Warehouse Skills Trainer

Warehouse Skills Trainer

Develop People. Drive Performance. Build Your Career in Learning & Development.

Location: Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Salary: £32,500 increasing to £34,500 after 12-month PDP
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (core hours 9am–5pm, flexibility required)

About the Role

Are you passionate about developing people and helping others succeed?

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with warehouse or logistics experience who is looking to build a long-term career in Learning & Development. As a Warehouse Skills Trainer, you'll play a key role in supporting colleague development, delivering engaging training, and helping create a culture of continuous learning across our operations. Working closely with managers and operational teams, you'll coach colleagues, deliver practical and classroom-based training, assess competence, and support the development of future talent throughout the business.

Whether you already have training experience or are an experienced warehouse professional looking to move into an L&D-focused role, we can provide support and development to help you succeed.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver engaging training programmes for new starters, existing colleagues, and agency workers

• Support employee development through coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job learning

• Conduct inductions, refresher training, skills assessments, and cross-training activities

• Help colleagues build confidence, competence, and safe working practices

• Work with managers to identify training needs and development opportunities

• Support the creation, review, and continuous improvement of training materials and programmes

• Maintain training records, competency matrices, and compliance documentation

• Promote a positive learning culture across the warehouse operation

• Deliver practical training on warehouse equipment and operational processes

• Support regional sites and depots with training and development initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Experience within a warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, or distribution environment

• A passion for developing people and helping others perform at their best

• Previous coaching, mentoring, team leader, supervisor, or training experience would be advantageous

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Confidence presenting information to individuals and groups

• Organised, proactive, and able to build positive working relationships

• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and digital learning or record-keeping systems

• Reach Truck, Counterbalance, PPT, AITT or RTITB qualifications are desirable but not essential

• Most importantly, a genuine interest in learning, development, and colleague engagement

Career Development Opportunity

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your Learning & Development career within a growing business.

• Training delivery and facilitation

• Coaching and mentoring techniques

• Learning needs analysis

• Competency assessment

• Training programme development

• Performance improvement initiatives

• Stakeholder engagement and partnering with managers

We are committed to developing our people and will support further professional development for the right candidate.

What's in It for You?

• Annual pay reviews

• 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 25 days with service)

• Retail discount membership

• Health Care Cash Plan

• Group Personal Pension Plan

• Ongoing training and development opportunities

• Opportunity to build a long-term career in Learning & Development

• Additional company-tailored benefits as your career grows

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background.

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