Trainer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Evaluate job performance in context of the standard work procedures and quality standards.
• Provide critical hands-on training to personnel with a focus on working safety and producing quality components.
• Train groups of 4-6 for weekly durations to a job-ready state.
• Facilitate training and on-boarding for newly hired associates and act as culture ambassador to support a positive associate experience.
• Read, understand, and mentor from task lists, SOP’s, OPL’s and OEM’s.
• Diagnose workmanship and quality issues and provide just-in-time instruction to correct deficiencies.
• Cookordinate with the Operations Team, the Plant Leadership Team, Safety, and Human Resources to assure all associates complete required training.
• Identify opportunities for improving training practices and make recommendations to Plant Leadership Team.
• Support associate engagement and retention initiatives at the facility.
• Participate as a contributing member of a dynamic team, focused on safety, quality, and servant leadership.
• Exhibit flexibility, adaptability to address both planned and critical response training needs.
• Successfully complete a Train-the-Trainer course to provide the skills necessary to instruct a diverse workforce.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with powered hand tools and metal assembly.
• Ability to work with individuals and small groups to coach, mentor, and provide instruction to personnel on ways to improve their quality and productivity output.
• Ability to listen, communicate, provide direction, and coach others to use their job-related skills to produce quality results.
• Have, or can successfully acquire, first-hand knowledge and skills to successfully perform each of the hands-on positions you are assigned to mentor.
• Experience training and providing instructions to groups of individuals.
• Understanding of OSHA regulations, and other safety related programs.
• Time management skills.
• Receptive to change - can adapt to changing circumstances.
• Makes suggestions for improvement.
• Proactive in ensuring job knowledge is current.
• Respect diversity - treat others with respect.
• Avoid unnecessary conflict.
• Familiarization of Continuous Improvement concepts/programs: 5s, 6 sigma, lean manufacturing.
• Bilingual is a plus (English/Spanish).

Working Conditions

• Job requires ability to work with tools.
• Ability to lift and manipulate objects of up to 30 lbs is required.
• Use of Personal Protection Equipment will be required (e.g. hard-hat, safety boots, etc.).
• Hazards associated with the industry.