Material Handling Equipment Trainer

Role description

MHE Trainer

Ashby-de-la-Zouch (Home of Hula Hoops, popchips, Nik Naks, and more…)

Shift: Monday - Friday, days, with flexibility required to deliver training across other shifts when needed.

Join our snack-loving team

We’re looking for an MHE Trainer to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

Who are we?

We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

About the role

This is a hands-on position where you'll deliver training, assessments and refresher courses across a range of equipment, while maintaining accurate training records and supporting site compliance requirements. You'll work closely with managers and operational teams to plan training activity, ensure certifications remain up to date and help create a strong safety culture across the site.

We're looking for someone who is confident training and coaching others, enjoys building strong working relationships and can manage their own workload effectively. You'll be a visible presence on site, supporting colleagues, identifying development opportunities and ensuring all operators are trained, assessed and authorised before using equipment.

What’s in it for you?

We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

Competitive annual salary

KP Pension Plan with up to 7% matched contributions

25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to five additional days for more flexibility

Comprehensive healthcare support including Health Cash Plan, Digital GP and Employee Assistance Programme

KP4ME benefits platform with discounts, cashback, wellbeing tools and everyday savings

Enhanced family-friendly policies to support colleagues at every stage of life

What will you be doing?

Delivering MHE training and assessments

Provide training, evaluations and authorisations across a range of equipment including Counterbalance, Pivot Steer, Powered Pallet Truck, Scissor Lift, Cherry Picker and Towing Buggy

Planning and coordinating training activity

Create and manage training schedules, ensuring certifications, refresher training and compliance requirements are completed in a timely manner

Maintaining training records and compliance documentation

Keep accurate records of all training activity, assessments and refresher qualifications to support internal and external compliance requirements

Promoting a strong safety culture

Support safe working practices by ensuring operators are competent, authorised and working in line with company policies and statutory requirements

Supporting operational excellence

Review pre-shift equipment inspection records, identify trends or areas for improvement and work with site management to address training and compliance needs