Training Lead - M-F; 8am to 4:30 pm - Lenexa, KS

The Hershey Company•Lenexa, KS

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting time to join our team in Lenexa, KS, where we hold ourselves to the highest of quality standards. Each bag of Dot’s Pretzels tastes as if they were made straight from the home kitchen of Dot herself. Our foundation is built on relationships; we are family. We believe in our employees and lead by example. The Dot’s Pretzels brand has seen an enormous amount of growth, so we are looking for employees to become a part of our team in the Lenexa, KS location.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent
Proven leadership skills
Ability to improve unity of the production department with other areas
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write correspondence, ability to speak effectively to employees of the organization.
Excellent computer skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Experience in Excel, Outlook, Word.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.
Demonstrates a passion for safety and supports safe work practices.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual preferred
Food manufacturing experience a plus
Experience with Digital Production Systems (Redzone), and ERP Systems (i.e., Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle) a plus

Responsibilities

Organizing and tracking training for hourly production employees.
Review and organize training plans.
Collaborating with Supervisors to determine employees areas of improvement.
Direct and coordinate production training activities and priorities to obtain maximum efficiency of training competencies aligned with production department goals.
Maintain and track training paperwork for hourly employees.
Identify training gaps and take appropriate steps to close the gap.
Assure all employee training checklists are being completed on time.
Meet with each employee in training to ensure training is being conducted.
Follow company GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices).
Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Follow all safety rules and policies.
Follow all general work rules and policies.
Supports continuous improvement initiatives.
Support employee retention initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.