Operations Instructor

EDF is a core part of the EDF Group, one of the largest energy companies in Europe with key business operations in the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. We're the UK’s largest producer of low-carbon electricity, the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain, the largest supplier to British businesses and we employ more than 13,000 people. We operate nuclear, coal and gas power stations, wind farms, and combined heat & power plants. We have a focus on safe, dependable energy generation and an ethos of service excellence. We are playing a leading role in new nuclear build in the UK to secure a bright future for the combined business and its employees.
Are you looking for a new challenge in your career and a new industry to utilise your skills in? Are you an experienced trainer, ready for the next step? Our Training Team at Dungeness B Power Station might just have the job for you!
The opportunity
As an instructor on site, you’ll work as part of our Performance Improvement team and in this role, you’ll specifically be working on our Operations training modules. In partnership with the training programme owner and the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) chairs, you’ll work to ensure our Operators and Operations Engineers’ initial and continuing training requirements are met, in line with Licence Condition 10.
Pay, benefits and culture
We can offer a competitive salary from £40,069
- £84,892 and you’ll be appointed based on the parameters outlined in the Nuclear Generation Company Agreement as well as your existing salary, competence, experience and qualifications.
At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility. We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to the Training Group Head, you’ll work with the training team, the training programme owner and CRC chairs to provide management, oversight and delivery of your training programmes. You will also assist with other programmes as required, allowing for cross-department learning and a broadening of your skillset in other disciplines.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include (but aren’t limited to):
- Critical reviews of programme health
- Analysis of station performance issues and identifying training solutions
- Planning and delivering initial and continuing training
- Review of best practices on site and at other stations around our nuclear fleet.
Who you are
As a minimum, you’ll need an HNC (or level 4 equivalent) and although previous training experience is not essential, it could be an advantage. External education qualifications are also viewed favourably. Experience within Operations, Engineering (control room or plant operations), Environmental Safety, Investment Delivery, Simulators or with safety cases would be beneficial. The exact programme that you will be responsible for will depend on many factors, such as the experience mix within the team, station needs as our mission changes and demographic requirements as the team changes over time.
You’ll also receive any training required to achieve FCI (fleet certified instructor) status.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 17th January
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