T&D Position Instructor I (Safety)

Blount Fine Foods • McKinney, TX

2d

About The Position

Learning & Development Position Instructors implement initial and ongoing development for new and current staff, maximizing efficiency and accuracy while ensuring understanding of positional and corporate requirements. The Instructor serves as a departmental point of contact for new hires and their training, works closely with Operations, Learning & Development, and Supervisors, and supports employee and department success through coaching, feedback, and effective training.

The role focuses on workplace safety in a food manufacturing environment, including knowledge of OSHA requirements and hazards such as machinery, chemicals, ergonomics, slips, trips, falls, and confined spaces. The Instructor conducts routine facility inspections, enforces departmental and corporate policies, and provides feedback on new staff progress and training-program effectiveness.

The Instructor is expected to become a subject matter expert in processing equipment and tasks, and, with training and appropriate time in the position, to operate, adjust, break down, and reassemble job-specific equipment and train others to do so. The role also contributes recommendations to prevent downtime and improve processing efficiency.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of Lead, Assistant Supervisor, or leadership experience.
• 2–3 years of technician experience on manufacturing machines, with a proven record of ensuring equipment reaches and maintains optimum output.
• 1–2 years of training or teaching experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Knowledge of workplace safety regulations and standards, including OSHA requirements.
• Understanding of food manufacturing environments and associated hazards, including machinery, chemicals, ergonomics, slips, trips, falls, and confined spaces.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key departmental contact for new hires and new-hire training, and as a liaison among new hires, Learning & Development, and Supervisors.
• Conduct routine facility inspections to identify unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Enforce departmental and corporate policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Work closely with the assigned Operations department and Learning & Development Coordinator to achieve department and corporate goals.
• Provide ongoing feedback to Training & Development and department Supervisors regarding new staff progress.
• Coach and mentor new hires while maintaining a positive attitude and supporting their success.
• Work with counter associates to achieve department and corporate goals.
• Provide ongoing feedback and recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the Blount training program.
• Learn to operate, adjust, break down, and reassemble job-specific processing equipment, and train others in these skills.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in processing equipment and tasks and use that expertise to train employees.
• Respond to processing inefficiencies and downtime, help minimize their impact, and proactively recommend solutions to prevent future downtime.
• Carry out other assigned responsibilities with similar skills and work conditions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company match and profit-sharing plan.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Education assistance program.
• Life insurance and short-term disability.
• Discounts on Blount products at company retail locations.
• Discretionary annual bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed