Training Coordinator (Lead)

Responsibilities

• Provide direction, development, and oversight to production on-the-job trainers across all designated departments.
• Responsible for input and accuracy of Safety Programs training matrix of all employees within MFI’s plant.
• Lead Safety Programs Lock out Tag out training program and compliance of records.
• Lead and serve other Safety Program directives as assigned.
• Document, analyze, and act on captured training information data to create talent development plans.
• Cook up onboarding enrichment programs to help assimilate new hires into positive work environments.
• Cook with Human Resources department to ensure a consistent implementation of the new hire onboarding process.
• Support Supervisors on the Employee Training Qualification Program for Operations employees.
• This includes skills and competency assessments, training, and validation of trainees with respect to their performance against established training objectives and recommendation of additional skill requirements as needed.
• Aid each Production Supervisor in: carrying out skills assessments, auditing skill assessments to ensure accuracy, identifying training needs and multi-skilling opportunities, developing on-the-job-training training matrixes and programs to meet the training and development needs, providing oversight of skill increase requirements and job skill performance evaluations, leading training and development initiatives through sourcing training materials, on-the-job-training and maintaining training records, developing Standard Work Instructions, checklists, and visual aids.
• Source training materials from vendors and other plants compiling a training databank and library.
• Maintain files of training materials and organized log(s) of all training conducted including benchmark strengths, new employee onboarding, and day to day training requirements.
• Periodic attendance of training seminars some which will require out of town or overnight arrangements.
• Provide guidance and support for special projects as requested.
• Perform all training in full compliance with all company, state and/or federal safety and environmental regulations.
• Notify designated personnel of any irregularities in materials, process, or equipment.
• Be willing to have a schedule flexibility as the need to work on any shift may be needed to meet operational teams’ training needs.
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained.
• Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Experience: Extensive work experience and knowledge of all equipment in the area of support including best operating practices, principles of operation, operational parameters, fault finding and corrective action on equipment and systems.
• Communication Skills: In order to promote a manufacturing environment that is safe and efficient for both personnel and food, the ability to effectively communicate in basic English (both verbal and written) is required. This includes the ability to speak, read and comprehend safety instructions, rules and warnings for self and others in both normal and emergency situations.
• Languages: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and in group situations. Ability to respond to questions from internal/external customers/vendors at all levels including management.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form.
• Licenses, Certificates, Registrations: Examples of licenses, certificates, and registrations required: Driver’s license.
• Other Skills And Abilities: Specific skills and abilities required that are not included in other sections: Ability to work flexible hours both day and nights shifts, alternating between shifts in order to meet training needs. Ability to multi-task, deal with employees with diverse background and good problem solving skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to use Microsoft Office including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word. Basic math skills. Customer service capabilities. Ability to work indoors in normal office setting for duration of shift. Ability to answer phones and receive pertinent information.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $23.31 - $33.80 per hour.