Onboarding Trainer - 1st Shift Acorn

Farmer Focus•Harrisonburg, VA

About The Position

Who We Are and What We Do Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. Job Description The Onboarding Trainer will help develop, mentor, and coach new team members as they get acclimated to operations processes. In this position you will be responsible for various tasks to train team members on the knowledge, skills, and responsibilities required to be successful in their position. The successful candidate will have a deep commitment to the power of lifelong learning, sustaining a coaching culture, and will exemplify our Farmer Focus CARES values of Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship. How This Role Will Be Impactful The Onboarding Trainer, in partnership with the operations team, will work closely with new hires to ensure that the 60-day probationary period is successfully completed. Specifically, this role requires the following tasks:

Requirements

At least 3 years’ related experience relevant to the job.
Strong communication skills in English, Spanish, and/or French.
Experience leading training initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
Strong MS Office skills.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual preferred.

Responsibilities

Hands-on training in departments with new hires to help them learn the skills necessary to effectively contribute to the production process. This will make up 70% of the trainer’s time.
Monitor new hires to ensure clear expectations are provided regarding proper techniques of specific jobs. This will require trainers to be adept at the execution of the different tasks within the departments for which they are responsible.
Assist the Orientation trainer during the new hires’ orientation week. Checking in on their understanding of Farmer Focus policies and values at the 2-, 4-, and 7-week marks. (This will make up 30% of the trainer’s time.)
Daily evaluations to track new hire improvements and additional training required within their department.
Ability to analyze processes to determine training needs.
Communicating with the Lead(s) and Supervisor about any concerns for the new hires.
Conduct weekly check-ins followed by a schedule by department.
Serve as subject matter expert on the production floor.
Partner with operations leadership and safety to ensure all team members are following documented processes.
Assist the assigned department to train on compliance related topics to include food safety, GMP’s, Safety techniques, and health/welfare.
Ensure supervisors provide regular feedback on new hires via survey forms.