Manufacturing Trainer

MUSH•West Valley City, UT

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About The Position

The Manufacturing Trainer owns and leads the training program for MUSH’s ready-to-eat food manufacturing facility. The role ensures team members are trained, qualified, and confident from their first day on the floor through ongoing refreshers, while keeping the facility audit-ready for SMETA, BRC, regulatory, and customer requirements. The Trainer builds and manages the annual training schedule, creates training content from the ground up, and personally delivers training across all shifts in English and Spanish. The role partners with HR, Production, Quality, Food Safety, Sanitation, Maintenance, and Safety to ensure on-the-job, HR, safety, quality, and regulatory training is completed, documented, and effective. The position requires a hands-on, outspoken leader who can command a room, hold people accountable for completing training, and raise concerns when training is behind or ineffective.

Requirements

Fully bilingual in English and Spanish, verbally and in writing, with the ability to train, write materials, and answer questions in both languages.
At least 2 years of experience in training, HR, safety, or quality in food, beverage, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment; food manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to design and create training content, not just deliver existing material.
Confident, outspoken presenter able to lead groups of all sizes, from production associates to plant leadership.
Strong organization, attention to detail, and follow-through on recordkeeping and deadlines.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to bend, reach, and lift up to 50 pounds as required.
Ability to work around operating manufacturing equipment and in cold, wet, and varying environmental conditions.
Ability to follow GMP, hygiene, and PPE requirements on the production floor.
Ability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs require to train all shifts.
Ability to work in a facility that handles food allergens, including milk, peanuts, and tree nuts.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Education, Occupational Safety, Food Science, or a related field.
Experience in a ready-to-eat food manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting SMETA or other ethical trade audits.
Certifications such as HACCP, PCQI, OSHA 10/30, or Train-the-Trainer.
Experience with an LMS or HRIS training module, such as BambooHR.
Knowledge of the ETI Base Code and ethical trade standards.

Responsibilities

Own, build, and execute the annual training schedule across all departments and shifts.
Create training content in English and Spanish in partnership with Production, Quality, Food Safety, Sanitation, Maintenance, and Safety.
Deliver and support on-the-job, HR, safety, quality, food safety, GMP, and allergen training.
Verify training effectiveness through assessments and competency sign-offs, and retrain where gaps are found.
Track training completion and escalate overdue training to plant leadership.
Partner with HR to run new-hire orientation and onboarding, including for temporary and agency workers.
Ensure each new hire completes required onboarding training before working on the production floor.
Coordinate OSHA, GMP, food safety, and other regulatory- and customer-required training.
Maintain audit-ready training records, the training matrix, and certification refreshers.
Prepare training evidence for audits and close training-related corrective actions.