Technical Knowledge Instructor (TKI)

Job Description:

Salary: Competitive salary and fantastic benefits on offer

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Location: Crawley, West Sussex – Hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 days on-site per week and 1-2 days remote, depending on operational needs

Closing date: Sunday 26th Jan 2025

In a nutshell

At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and its our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, were harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.

In this exciting new role, you’ll be responsible for delivering technical training to our pilots on Boeing 787, Airbus A330, and A350 aircraft. Initially, you would instruct on either our Boeing or Airbus fleet.

Teaching would include instructor-led training, overseeing CBT sessions in class, including delivering Dangerous Goods Training, and instructional sessions instructing company SOPs using Flight Training Devices (FTD). Preparation of lecture notes for trainees, presentation of lectures as required, and advising the CTKI of any vital revisions or amendments that are required to the course syllabi. You will also produce training course material and electronic presentations to develop our pilots.

Day to day

Delivering Technical Training

Deliver initial & recurrent Technical Training to Pilots from our in-house syllabus and regulatory requirements
Prepare candidates to achieve appropriate examination standards, company approvals, and licencing requirements
Manage and motivate candidates to encourage a highly proficient and dedicated workforce for VAA and external customers
Co-ordinate with other internal and external providers to ensure effective delivery of assigned training programmes

Preparing course material

Ensure that all course material is up to date, accurate, and meets the needs of the delegates
Design and develop new courses, modules, and ad-hoc training courses based on up-to-date training needs analysis and using the most appropriate and cost-effective training technology
Gather and monitor course feedback for the continuous improvement of courses and individual performance

Quality, Continuous Improvement and Projects

Manage documentation and publications for the compliance and effective running of Flight Deck Training
Production of reports and plans as advised
Act as ‘focal’ for key department or VAA-wide projects as assigned, e.g., Entry Into Service projects for new aircraft types.

About you

Do you have previous training experience as a Technical Instructor? Do you have a record of handling your own workload efficiently in a dynamic environment, showing initiative and proactivity? Then this could be the role for you!

Alongside the above, we are looking for:

•A proven track record as an aircraft Technician/Approved Engineer, Flight Engineer, or pilot.

•Previous training experience as a Technical Instructor is preferred

•Strong working knowledge of Word, Excel, MS applications, and PowerPoint

•Ability to handle a multitude of work requests and projects at any one time and prioritise accordingly

•Ability to engage and work with other teams and stakeholders

•Simulator training experience would be advantageous

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be an adaptable, self-driven, and committed individual who can deliver effective and efficient training in a team environment.

Does the above sound like you? Then wed love to hear from you!

What we offer you:

The Virgin Atlantic rewards and benefits package is designed to reward, support, and develop our people as they take on the world in their own way. With one of the best concessionary packages in the industry, we give our people the rewards and benefits that they deserve. Because the best, deserve the best: Want to know more, click here

Our recipe for leadership

At Virgin Atlantic, our leaders empower teams to thrive through collaboration, innovation, and excellence. Explore our Leadership Recipe and discover the 20 core ingredients that define what it means to lead with us, driving our mission to be the most loved travel company and achieve sustainable profit. Want to learn more? Click here

Be yourself

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, (recruitmentfly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.

Job Ident #: 2504

Company Details

Virgin Atlantic

Fleming Way
Crawley, England United Kingdom, International RH10 9DF International
www.virginatlantic.com/us/en

Virgin Atlantic uses a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and operates to destinations in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia from its main hub at London–Heathrow, and its secondary hub at Manchester

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Job Info

Location

Crawley , England, United Kingdom

Type

Permanent

Company Details

Virgin Atlantic

Fleming Way
Crawley, England United Kingdom, International RH10 9DF International
www.virginatlantic.com/us/en