PLC Tutor

We are looking for a passionate and knowledgeable PLC Tutor to join our growing training team. We welcome applications from candidates at all experience levels, whether you are an engineer looking to move into training for the first time, or a seasoned technical trainer with years of classroom and industry experience behind you. Your salary and grade will be tailored to reflect your skills, PLC knowledge, and teaching experience.

• Full-time
• £25,000 - £45,000 per year

What’s the Role About?

Junior PLC Tutor – Suited to entry-level engineers or technicians with solid PLC experience who are looking to transition into a training and education role. Full support and mentoring will be provided to develop your delivery skills.

PLC Tutor – Suited to candidates with a combination of strong industry experience and some existing training or coaching background. Comfortable delivering structured courses with minimal supervision.

Senior PLC Tutor – Suited to experienced trainers with broad PLC platform knowledge and the ability to deliver across multiple skill levels, from beginner to advanced learner cohorts.

Advanced PLC Tutor – Suited to subject matter experts with deep, multi-platform PLC expertise, significant industry experience, and a proven track record of delivering high-quality technical training.

All roles may contribute to course development and curriculum design.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll mainly be based at our centre in Alderley Park, but the role will also take you up to our Gateshead site, and every so often out to a client’s own premises too, so a bit of variety in where your week takes you.

Day to day, you’ll be delivering engaging, practical PLC training to all sorts of learners, from complete beginners finding their feet to seasoned engineers brushing up. That means running both classroom sessions and hands‑on workshops, making sure people can actually take the theory and put it to work in front of a rig. You’ll read the room and adjust your pace and style to suit mixed‑ability groups, giving individuals what they need rather than treating everyone the same.

You’ll keep an eye on how learners are getting on through practical exercises, tests, and good old observation, and give them honest, constructive feedback that helps them improve. Alongside the teaching, you’ll help keep our course materials fresh and pitch in on developing new content when it’s needed, and you’ll make sure the training environments, rigs, and equipment are safe, working, and ready to go before anyone walks in.

There’s a bit of admin that comes with the territory too, keeping accurate records of attendance, progress, and outcomes in line with our own and our awarding bodies’ requirements. We’ll also count on you to stay sharp on developments in PLC technology, industrial automation, and the standards that matter, so what you’re teaching always reflects the real world. You’ll be there for learners before and after sessions when they’ve got technical questions, and you’ll be a genuine part of the team, sharing what you know and swapping best practice with colleagues.

What Makes You a Great Fit?

You’ve got real hands‑on experience with PLCs out in the field, whether that’s industrial or commercial, so you know how this stuff actually behaves when it’s not sitting neatly in a textbook. You’re a natural at explaining things too, able to take something technical and make it genuinely click for someone hearing it for the first time. Above all, you’re patient, easy to get along with, and you care whether your learners walk away better than they arrived.

You’re happy working under your own steam, but just as comfortable rolling up your sleeves as part of the team.

And you’ll be an even better fit if you bring some of these along. Maybe you’ve done a bit of training, teaching, coaching, or mentoring before, formally or otherwise, or you hold a relevant engineering qualification like an HNC, HND, degree, or apprenticeship. A teaching qualification (PTLLS, AET, CET, or similar) is a real plus, though we’re just as happy if you’re up for working towards one.

Experience with SCADA, HMI, drives, or industrial networks like Profibus,…