Training Officer

Branston Potatoes

Location
TA19, Seavington st. Michael, Somerset
Salary
£34,000 - £36,000 a year
Job type
Permanent
Sector
Agriculture
Posted
7 October 2026
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Job description

Training Officer

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Training Officer - Full Time

Monday - Friday   8am - 5pm (40 hours per week)

Based in Ilminster, Somerset

Benefits

Company bonus scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

Life Assurance & Critical Illness Cover

Onsite Parking

Discounts platform

Long service celebrations

Employee Assistance Programme

Free fruit & potatoes

Electric salary sacrifice car scheme

Flu vaccines

Refer a friend scheme

We're looking for a Training Officer…

We’re looking for a Training Officer to deliver high quality training to support the upskilling of both Forklift Operations and other training across the site. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 5 years experience of forklift operations, relevant MHE instructor training qualification, current forklift & PPT qualification and an engaging approach.

The working environment within food manufacturing is fast paced and susceptible to change, meaning you will need to adapt, and react accordingly to a varied workload. Examples of duties include; 

Deliver engaging and compliant theoretical and practical training sessions, including Counterbalance FLT, Reach Truck and PPT

Develop, update, and maintain training materials in line with industry standards and legal requirements

Keep up-to-date and accurate learner records, including attendance and performance reports 

Monitor and report on training KPIs

To monitor and reduce unavoidable forklift truck damage costs on site

To contribute and support the site internal auditing team with audits

To support H&S policies and procedures on site and carry out refresher H&S training for all employees

You will be joining a very supporting team, who offer a vast amount of knowledge and expertise across our 3 sites. 

About us

At Branston we pride ourselves on our HWDB values and aim to exemplify this in everything we do. Our purpose is to make a positive difference to people’s lives and the wider environment, focusing on work life balance and employee wellbeing.  We are dedicated to helping employees grow their careers, with training opportunities that allow you to build on existing skills and develop new ones. We like to celebrate success, and have recognition & reward schemes in place, to say thank you to our people, who without, our operations wouldn’t be possible. We understand the importance of corporate responsibility and our impact on the wider environment and continuously look to improve our sustainability procedures and aim to be Net Zero by 2035.

Reference 225699511

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