Manufacturing Lead Trainer

Manufacturing Training Lead

Job Description Created May 2022

Supervisor’s Title: Production Manager

Department: Production

Location: Springfield, Missouri

Pay Scale: Non-Exempt

Job Summary

Responsible for the assessment of training needs within the site’s Operations department (pouching/packing, manufacturing, and warehouse) and the creation, execution or delegation, and delivery of training solutions to meet the needs of the Operations department. Accountable for training delivery, Operations on-the-job (OJT) tracking, and document control activities, systems, and programs to support the Operations department’s safety, quality, sustainability, and production goals. Owns training programs such as new employee orientation and initial training for Operations employees, training recordkeeping systems for Operations OJT, training-related investigations, and skill enhancement trainings at the site. Partners with the QA and EHS functions on document control and audit preparation.

Essential Functions

• Partners closely with HRBP, Production Supervisors, and Warehouse Supervisor to determine their training needs and functions and delivers training solutions to meet these needs, with specific focus in the following areas:
• Coordination and delivery of skill enhancement training to include technical skill and soft skill training
• Leads in the development and administration of pipeline programs for skilled positions including ATL, Vacation Relief, Maintenance, and Electrical technicians
• Partners with site HRBP in coordinating and executing Operations candidate interviews and Operations employees onboarding and initial training. Responsible for completing boot inventory and assigning lockers to new employees.
• Owns Production and Warehouse on-the-job training tracking
• Accountable for creating and maintaining an OJT system for the Operations department
• Partners with QA team to update site training tracking system with OJT records
• Accountable for creation and maintenance of Operations Skills Matrix
• Partners with Operations area leadership to assess area skill set and build/execute training plans to ensure healthy talent pipeline and skill build in each area
• Accountable for creating and maintaining trainee and trainer evaluations. Provides timely feedback from evaluations to individuals, area leadership, and site HRBP.
• Accountable for leading Operations failure investigations related to training and developing and executing CAPAs identified through investigations
  

Additional Functions

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate professionalism, including maintaining confidentiality, in verbal and written communications and in behavior.
• Flex time to all shifts as needed
• Provide support for performance improvement activities.
  
  

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of two years related experience
• Ability to present and teach various training topics. Comfortable in front of different sized groups of trainees
• Ability to lead a cross-functional team in setting and executing action plans, setting metrics, and tracking results
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• 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.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
• Comply with all safety and quality policies, practices, and procedures. Report all safety incident, including near misses to supervisor immediately
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  
  

TYPICAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Physical Demands

• Regularly involves sitting, talking, or listening and the use of hands and fingers.
• Frequently involves reaching with hands and arms and stooping or kneeling.
• Occasionally involves crouching, stooping, kneeling and /or climbing or balancing.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 55 pounds.
• Ability to wear a full-face respirator
• Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, and work with the fingers.
• Involves sedentary physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature.
  
  

TYPICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• May be exposed to moderate noise levels (i.e. office equipment or light traffic).
• May be exposed to environments where chemicals and chemical related dusts, fumes, mists are being used and/or emitted. PPE will be provided as necessary.
• May be exposed to heat and/or cold, including outdoor environment.
  
  

Travel Requirements

• Moderate day/overnight travel (5%), occasional US and international travel may be required.
  
  

DISCLAIMER

Must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and/or skills required of all personnel so classified.

This is an accurate description of the essential functions of my position.

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