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Machinery Trainer
Machinery Trainer
Salary: £38,760 - £45,601 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time
Additional information: 40 hours per week
Interview date: To be confirmed
Closing Date: 01-07-2026
Reference: 21677
About the role
An incredible opportunity awaits someone seeking to advance their career and transition into a role where they can share their experience and technical expertise. This fulfilling position is focused on developing the knowledge and skills of volunteers and staff who operate and maintain RNLI equipment and lifeboats across all RNLI sites throughout the UK and Ireland.
- You will be delivering engaging technical training sessions to enhance the skills of our crews.
- Producing new and updating existing training materials.
- Ensuring learners remain current with developments in the Search and Rescue (SAR) environment.
- Using your practical engineering experience to help others diagnose faults, maintain equipment, and operate RNLI assets safely and effectively.
Some of the benefits
- Salary £38,760 - £45,601 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Outstanding pension scheme
- Life assurance
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About you
To succeed in this role, you don't necessarily need previous teaching qualifications if you have the right technical background and enthusiasm to develop as a trainer.
- A strong technical background.
- Experience operating, maintaining, diagnosing faults in, and repairing machinery.
- Knowledge of RNLI lifeboats and equipment is desirable but not essential.
- A valid driving licence.
- Ability to meet RNLI medical and eyesight standards for sea-going appointments.
- Strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills.
- A genuine passion for helping others learn and develop.
This position would be an excellent fit for someone who:
- Has practical engineering or maintenance experience.
- Enjoys mentoring or coaching others.
- Wants to move away from purely operational work into a role with a strong training and people-development focus.
- Is motivated by the RNLI's lifesaving mission and values.
Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person's health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
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Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.
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