Training Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Is AMERICAN the right fit for you?

AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Company is hiring for a Training Specialist at our East Coast Operation in Columbia, SC. At AMERICAN, we believe in doing things THE RIGHT WAY. That's why our employees earn competitive pay, receive excellent benefits and have opportunities to grow. All this while making products the world needs.

As a Training Specialist you will be designing, developing, and delivering engaging learning programs that enhance employee skills, promote safety, and support operational excellence within a manufacturing environment. This role blends hands-on process documentation, multimedia content creation, and instructor-led facilitation to provide comprehensive onboarding and ongoing training for all departments. Working closely with subject matter experts and leadership, the Training Specialist assesses organizational training needs, creates department-specific curricula, and maintains up-to-date, effective learning resources. Through a mix of video-based instruction, written materials, and interactive sessions, this position ensures employees are equipped to perform their roles safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. The Training Department provides training for all roles within the company, including shop floor hourly employees and leadership personnel.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Design, develop, and deliver comprehensive training plans tailored to each department.
• Conduct surveys, interviews, roundtables, consultations, and on-the-job observations to identify skills gaps and training priorities.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure training content is accurate, relevant, and aligned with company goals, safety regulations, and industry best practices.
• Film plant processes and edit high-quality training videos with captions, annotations, and clear step-by-step guidance.
• Create supporting materials such as SOPs, work instructions, checklists, presentations, and e-learning modules.
• Lead training sessions using engaging instructional techniques (digital learning, hands-on training, collaborative learning).
• Support onboarding for new employees, ensuring a smooth transition into each department.
• Administer post-training assessments, skills demonstrations, and knowledge checks to measure program effectiveness.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
2. Must have a four-year degree in instructional design or related field and three to five years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3. Must be able to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedures, SOPs, JSAs and work instructions. Must be able to build effective presentations and present information to small or large groups. Must have strong communication skills, including the ability to adapt your approach based on your audience.
4. Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
5. Must be able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, government representatives, and the general public.
6. Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages.
7. Must be able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
8. Must be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
9. Must have interpersonal communication and conflict resolution skills.
10. Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English.
11. Must have knowledge and skills working with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ability to create file structures and manage data storage utilizing OneDrive and SharePoint.
12. Must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information, maintaining confidentiality, integrity and demonstrating sensitivity to employees who communicate issues. Must demonstrate success operating in our Core Value system: Performance, Partnership and Personal Accountability.
13. Must be able to work well with others and perform duties professionally under pressure.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Knowledge of video editing software (e.g. Adobe Premiere Pro), use of cameras, microphones, and other media equipment.
2. Knowledge of 6S.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

• The employee is required to sit, use hands to type, handle, or feel, talk and hear.
• The employee is also required to stand and walk on the shop floor.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 10 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The Training Specialist role is a mix of office and manufacturing plant environment. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

BENEFITS

AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe Company provides competitive wages and benefits including:

• Medical (PPO or HDHP options)
  • Prescription
  • Telahealth
  • Employee Assistance Program
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life & AD&D Policies (Company Paid)
• Short-Term Disability Policy (Company Paid)
• Long-Term Disability Policy (Company Paid)
• 401k