Landside Transport Driver Trainer

Worldwide Flight Services is seeking an experienced Driver Trainer to join the Transport team at Heathrow. In this role, you will serve as a frontline representative of the company, responsible for assessing the abilities of both agency and company employees as experienced drivers. Your duties will include conducting induction and remedial training for staff, particularly following accidents or incidents. When not assessing, you will assist the compliance team with various projects and audits

Your main responsibilities on a day to day basis will be (but not limited to):

• Establishing and maintaining standards, and completing daily vehicle checks, safe loading / securing vehicle loads, reporting of maintenance defects
• Ensuring Driver’s knowledge in adhering to tachograph rules, and the working time directive
• Knowledge and ability to train on Coupling and Uncoupling of vehicles
• Retraining drivers after tachograph infringements
• Leadership on accident/incident investigation and also near miss reporting
• Managing newly onboarded driver development
• Delivering toolbox talks to driving staff
• Ability to write, prepare and deliver Driver Assessments and induction programs
• Dangerous goods knowledge, and ADR competence (preferably ADR license holder)
• Ability to write policies and memo’s regarding new and reissued processes
• Promoting CAA safety and regulatory requirements, security and identification
• Promoting department standards, championing the departments image and expectations
• Ensuring compliance and adherence to departments PPE and driver dress code
• Conducting regular gate checks to ensure vehicle roadworthiness checks have been completed correctly
• Project a high-quality image, both internally and externally, and provide the highest quality service to all customers, at all times
• Reporting to management of any safety, security and environmental issues
• Ensuring all driving staff are fluent in the company procedures, for the collection and delivery of all goods

To be successfully considered for this role you will need:

• Strong O ’license / Highway code / DVSA Test standard knowledge
• C+E driving experience / license holder (10 years minimum commercial driving experience)
• DCPC / Digi Tacho Card holder
• Rollerbed and Fridge trailer experience
• Excellent Tachograph / WTD knowledge
• Walkaround vehicle check / defect reporting knowledge
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to make decisions and work under pressure
• Sound judgement and decision-making skills with excellent observation and communication abilities
• Flexible working approach, in line with company requirements, varied start and finish times may be required (with some occasional night work)
• CAA, Health & Safety at work knowledge
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 IT skills
• An ability to adapt at short notice to any changes within the business model and to ensure training is presented and administered at a high level

WFS is one of the world's leading ground handling organisations, providing high quality cargo, passenger, premium, ramp, baggage and technical services across a network spanning over 188 locations in more than 22 countries on five continents. Within the UK division, boasting a workforce of over 700 individuals spread across 19 strategic sites nationwide, WFS don't just envision success; WFS engineers it. Their vision is to empower their people, ignite innovation at every turn, and revolutionise the industry with an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction.