Salary: £27, 632.33 per annum

We’re looking for an excellent MHE Trainer to join us to support the Thatcham Distribution function to ensure compliance and provide on-going training that is required onsite to all MHE users including periodical assessments to maintain Health & Safety compliant.

Please note the hours are between 7am and 11pm over 5 out of the 7 days of the week. For the majority of the year, hours will be between 7am -7pm.

To be considered for this role, you will have to be flexible, and have a readiness to adapt to changing priorities and can perform duties effectively with minimum supervision and guidance.

As an MHE Trainer you provide MHE training to the required standard as detailed by the accrediting bodies, ensure training, test and certification documentation is completed, issued, and maintained as detailed within the accredited body’s guidance’s.

You will be aware of the challenges and highlight instances of poor MHE to the team and management. As well as monitor and identify accident investigations and provide regular updates to ensure any retraining that is required to support individuals needs and support other Health and Safety training within TVDC.

Your daily tasks will include but will not be limited to:

• Determine refresher dates for the MHE operators in addition to the inclusion of the new licence holders onto the matrix.
• Ensure monthly updates on MHE training requirements to allow for accurate and timely planning to take place.
• Provide regular toolbox talks, tests, and handouts on hot topics, working in partnership with the H&S Officer.
• Carry out annual driving assessments on all users, as well as after near misses or accidents.
• Review, with the Transport Compliance Coordinator and H&S Officer, data from the MHE telematics, agreeing a corrective training plan for individuals.

About us

At Harrods, we’re one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers around the globe. Supported by a £500million transformation programme that has seen us create innovative Fashion Designer rooms, we give our people the opportunity and inspiring environment to express themselves through their passion and creativity. Here, world-leading brands meet world-class service.

About you

You will be up to date with developments in training and the MHE industry, have good PC literacy skills and will be able to work flexible hours/days and demonstrate the ability to the changing demands of the role. Ideally you will be RTITB trained or have some forklift experience.

We’re a friendly team that works together and shares the pressures, and you will need to have the ability to use initiative and work in a pressured environment, whilst maintaining the high standards in which Harrods is accustomed to but don’t under-estimate the challenges.

This is a fast-paced environment, and you’ll need:

• A strong work ethic and unwavering commitment to Harrods values.
• A confident, composed approach.
• Strong communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Great organisational skills.

Our promise to you

Share our drive to create seemingly impossible luxury experiences for customers, then this will be a hugely important move for you. As well as the chance to learn from true retail experts, you’ll have the satisfaction of working with world-class brands and a team that’s setting the standards for the industry.  

As you build a long-lasting career with us, you will enjoy a package that includes 22 days’ holiday (rising to 27 days) and your birthday off, up to 33% Harrods’ discount, plus access to a competitive pension.

Uniquely You

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive.  What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or Instagram.