PRODUCTION - GENERAL - TRAINER

Sauer Brands, Inc.•Mauldin, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Trainer is responsible for supporting all aspects of production training and to ensure training is administered efficiently and effectively to the production staff. This position ensures employees are trained to Sauer Brand’s Standard of Work and all other applicable standards. This position is also responsible for ensuring that new employees receive the required standardized onboarding before starting work.

Requirements

Superior organizational skills, task management, time management, and attention to detail.
Professional, well spoken, and able to interact with staff at all levels.
Ability to work independently and in a team setting with little to no supervision
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong, self-motivated independent thinker
Proficient using MS Office (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) is preferred
3+ years Manufacturing Operations experience
1+ years of Training experience
Broad knowledge of varied technical and manufacturing processes

Nice To Haves

Some post-high school education is preferred
2-year degree is preferred – experience may substitute

Responsibilities

Act as the point of contact for all Training issues from the production areas
Oversee recovery plan development for employees are having difficulty qualifying for Pay for Skills; work with supervisors, managers, and leaders to ensure any plan developed will be successful
Oversee the development and/or revision of training material(SOP) that improves the knowledge of employees; Coordinate with applicable subject matter experts to create training material or take existing training material and revising for improvement (pictures, audio, or video)
Develop and process written training documentation
Oversee and ensure training progress is reported to Manager and other plant leaders.
Coach people professionally; know how to motivate and coach properly in the moment
Be able to handle conflict to ensure areas are working together effectively
Ensure Training processes are trained on and understood; ensure processes are followed
Train new employees during the onboarding process.
Qualify and certify employees to perform specific tasks and jobs in all technical processes using adult learning methodologies (define, show, do, review)
Participate in Audits and address competencies, competency gaps and the pay for skills matrix; Ensure any gaps are being addressed with the applicable Manager or other leaders
Coordinate with other departments (Quality, Maintenance, etc.) to identify and implement training actions that support production solutions and improve the overall knowledge level of employees.
Conduct periodic audits to ensure Training process compliance and to identify Training improvements