Technical Trainer

Description

The Technical Trainer assists with training processes locally. The role reports into the site General Manager/ Plant Manager and dotted lines into Operations Learning & Development, to ensure training is completed for Operator/Craft Job Certification. The role will be a key contact/trainer for team members and be responsible for teammate assessments regarding machine skills – providing feedback, machine certification responsibility, and conducting assessments related to line of progression movements.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Completes daily technical training on the floor to assist with the Certification of team members in their roles
• PARTNERS WITH OPS L&D LEADER TO SUPPORT NEW HIRE ORIENTATION/ON BOARDING TRAINING, AS NEEDED
• ASSISTS WITH TRACKING, EVALUATING, AND MEASURING TRAINING LOCALLY USING THE COMPANY’S DEPT. TRAINING STANDARDS & LEARNING SYSTEM TOOLS
• SUPPORTS SITE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL LEARNING SOLUTION CREATION (SOP’s, GUIDED WORKFLOWS, TECHNICAL LEARNING AIDS – TO ASSIST WITH TRAINING)
• DEVELOPS, BUILDS, AND MAINTAINS RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRAINES & LEADERS IN THEIR ROLE
• PARTICIPATES IN NEW TEAM MEMBER HIRING PROCESS –ASSESSES CANDIDATES’ SKILLS (GENERAL AND/OR MACHINE, INVOLVED IN INTERVIEW PROCESS TO ASSESS INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE, AND PROVIDES PERSPECTIVE ON HIRING DECISIONS)
• CONDUCTS TRAINING ON ALL SHIFTS
• INFLUENCES OTHERS TO BE SAFETY-MINDFUL
• TEAM MEMBER WILL BE CERTIFIED THROUGH A TRAIN THE TRAINER PROCESS, SUPPORT MANAGING DAY TO DAY CERTIFICATION PROCESSES & WILL BE SUPPORTED BY OPS L&D WITH TRAINING TOOLS & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CONTENT
• ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

How You Will Impact WestRock

Improve local team performance through increasing skills and time to certification processes
Cost eliminator driving training efficiencies across roles, saving us unnecessary risk, and reducing the time allotted for training – a continuous improvement mindset

What You Need to Succeed

• Critical Skills/Capabilities: Growth and Results Oriented, Innovation, Interpersonal Skills, Accountability, Influence, Decision Making, Communication, Quality
• Technical Skills: 1 – 3 years’ experience conducting/leading training, including On-The-Job training, or similar, in a manufacturing environment preferred
  2 – 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
  Knowledge of Learning Management Systems preferred
  Microsoft Office Experience Preferred– Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Forms
• Others Qualification: Facilitation/Presentation Skills, Influencing, Partnering, Problem Solving/Continuous Improvement, Professionalism

What We Offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive wage, reflecting skills, competencies, and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of our daily work

About Smurfit Westrock

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.