Technical Trainer
WestRock
Location: Plymouth, IN (1000 Pidco Drive, Plymouth, IN 46563) The Technical Trainer assists with training processes locally. The role reports into the site General Manager/ Plant Manager and dotted lines into Operations Learning & Development, to ensure training is completed for Operator/ Craft Job Certification. The role will be a key contact/trainer for team members and be responsible for teammate assessments regarding machine skills – providing feedback, machine certification responsibility, and conducting assessments related to line of progression movements. Major Job Responsibilities: Completes daily technical training on the floor to assist with the certification of team members in their roles. Partners with OPS L&D leader to support New Hire Orientation/On Boarding Training, as needed. Assists with tracking, evaluating, and measuring training locally using the company’s Dept. Training Standards & Learning System tools. Supports site specific technical learning solution creation (SOP’s, Guided Workflows, Technical Learning Aids – to assist with training). Develops, builds, and maintains relationships with trainees & leaders in their role. Participates in new teammate hiring process – assesses candidates’ skills (general and/or machine), involved in interview process to assess industrial experience, and provides perspective on hiring decisions. Conducts training on all shifts. Influences others to be safety‑minded. Team member will be certified through a Train the Trainer process, support managing day‑to‑day certification processes and will be supported by Ops L&D with training tools & general knowledge content. Additional duties as assigned. How you will impact Smurfit WestRock: Improve local team performance through increasing skills and time to certification processes. Cost eliminator driving training efficiencies across roles, saving us unnecessary risk, and reducing the time allotted for training – a continuous improvement mindset. What you need to succeed: Critical Skills/ Capabilities: Growth and Results Oriented: Results oriented person that looks for constant ways to improve. Innovation: Able to support implementation of new processes and new learning technologies to drive training into the flow of work. Interpersonal Skills: Possess keen awareness and understanding of the importance of strong interpersonal skills in communicating, achieving OKR’s and leading people or teams (self‑awareness). Accountability: Holds self and others responsible for actions and results. Influence: Able to partner and build relationships to influence teams to work together, share best practices and develop and drive effective training for operations teams. Decision Making: Uses strong problem‑solving skills and supporting information to arrive at optimal decisions in an appropriate timeframe; knows when to decide and/or when to seek additional input, and drive for consensus. Communication: Willingness to work on the floor, with all shifts, in a heavy manufacturing world, to ensure we can document and teach critical work processes. Quality: Actively work to ensure quality is ensured while minimizing waste. Technical Skills:
- 3 years’ experience conducting/leading training, including On‑The‑Job training, or similar, in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- ...Location: Plymouth, IN (1000 Pidco Drive, Plymouth, IN 46563) The Technical Trainer assists with training processes locally. The role reports into the site General Manager/ Plant Manager and dotted lines into Operations Learning & Development, to ensure training is completed...SuggestedTraineeshipWork at officeLocal areaAll shifts
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