Kenton black

Training Manager

10/12/2024
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£35763 - £40898 / year

Job Description

Overview

Kenton Black Group are nationwide recruitment specialists across multiple sectors. Servicing the Construction, Finance, Science & Engineering, International and Corporate Services markets across the UK and overseas.

We are passionate about building careers, offering a long standing and trusted brand with significant industry expertise gained over 15 years. Due to our continued expansion and success, we have identified the need for an Internal Training Manager. As Training Manager you will lead our training initiatives and enhance the skills of our workforce. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing training programmes that align with our organisational goals. This role requires excellent communication skills, a strong background in sales, and the ability to mentor and educate employees effectively.

  • Main duties of this role will include:
  • Involved in hiring, on boarding, training, and retention of sales staff to the business.
  • During recruitment, liaising and provide support to Managing Directors, & Branch Managers to ensure the company has sufficient recruits in the pipeline
  • Proactively reaching out to potential candidates bringing new solutions and methods to the Recruitment processes
  • Prepare and provide reports and complete daily, weekly, and monthly audits
  • Managing an effective team and championing objectives, standards, and procedures to ensure growth numbers are achieved.
  • Responsible for the effective management and delivery of the internal recruitment process ensuring procedures are followed correctly
  • Lead and participate in regular internal and external meetings
  • Complete robust checks on new candidates, all background checks and psychometric tests.
  • Ensure new staff have full shadow, support and mentoring from induction and throughout their employment with the company
  • Meet weekly compliance targets agreed with the Management and Directors and produce a weekly log of compliance activities
  • Support HR, in designing and delivering recruitment and selection training to internal recruitment consultants, manage KPIs and staff performance.
  • Design and implement comprehensive training programmes tailored to various departments within the organisation.
  • Conduct needs assessments to identify skill gaps and develop targeted training solutions.
  • Present training sessions in a clear and engaging manner, ensuring all employees understand the material.
  • Mentor team members, providing guidance and support to foster professional development.
  • Evaluate the success of training initiatives through feedback and performance metrics, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and best practices in employee training and development.

Experience

  • Proven experience in a training or Sales role, with a strong understanding of adult learning principles.
  • Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
  • Strong mentoring abilities, demonstrating a commitment to educating others and fostering their growth within the organisation.
  • Previous experience in developing training content for various platforms is an advantage.

If you are passionate about employee development and possess the necessary skills to drive our training initiatives forward, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Training Manager.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £35,763.00-£40,898.00 per year

Additional pay:

  • Performance bonus

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: AJC872

Digihaul ltd

Training Manager

26/11/2024
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Job Description

Are you ready to help revolutionise transport and join the UK’s largest Digital Freight Business? Our Future is digital, and Our Future is NOW! This is your opportunity to join our incredible team and help transform the way the transport industry works.

Nine times out of ten when you see a heavy-duty vehicle they are not at full capacity. When heavy-duty vehicles are not at full capacity, they throw unnecessary CO₂ into the atmosphere. Our platform creates a Digital Network that enables loads to be delivered more efficiently, at a better price and with greater quality than ever before. We want our Hauliers and Customers to benefit from using our extensive network to help them fill their empty capacity and reduce their carbon footprint.

DigiHaul brings together smart technology and expert knowledge, we make end-to-end logistics seamless and stress-free. Our daily mission is to provide our Hauliers and Customers with nothing but excellent service and solutions, including excellent on time performance and an end-to-end managed service with un-paralleled visibility every step of the way. We’re driven and determined to deliver a fast, flexible, and reliable solution that makes road freight work better – for everyone.

About you

You are someone who enjoys a fast paced, dynamic work environment, who excels in quick problem solving and likes to get the job done!

You are able to work tactically and think strategically as the business rapidly scales. You understand how integral you are to the success and future of DigiHaul and the part you play in transforming the transport industry.

Training/Quality Manager Responsibilities:

Training

  • Create, maintain, continually develop & deliver an induction plan/training program fit for our ever developing business and ways of working with our customer base.
  • Create, maintain, continually develop & monitor/escalate appropriately a process confirmation program to ensure colleagues adhere to SOP’s & WI’s. Supporting the business whereby colleagues are always complaint under the Ops Management team.
  • In line with role, regularly review and produce reports/presentations regarding training/compliance communicating to the business
  • Where potentially required, track & manage costs relating to any training program
  • Working with the business to understand, create, deliver & maintain a training program fit to support peak requirements
  • Create/build/develop & maintain relations between all colleagues of the business. While also incorporating collaboration with hauliers and customers
  • Act as the site point of contact for any training queries/requirements

Quality

  • Champion the DigiHaul quality agenda and ensure SOP’s & WI’s are fit for purpose (creating where required), ensuring they are always up to date

– Ensuring the appropriate documentation/comms are in place reference any agreed changes. Where gaps in SOP’s & WI’s are identified – the relevant documents are amended and maintained (inc comms) in line with the quality agenda

  • Create, embed and promote our quality agenda

– Create, maintain, continually develop the quality agenda program – to execution & ensure adherence

  • Prioritise short term v long term developments to maximise operational impact and build long term scalable solutions

Business Continuity Management (BCM)

  • Create, maintain & monitor our BCM program to ensure DigiHaul has a robust plan for any eventuality
  • Ensure all colleagues of DigiHaul understand our BCMs and how to action next steps if and when required
  • Regularly review, ensuring routine BCM audits/tests are conducted within required time frames and any actions post audit are closed ASAP
  • Ensure those who require training, are done so in line with training program

What do you need to be a Training/Quality Manager?

  • A general understanding of the UK&I Transport/Supply Chain industry
  • Ability to work with key stakeholders at multiple layers within the business and outside of the business
  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Experienced in statistical recording and reporting

– Excellent communication – with the ability to manage delivery of activities across multiple functions and through multiple stakeholders

  • Previous experience of Microsoft office / databases
  • Organised, with the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
  • Excellent Microsoft office skills

– Strong facilitation and coaching skills – able to manage & influence cross departmental

What will you get in return as a Training/Quality Manager?

You will receive access to a variety of our excellent benefits which in addition to an attractive salary include:

  • 33 days holiday
  • 15% non-contractual bonus
  • Access to Pension Scheme plans
  • Access to Private Medical Cover
  • Access to Employee Benefit Portal including retail discounts
  • Access to Cycle to Work scheme*
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice lease scheme*
  • Birthday vouchers
  • Health Assessments*
  • Training, development opportunities and more
  • subject to T&Cs

What you’ll need to do next?

Joining the DigiHaul family is easy! If you feel that you meet the criteria of this Training/Quality Manager role, simply apply online, uploading an up-to-date CV with your application.

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard.

The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore, we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.