Training Manager

Koch•Janesville, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia-Pacific’s Foodservice Solutions division is seeking a Training Manager to support workforce development and training execution at our manufacturing facility in Janesville, Wisconsin. This position will help facilitate the plant-level training process, maintain training curriculum, track employee skill progression, and partner with plant leadership, department managers, supervisors, and trainers to ensure employees are developing appropriately before being released into roles independently. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting a more structured and consistent training process for the facility. This includes supporting new hire training, role-specific training, on-the-job training, standard practices training, and continued development for employees across the plant. This individual will be based out of the Janesville, Wisconsin facility.

Requirements

Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, training, operations, or leadership role
Experience supporting or leading employee training, onboarding, skill development, or process standardization
Experience working with supervisors, department leaders, or cross-functional teams to execute plant priorities
Ability to organize training records, track progression, and follow up on open items

Nice To Haves

Experience developing or maintaining training curriculum, skill matrices, certification processes, or standard work
Experience in thermoforming, sheet extrusion, packaging, or plastics manufacturing
Experience coaching trainers or supporting on-the-job training processes
Experience using systems such as SAP, learning management systems, or other platforms used for training, documentation, or employee records

Responsibilities

Execute the plant-level training process in alignment with the broader training strategy and organizational direction.
Facilitate and maintain training curriculum, skill matrices, task sign-offs, and certification records for plant roles.
Partner with department managers to understand role expectations, training priorities, and skill gaps within their areas.
Support new hire onboarding.
Help ensure employees are progressing appropriately before being released into roles independently.
Maintain visibility to employee training status, readiness concerns, and retraining needs.
Work with supervisors and leads to reinforce standards after employees are released to the floor.
Identify barriers in the training process and escalate gaps, concerns, or resource needs to plant leadership.
Support a culture of continuous improvement, employee development, and workforce investment.