Inline Trainer: Elevate Manufacturing Quality

Plexus Corp.; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp. in Buffalo Grove, IL is hiring an Inline Trainer to mentor manufacturing associates, maintain training compliance, and support production during critical times. The role focuses on enforcing standards, reducing defects, and reinforcing training received.

You will work with TPMs, lead training sessions, and apply SOPs, ABIs, and VKS guides to ensure operators are competent. A high school diploma and 1 year experience are required; 2 years preferred, with flexibility for various

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year related experience required; 2 years preferred.
• Inline Trainer should have previous experience serving as a peer trainer or mentor.
• Experience with manufacturing training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Reinforce training that has been received to ensure the manufacturing associate is competent to perform the trained task independently on live product and understands the zero defects concept.
• Train quality, operational, technical, environmental, health, and safety standards in assigned work area and elevate any training issues to the production/group lead and technical training supervisor.
• Work closely with the production/group lead to ensure trainee meets productivity goals set for each product worked on.
• Demonstrate knowledge of manual and automated operations of equipment and processes following training, Assembly Build Instructions (ABIs) and/or Visual Knowledge Share (VKS) Guidebooks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Equipment Operating Instructions (EOIs), and Work Instructions (WIs).
• Conduct on-the-job training related to area’s core functional operations to ensure employee is competent to perform their assigned tasks.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Lean principles

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

ABIs

VKS Guidebooks

DCS

Cornerstone

Training Delinquency

Forecast Tools

Google Workspace

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Plexus Corp. in Buffalo Grove, IL is hiring an Inline Trainer to mentor manufacturing associates, maintain training compliance, and support production during critical times. The role focuses on enforcing standards, reducing defects, and reinforcing training received.

You will work with TPMs, lead training sessions, and apply SOPs, ABIs, and VKS guides to ensure operators are competent. A high school diploma and 1 year experience are required; 2 years preferred, with flexibility for various