Training Lead - 1st Shift - Days Off: Wednesday & Thursday

Home Chef • Bedford Park, IL

6d • $23 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

The Training Lead is responsible for supporting training activities for hourly new hires across departments, ensuring that they are adequately aware of the ops team and the overall processes, and that all new hourly hires complete their initial online training on the lms. They need to have a focused approach on training hourly production new hires and ensure that they are trained on all production processes and that they understand expectations on human safety, food safety and general behaviors. Training leads are also responsible for ensuring that online refresher training is completed as assigned for the hourly teams (associates and leads). In addition to new hires, Training leads will support CI initiatives as needed and also support any retraining efforts across departments for the hourly population. Training leads, like other roles, may also be asked to join the production floor and assist based on operational needs.

Detailed Responsibilities
New Hire Training and Management
The Training Lead is responsible for working with the Training Superintendent to drive a culture of community and positivity in the training program and on the production floor while working to set up new hires for success in their new roles. The training lead will
Be an expert on all aspects of the production floor to include Production processes as well as an understanding of how supporting departments work with Production
Assist and coach new hourly employees on floor processes and procedures
Understand the training program, policies, and procedures
Track and document employee progress on the floor with the provided checklist of skills and competencies
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Production Supervisors and Shift Managers
Understand key KPIs and demonstrate the ability to communicate KPI targets to new and existing associates effectively
Oversee all other tasks that involve new hires including supporting other departments’ new hires through their LMS training etc
Support CI Initiatives and Retraining
As part of the CI Department, Training leads will support in implementing new processes, gathering data around any existing or new processes and retraining as needed based on needs
Training leads will also support in retraining other departments based on any one-page lessons or SOPs and conduct knowledge checks as needed.
Refresher Training:
Training Leads are responsible for ensuring that team members across departments have the necessary support needed to complete required compliance training. They need to be the advocates for compliance training and should effectively communicate with site leaders on where they are as a site and how to ensure that 100% compliance is met.
General Responsibilities:
Complete daily, weekly, monthly tasks as determined by standard work
Follow the facility GMP’s and help enforce them throughout the facility
Support the efforts of the company to maintain our food safety system (SQF) and quality programs as well as our employee safety initiatives
When not actively engaged in training lead duties, the individual will provide support and work directly on the production floor.
This position requires 0% travel.

Requirements

• General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED)
• 6+ months of production/warehouse environment required
• Desire to train and willingness to learn new skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment alongside others as a team
• Open availability to work nights and weekend shifts
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must have floor presence and be able to stand/walk for up to 10-12 hours

Responsibilities

• Support training activities for hourly new hires across departments.
• Ensure new hires are aware of the ops team and overall processes.
• Ensure all new hourly hires complete their initial online training on the LMS.
• Train hourly production new hires on all production processes.
• Ensure new hires understand expectations on human safety, food safety, and general behaviors.
• Ensure online refresher training is completed as assigned for hourly teams.
• Support CI initiatives as needed.
• Support retraining efforts across departments for the hourly population.
• Assist on the production floor based on operational needs.
• Drive a culture of community and positivity in the training program and on the production floor.
• Set up new hires for success in their new roles.
• Be an expert on all aspects of the production floor, including production processes and how supporting departments work with Production.
• Assist and coach new hourly employees on floor processes and procedures.
• Understand the training program, policies, and procedures.
• Track and document employee progress on the floor with the provided checklist of skills and competencies.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Production Supervisors and Shift Managers.
• Understand key KPIs and communicate KPI targets to new and existing associates effectively.
• Oversee all other tasks involving new hires, including supporting other departments’ new hires through their LMS training.
• Support in implementing new processes.
• Gather data around any existing or new processes.
• Retrain as needed based on needs.
• Support retraining of other departments based on one-page lessons or SOPs.
• Conduct knowledge checks as needed.
• Ensure team members across departments have the necessary support to complete required compliance training.
• Act as an advocate for compliance training.
• Communicate with site leaders on compliance status and how to ensure 100% compliance.
• Complete daily, weekly, monthly tasks as determined by standard work.
• Follow and help enforce facility GMPs.
• Support company efforts to maintain the food safety system (SQF) and quality programs, as well as employee safety initiatives.
• Provide support and work directly on the production floor when not actively engaged in training lead duties.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
• 401k program
• Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED