Fire and Lifting Instructor

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and assess theoretical and practical training under OPITO standards, legislation, company procedures, and client requirements.
• Ensure learning outcomes, assessment criteria, competency standards, safety, and delegate welfare are maintained.
• Conduct risk assessments, implement controls, and deliver toolbox talks before practical activities.
• Maintain safe training areas, simulators, firefighting and lifting equipment, PPE, tools, and resources.
• Maintain course materials, lesson plans, exercises, and assessment documentation.
• Conduct fair learner assessments and maintain secure training and assessment records.
• Participate in standardization, coaching, internal quality assurance, and CPD activities.
• Report hazards, incidents, defects, deficiencies, and non-conformities and support corrective actions.
• Collaborate with instructors, technicians, and operational staff on safe training delivery.

Instructor Requirements

• The instructor must understand applicable OPITO industry standards for the courses delivered.
• The candidate must be occupationally competent in firefighting, emergency response, helideck response, Banksman & Slinger, and rigging operations.
• Instructional or training-methods training and proven teaching experience are required.
• The candidate must maintain documented CPD and current knowledge of relevant standards, legislation, and industry practices.
• Effective communication, presentation, coaching, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Assessor Requirements

• An industry-recognized assessor qualification is required for personnel conducting assessments.
• The assessor must understand OPITO standards, assessment requirements, and approved-centre internal quality assurance processes.
• Assessments must be conducted objectively and consistently against prescribed criteria.
• The role includes participation in assessor standardization and internal verification activities.

Discipline Competence

• Banksman & Slinger and rigging competence requires current knowledge of lifting operations, legislation, industry practices, and OPITO requirements.
• Emergency response competence requires firefighting and emergency response expertise, including practical helicopter or helideck response experience.
• The role covers OPITO Offshore Emergency Response Team Member and Leader and Helideck Emergency Response Team Member and Leader training.

Additional Qualifications

• A graduate or equivalent qualification is required.
• NEBOSH IGC or an equivalent HSE qualification is required.
• Relevant occupational experience and competency certificates are required.
• A valid OPITO and Internal Auditor certification is preferable and advantageous.

Fitness and Travel

• The instructor must be physically and medically fit for all training activities and applicable offshore medical requirements.
• Occasional offshore travel may be required for training delivery.

Preferred Candidate Profile