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Gillingham, Gb

South East, England, United Kingdom

Ashford, Kent

Warrant Officer Class 2, Senior Permanent Staff Instructor Responsible for supervision, training and future professional development of a 90 + strong company of British Army Regular and Reserve soldiers and a small team of civilian support staff. This role demands high flexibility and resource management, often working within minimum timeframes and with little or no hierarchy oversight. Directly responsible for the management and inspection of lifting equipment in accordance with LOLER and PUWER regulationsEnabling professional development of the Army Reserve. Coaching and mentoring on both engineering and soldiering skills. forming individual training plans to enhance professional competency and development.Equipment care manager advising a senior engineering company commander on technical matters. Managing training finances and ensuring they are utilised efficiently to maximise technical and leadership training.This role also requires the management and development of various engineering processes, constant auditing and managerial checks to ensure constant improvement and adherence to both military and civilian law. Also responsible for:• Developing subordinate engineering and support staff and kept records. • Chairing training conferences and making strategic decisions’ on future training courses, activities and career development. • Subject matter expert advisor on vehicle recovery and lifting equipment.• Updating and modernising technical procedures and processes which are inspected and audited by external government teams.• Sourcing, booking and budgeting for external training courses.

Sennelager, Germany

Line management responsibilities of 30 personnel within 3 multi-disciplined mechanical engineering teams responsible for maintaining vehicle and equipment availability through maintenance repair and recovery of a large and busy armoured (Main Battle Tank) regiment. managed and inspected over 2000 items of lifting and recovery equipment (LRE). making important engineering decisions daily.

Aldershot, Hampshire

Combat Services Support Trials and Development unit. Conducted compatibility and suitability trials on vehicles and equipment for the Ministry of Defence in order to decide if procurement was viable. Responsible for all vehicle recovery within the trials team Area of Operations. Responsible for the examination of the establishment's lifting and recovery equipment

Bordon, Hampshire

Defence School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Part of a twelve strong Senior Non-Commissioned Officer team responsible for delivering comprehensive vehicle recovery training to all Recovery Mechanics within the British Army. Courses included driving and maintenance qualification, mechanical principles and calculations involving force and stresses. instruction in the use of hand operated and vehicle mounted cranes and winches. Application of Health and Safety principles and recognising threats.

Various

Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers Recovery Mechanics highly experienced in the maintenance and recovery of a wide range of equipment from Land Rover through heavily armoured truck to 70+ Ton Main Battle Tank. Conducted in some of the most extreme environments under intense pressure. Responsible for the management and inspection of all units lifting and recovery equipment.

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