Classroom Trainer

Challenge Manufacturing; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Challenge Manufacturing in Holland, MI is seeking a Training Facilitator to deliver comprehensive onboarding and ongoing training for employees across all levels. You will conduct new hire orientation, teach procedural use of equipment, and ensure compliant, safe operations.

The role supports data entry and KPI reporting for leadership reviews. Ideal candidates have public speaking and corporate training experience, at least two years in manufacturing, and proficiency with MS Office.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; higher education preferred.
• Two years manufacturing experience required; leadership experience preferred.
• Public speaking, corporate training, or instructional facilitation experience required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Conducts New Hire Orientation for employees to prepare them to work safely and efficiently.
• Deliver training in-person, virtually, or asynchronously with our training system.
• Teach learners procedures for using gauges, HMIs, aerial cranes, and other equipment to ensure safe operation and compliance.
• Evaluate, certify, and document employees’ ability to perform tasks per competency frameworks.
• Proctor knowledge checks, skilled trades testing, and other validations to verify knowledge.
• Enter training activity and outcomes to maintain accurate training records; provide KPI data for reviews.

Skills

Public speaking

Corporate training

Instructional facilitation

Data entry

Time management

Customer service

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Who We Are: Challenge Manufacturing’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!Who We Want:We are looking for a dynamic Training Facilitator who is passionate about helping others learn, grow, and succeed. As a Training Facilitator you will manage and deliver training experiences for employees at all levels of the organization, to provide new hires and incumbent team members with the knowledge, skills, and learning experiences necessary to meet the expectations for their various roles and responsibilities.What You’ll Do:Conducts New Hire Orientation for employees to prepare them to work safely, accurately, and to perform at rate while producing quality products for our customers.Deliver training in-person, virtually, or asynchronously with our computer-based training system.Teach learners the documented procedures for using technical equipment like gauges, HMI’s, aerial cranes, powered industrial lift trucks, and other equipment to ensure safe operation, compliance to our quality management system, and in support of all applicable, federal, state and local requirements.Evaluate, certify, and document employee’s ability to perform work required by our competency frameworks, Common Core and Manufacturing Training Checklists.Proctor knowledge checks, skilled trades testing, and other validation tasks to verify level of knowledge and comprehension for employees with integrity.Responsible for data entry of training activity and outcomes to maintain accurate and defensible training records.Provide accurate KPI’s & employee data to support Weekly Review of Training Needs and Skills Gaps with Top Leadership to address skill gaps.When and Where:This will be a 1st Shift / 7:00 AM- 4:00 PM M-F position located at our Plant in Holland, MI.Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.What You Need to Have:High School diploma/GED required; higher education experience preferredTwo years manufacturing experience required; leadership experience preferredDemonstrable public speaking, corporate training, or instructional facilitation experience required.Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of workProfessional speech and attitude while communicating with different genders, cultures, religions, beliefs, and ethnicities.Use of Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc.) required.Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress. Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflictsWorks with a sense of urgency to meet the needs of customers and demonstrates excellent customer service towards learners and colleagues.Strong time management skills to be able to balance preparation, instruction, grading, data entry and contingencies as they ariseKnowledge of Challenge safety policies and their impact on team member wellness.Demonstrates professionalism through dress and appearance, written and verbal communication and language, and preparedness.Uses feedback from others to continuously improve performance and work relationships.