Carroll, IA - 1st Shift Bilingual Training Coordinator $27.75

About the role

The Bi-Lingual Training Coordinator - 2 supports on-boarding and training initiatives for exempt and factory hourly employees, including external and internal hiring and employee relations. They also assist with community recruiting events.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, conduct, and track all new hire on-boarding classroom training
• Become familiar and supportive of each plant’s PEERs program
• Oversee and coordinate on-line work experiences with new hire and certified trainers
• Develop relationship with new hires as primary contact and liaison during first month of employment with follow up at 30 and 60 days
• Care for all questions, concerns, and other issues encountered in order to ease transition for new team members
• Coordinate and manage monthly and annual safety and quality training, including scheduling, preparing trainings, electronic sign-off for team members
• Flexibility of work hours including mandatory overtime when business needs require
• Able to move to different lines and responsibilities
• Able to safely work with and around moving equipment
• Able to communicate in a concise, polite and respectful manner with team members
• Regular / dependable attendance consistent with attendance guidelines is required
• Flexible work schedule as needed
• Comply with safety, quality, and production requirements and procedures
• Able to meet physical requirements of the job
• Establish and implement safe operating practices for all team members and enforce policies to ensure safe work habits are developed
• Help establish and educate all team members concerning quality workmanship
• Provide leadership that will utilize the talents of all team members
• Coach and mentor team members regarding safety, quality, and productivity to achieve department goals
• Look for improvement opportunities for the area
• Daily contact with all levels of management
• May be required to provide general HR support and completion of HR-related projects
• Maintain Confidentiality with all job responsibilities
• Work closely with staffing agency (RPO)
• Coordinate progression program, assist with tuition assistance program and work with 260E funding
• Lead new hire candidate tours
• Participate in new hire candidate interviews
• Interpret in interviews with English Language Learner candidates
• Coordinate, conduct and track Certified Trainer program
• Support managers and production coordinators in the completion of new team member checklists
• Assist in Career Fairs
• Develop community relationships that promote Pella Corporation’s goal of attracting manufacturing talent

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Pass pre-employment tests
• Pass drug screen
• Pass pre-work ability screen
• Work in a team environment with the ability to communicate in a concise, polite and respectful manner
• High school diploma or equivalency

Qualifications

• Manufacturing-related experience is preferred
• Training experience is preferred
• Desired classes include: Blueprint reading, quality gauges, process technology, product knowledge and computer skills

Skills & Talent

• Must be bilingual (English and Spanish)
• Must be able to translate documents between English and Spanish
• Must be able to create and revise training materials
• Decision making / problem solving in a manufacturing environment with minimal supervision
• Self-motivated
• Computer knowledge including Microsoft Office, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Demonstrate leadership and adaptability
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Use of hand tools and machinery is required
• Requires written and oral communication skills and the cognitive ability to learn the safety, quality, and productivity standards
• Learn, comprehend and implement Lock Out/Tag Out and safety and quality procedures to assure the safe and proper operation of the equipment
• Able to make precise, timely decisions and problem solve under very stressful conditions
• Committed to self-development

Physical Skills & Requirements

• Lift up to 60 lbs. at waist level and up to 30 lbs. at shoulder level up to an occasional basis when moving products
• Push or pull with up to 70 lbs. of force up to an occasional basis when moving products
• Generate up to 65 lbs. of grip strength up to an occasional basis with each hand while handling products
• Generate up to 15 lbs. of pinch strength up to occasional basis with each hand while handling products
• Display average coordination with both hands up to a continuous basis while performing job tasks
• Perform elevated work up to an occasional basis when handling products
• Stoop, kneel or squat up to an occasional basis when handling products
• Reach forward and to the side up to a frequent basis when handling products
• Stand up to a continuous basis and walk up to a frequent basis during the course of each shift
• Able to perform repetitive tasks up to 12 hours per day