MHE Instructor

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Role Overview:    

JD Group have recently opened a brand new DC in Derby to support the ongoing strategy and growth within the group.  We are looking for individuals who love to train and inspire others and are passionate about ongoing learning and development within a fast paced environment. 
 
This role will help to deliver the Operational statagy through the training team by supporting the management on site by ensuring the training department are aligned to the business needs.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Deliver high quality classroom and practical training for novice drivers on all MHE used on site i.e., Counterbalance, PPT, wide straddle etc.
• Be the MHE expert on shift to provide on-going information, advice and guidance to drivers and members of the management and Health and Safety teams
• Ensure that all MHE refresh are completed
• Supporting with any MHE onsite incidents
• Responsible for the standard of MHE operatives on site
• Responsible for MHE awareness and Health & Safety on site  
• Completing Monthly audits on current drivers, looking at best practice and continues improvement in standard of operators
• Support the People Development Manager in achieving required shift performance through delivering specific training initiatives to individuals and groups
• Conducting site inductions, setting new starters on T&A system
• Develop & implement the operational capability of the colleagues through training and coaching across our new DC
• Liaise with People Development Manager, People Development supervisor and operational managers to manage delivery of the training plans through effective organising and planning
• Be a role model for standards of safety, product care and Key Performance Indicators; communicating these standards effectively to the site 
• Support operational project delivery through facilitating training resource required for projects and effective delivery of operational training
• To be a part of regular site Trainer Meetings to share best practice and discuss ways of improving the overall site training provision
• Maintaining site SOPs and training documents
• Ensuring compliance by maintaining Training Matrix / records  
• Working within the operational areas as and when required
• To build relationships with stakeholders and communicate effectively and be the face of JD
• The role is required to be flexible and adaptable as and when instructed by the People Development Manager

Values/Behaviours

• Integrity - Consistently demonstrates integrity and high standards of work; Acts professionally with an honest and fair approach
• Teamwork - Communicates effectively at all levels; Responds to internal / external customer needs in a timely and effective manner; Works collaboratively, showing respect to colleagues at all times
• Entrepreneurial approach - Is bold and passionate about the organisation, its products, services and its people; Experiments, takes risks and makes it happen; If there’s a better way, find it
• Accountability - Is responsible for their actions; Takes ownership of decisions and outcomes

Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed:

• Previous FLT experience within a warehouse environment is desirable.
• RTITB Instructor - desirable (training will be provided for the right candidate)
• Demonstrates excellent communication, influencing and partnering skills
• MS office skills is required
• Ability to solve problems when arise
• Be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team 
• Experience in working within a DC environment preferable but not essential
• Possesses a growth mind-set, high levels of resilience and able to work within a fast paced and growing environment
• Proven track record of design and delivering learning activity, which is digital first and focused on performance development, aligned to business objectives
• Ability to flex working hours and areas as and when required
• Experience in driving counterbalance Reach and PPTs 

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Free parking
• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation
• Pension Scheme
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.