑the‑art Academy in Milton Keynes from around July 2026 with travel to Loughborough (current Academy) until the move.

Remuneration Package

• Competitive Salary
• 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
• Flexible/Hybrid Working
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Eligibility to Annual Bonus Scheme
• Access to a Fantastic Loan Car Scheme
• Competitive Pension
• 4× Basic Salary Life Assurance

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs, covering a wide range of automotive technical subjects, face‑to‑face, remotely or through a blended learning approach.
• Utilise a range of training methods to engage learners, ensuring content is accessible and adaptable to all learning styles and backgrounds.
• Create a supportive and inclusive atmosphere within the classroom and workshop environment, encouraging participation and collaboration among all delegates.
• Stay updated with the latest automotive technologies, industry trends and best practices, continuously enhancing the training curriculum.
• Provide constructive feedback, guidance and mentorship to delegates, developing their technical problem‑solving abilities.
• Collaborate with the wider People Development team to assess effectiveness of training programmes and implement improvements based on feedback and performance evaluations.
• Coaching colleagues to maximise their qualities and competences to accomplish tasks, solve problems and increase knowledge.
• Deliver the latest technical learning programme, both theoretical and practical whilst ensuring excellent Health & Safety standards are maintained, and serve as a role model for Scania prestige and premium look‑and‑feel.
• Work closely and in good spirit with the wider People Development team, creating a culture of trust and excellence, developing training linked to new and existing standards and integrating new training courses into the technical training programme.

Candidate Requirements - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Passionate – a genuine passion for training and developing colleagues across the business.
• Ability to coach – the ability to encourage and coach professional growth.
• Team Player – understands the importance of a united team approach, and relishes the opportunity to share, learn and support.
• Clear communicator – clearly communicates with stakeholders, delegates and the training team.
• Technical knowledge – proven record of technical training or experience and qualifications working as a technician, looking to move into training.
• HGV experience – desirable but not essential.

Next Steps

If you like the sound of this position, please apply today. A member of the Scania Recruitment team will contact you to discuss your application. If you are successful at that stage, you will be invited to have a conversation with the hiring manager.

Benefits and Culture

Working for Scania is not just about the job. It’s about you too, and this is where the company goes the extra mile and provides an industry‑leading employment package, including a pension scheme, complementary life insurance, financial incentive schemes and discounts on major retail outlets including groceries. Scania invests considerably in colleague development, and you can expect comprehensive training and career progression not only in the UK but throughout our global organisation. Our strong and supportive culture values diversity and inclusion, and we are dedicated to delivering exceptional products and services to our customers. The successful candidate will reflect our core values: CUSTOMER FIRST, RESPECT, ELIMINATION OF WASTE, RESPONSIBILITY and TEAM SPIRIT.

Additional Information

Remit Training is an Investors in People Platinum awarded employer, and we pride ourselves on placing our learners and colleagues at the centre of everything we do. As an equal‑opportunity, Disability Confident and safeguarding‑committed organisation, we welcome applications from all individuals who meet our minimum requirements. All prospective colleagues are assessed through a fair Safer Recruitment process that aligns with our Code of Conduct and safeguarding policies. Please note that all offers of employment are conditional and will be subject to satisfactory references, an appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, and online pre‑employment checks, in line with safer recruitment standards.