Field Based Technical Trainer

Field based Technical Training Instructor

Location: Field based with occasional travel to our Learning Academy in Milton Keynes (Scania UK Learning Academy)

Working hours : Monday to Friday

Salary:  Starting from £50,000

•    Regional / Hybrid working

•    Enhanced parental leave

•    Eligibility for annual bonus scheme

•    Access to an ECO (Employee Car Ownership scheme)

•    25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

•    Competitive pension

•    4x basic salary life assurance

Summary

Scania GB have an exciting opportunity for a Field based Technical training instructor to join our people development team. The successful candidate will come from an automotive technical background and will have an excellent working knowledge of the automotive industry and current training methodology. The instructor will be delivering our bespoke technical training programme, while ensuring high levels of knowledge and skills transfer, competence, and customer satisfaction. This role will be split delivering training at our Branches nationwide and from our new state-of-the-art Academy in Milton Keynes from around September 2026 with interim travel to Loughborough (current Academy,) until the move.

Essential Duties and Job Responsibilities

• Deliver training both from the Academy and regionally when required.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs, covering a wide range of automotive technical subjects. Face to Face, remotely or through a blended learning approach
• Utilise a range of Training methods to engage learners, ensuring that the content is accessible and adaptable to all learning styles and backgrounds.
• Create a supportive and inclusive atmosphere within the classroom and workshop environment, encouraging participation and collaboration among all delegates.
• Stay updated with the latest automotive technologies, industry trends, and best practices, to continuously enhance the Training curriculum.
• Provide constructive feedback, guidance, and mentorship to delegates, developing them in their technical problem-solving abilities.
• Collaborate with the wider People Development team to assess the effectiveness of training programmes and implement improvements, based on feedback and performance evaluations.
• Creating an engaging learning environment, inspiring, guiding and challenge colleagues to develop their competences, skills, and behaviours.
• Coaching colleagues to make the most of their qualities and competences to accomplish tasks, solve problems and increase their knowledge.
• Deliver the latest technical learning programme, both theoretical and practical whilst ensuring excellent Health & Safety standards are maintained, as well as being a role model for the Scania prestige and premium look-and-feel.
• Work closely and in good spirit with the wider People Development team, creating a culture of trust and excellence, developing training linked to new and existing standards and integrating new training courses in the technical training programme.

Candidate Requirements - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Passionate – a genuine passion for Training and developing our colleagues, across the business.
• Ability to coach - the ability to encourage and coach professional growth. 
• Team Player – understands the importance of a united team approach, and relishes the opportunity to share, learn and support.
• Clear communicator – clearly communicating with stakeholders, delegates, and the training team.
• Technical knowledge – a proven record of Technical Training within a Technical environment
• Experience and qualifications working as a technician – looking to make a move into training
• HGV experience is desirable but not essential

Closing Date : 16.07.26 

Next steps:

1.    If you like the sound of this position, please apply today.

2.    A member of the Scania Recruitment team will contact you to discuss your application.

3.    If you are successful at that stage, you will be invited to have a conversation with the hiring manger.

Working for Scania is not just about the job. It’s about you too, and this is where the company goes the extra mile and provides an industry leading employment package.  We offer an excellent benefits package which includes a pension scheme, complementary life insurance, financial incentive schemes and discounts on major retail outlets including groceries.

At Scania we invest considerably in colleague development, and you can expect to receive comprehensive training and career progression not only in the UK but throughout our Global organisation. 

We have a strong and supportive culture, where each individual is seen, respected and has the potential to contribute. We trust each other to act and make decisions, and we believe in a more flexible future workplace based on individual needs.  For us, diversity and inclusion is a strategic necessity. By having colleagues with the widest possible range of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences, we ensure we have the right people and together with an inclusive corporate culture, this drives our business forward. We want our colleagues to feel proud and happy to work for us, no matter where they are from or who they are, and we strive to achieve an inclusive and family-friendly environment for everyone.

Scania is dedicated to delivering exceptional products and services to our customers and the successful candidate will reflect our core values; CUSTOMER FIRST, RESPECT, ELIMINATION OF WASTE, RESPONSIBILITY and TEAM SPIRIT in all we do.