Trainer/Assessor

POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID: 54550

Type of work: On site

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Location:

Johannesburg, ZA

About Us
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a "Bridgestone West" strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

About The Role
Job Purpose
The ideal candidate will deliver effective training and assessments in all areas of OTR tyre management, ensuring employees are competent, safe, and compliant with company and industry standards. This role supports operational excellence by developing skills, promoting best practices, and maintaining accurate training and competency records.

For more information about Otraco Southern Africa
,
please read the details below.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the design, development and maintenance of training material
• and documents
• Forecast, plan, prepare and submit monthly Training Plans
• Monitor and review training matrix to ensure trainees complete training
• within acceptable timeframe
• Maintain personal development through reading industry journals or shadowing or working closely with other trainer and assessors Administration
• Analysis, review and completion of all training material for compliance prior to submitting to the Training Administrator for data entry
• Prepare and submit Trainer Assessor site reports to the Manager at the completion of any site visit
• Work safely and follow Occupational Health and Safety Procedures.
• Report hazards, unsafe work conditions and equipment.
• Report incidents and assist in the investigation and implementation of follow up actions that may be identified.
• Perform Job Hazard Analysis and take control actions to reduce the risk of injury or damage to equipment.
• Comply with site emergency evacuation procedures.
• Contribute to meetings and inspections in order to improve safety in the workplace.
• Create and implement safety training programs that address the unique hazards of mining operations, ensuring employees understand safe work practices and compliance requirements.
• Develop comprehensive safety induction programs for new hires, covering essential topics such as personal protective equipment (PPE), emergency procedures, and site-specific safety protocols.
• Conduct regular refresher courses and updates on safety practices, equipment operation, and risk management to reinforce a culture of safety among all employees.
• Assess the effectiveness of safety training programs through feedback, observations, and safety performance metrics, adjusting as necessary to enhance learning outcomes.
• Partner with safety officers and compliance teams to ensure that training content is aligned with regulatory standards and addresses any emerging safety concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of safety training sessions, participant attendance, and assessment outcomes to ensure compliance and facilitate continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Experience Required
Education, Master, other certification:

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate.
• A valid and appropriate light vehicle driver's license (South African Code 08).
• Related industry field certificates or relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the mining sector and/or training and development sector, preferably in a managerial role.

Preferred:

• Three years of Earthmover tyre fitting experience.
• Skills and experience in training and assessment in the Earthmoving Industry
• Certificate II in Automotive (Mechanical – Tyre fitting and repair Heavy) or Equivalent.

Skills:

• Proven experience developing, implementation and managing of mining-specific training programs.
• Strong understanding of mining safety regulations and adult learning principles.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and motivate diverse teams.
• Proficiency in learning management systems (LMS) and other training technologies/systems relevant to the mining sector.
• Ability to analyse data and assess training effectiveness.

Essential Requirements:

• The candidate must have excellent proficiency English.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Deliver training programmes, both internal and external to clients/employees in accordance with OTS strategies, programmes include inductions, vocational and safety related
• Plan and prepare resources and support mechanisms for Training Programmes
• Ensure training objectives are achieved
• Conduct Training Needs Analysis for OTS/Clients as required Assessment

With over 50 years' experience delivering off-the-road (OTR) and light mobile equipment (LME) tyre management solutions, Otraco help customers to maximise tyre life, increase productivity, reduce waste and improve safety. Otraco's highly skilled teams are in 60+ customer mining operations across three continents in Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa and Chile.

Otraco offers a robust portfolio of OTR tire management solutions that track tires across the full lifecycle, such as its computerized Otracom platform. Otraco's offering will complement Bridgestone's world-class OTR products and solutions, including Bridgestone MasterCore*3 surface mining tires and the tire monitoring and management solution. Bridgestone Southern Africa Mining services and OTRACO Southern Africa have joined forces to accelerate Mining tyre management and mobility solutions in Southern Africa, under one banner. Together Bridgestone and OTRACO have market-leading Mining tyre management and mobility solutions.

What We Offer
At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to "Serve Society with Superior Quality", for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

• A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
• The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
• Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
• A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
• Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
• A diverse and inclusive team.

We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.