Position Title: Technical Trainer - Fixed Term 

Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Whittlesey 

Requisition ID: 34396 

 

 

There’s nothing beige about McCain…
Except our potatoes — and we’re extremely passionate about them.  When you join McCain, you’ll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.
We’ve partnered with thousands of the country’s supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It’s all about elevation and creating something better. So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Technical Trainer to join our team at Whittlesey on a Fixed Term basis until October 2025.

 

You will work as part of a wider regional team, but will be responsible for all mandatory training, inductions and refresher training at our Whittlesey site. You will also support the development of writing standard work and the use of self-paced learning.

 

Occasional travel will be required to support other plants and expenses are covered by McCain.
 
Responsibilities and accountabilities
 
Key tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:

Collaboration with plant management teams to ensure that their training accountabilities are met.Delivery of plant on-boarding, annual refresher training and other compliance training to the agreed standard and secure other key stakeholders SME’s where required.Work with key stakeholders to ensure that all training material is consistent across the region and delivered to an equally high standard.Take the lead in the development and implementation and facilitation of all Safety Transformation training at your plant.Collaborate with key stakeholders to design new courses, material and methods and align current material.Evaluate all training carried out to ensure continuous improvement and to ensure delivery against training and learning objectives.To support audits by providing information around the training management systems and provide relevant training documentation.Support Manufacturing leaders in the development of writing standard work methods and standard operating procedures by increasing their capabilityVerify SWM’s and SOP’s to the required business standard and manage the plant standard work matrix and version control process.Train team leaders, area operations leaders, technical specialist training and facilitation skills so they can effectively deliver trainingAssist in projects for the training and production departments as requested and deliver findings or recommendations within the agreed time scaleProactively assist managers to identify training needs and skill gaps within their respective teamsManage self-paced learning and support employees with navigating the system and completing on line coursesBecome a technical expert in all topics covered by the training you deliver Work with other sites where needed to ‘flow to the work’Undertake training and development required to maintain competence in training ability aligned with changing business needs

 
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for a self motivated individual with a passion for training. Ideally you will have:

Facilitation and training designStrong computer skillsExperience of required Production ProcessesTraining and evaluating outcomesPrioritising workloads for selfKnowledge of Manufacturing best practiceKnowledge of Health and Safety / Food Safety best practice

 
To support the key skills above we are looking for someone with the below qualifications:

Adult education teaching qualificationSafety Management qualificationFood Safety Management qualificationHighfield certified trainerISO certified trainer

 

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?   
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you’ll be pleased to know we don’t pay you in chips. For working hard, you’ll also get a competetive salary and some pretty good benefits including:  

An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay Optional health cash planPrivate medical coverCycle to work scheme Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the long-term development of McCain communities across the globe 

And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an impressive 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out. 

 

WHERE YOU’LL WORK? 
You'll be based at our Whittlesey plant in Peterborough. If you’ve spotted our three wind turbines, then you’ll know where we are! With about 350 employees on site, we’re one of our largest plants across the GB business. Our Whittlesey plant is where we make our famous French Fries as well as our chilled products, such as our Shake Shake Fries.

 

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace.  As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. 
 
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
 
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Job Family: Manufacturing      
Division: GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain 
Department: ​Technical Training ​
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey 

Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd