Lead Trainer for Concentrator & Pellet Plant Operations

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC; Nashwauk Township (MN); On-site; USD 153,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-sponsored health plans

Retirement plans

Job summary

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC invites applications for a Trainer – Concentrator and Pellet Plant. You will develop and deliver hands-on and classroom training across concentrator and pellet plant operations, ensuring safe equipment operation, reliable production, and consistent product quality.

You’ll translate manuals into practical instruction and assess workforce readiness during startup and ongoing operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in plant operations, maintenance, or related industrial environment.
• Experience in mining or mineral processing preferred.
• Experience delivering employee training or coaching industrial crews preferred.
• Ability to explain technical tasks clearly and assess understanding.
• Familiarity with MSHA preferred; instructor qualification a plus.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; proficient in Microsoft Office and electronic training records.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver hands-on and classroom training for new and existing employees across concentrator and pellet plant operations and maintenance, including supervisors and supporting roles, based on their training needs.
• Train employees on equipment inspections, startup and shutdown procedures, normal operating conditions, troubleshooting, and escalation of equipment or process issues.
• Provide concentrator instruction covering grinding, separation, pumping, thickening, and filtration, and pellet plant instruction covering balling, thermal processing, and pellet handling.
• Teach routine maintenance tasks appropriate to each employee’s role and responsibilities, including lubrication, minor component replacement, and safe use of tools, in coordination with Maintenance.
• Develop and update training materials, standard operating procedures, and task checklists using approved operating practices and equipment manuals.
• Assess employee competency through observation and practical demonstrations; document results and arrange additional coaching where needed.
• Reinforce hazard recognition, workplace examinations, energy isolation, housekeeping, and environmental requirements during all training.
• Coordinate onboarding, task training, and refresher activities with Safety and maintain complete training and qualification records.
• Plan training around shift coverage and operating needs; report progress, overdue requirements, and skill gaps to plant leadership.
• Work with equipment suppliers and subject matter experts to incorporate equipment changes and lessons from operating experience into training.

Skills

Plant operations experience

Mining or mineral processing exposure

Training delivery experience

Technical explanation coaching

MSHA familiarity

MS Office / training records

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical education in mineral processing/workforce training

Job description

Mesabi Metallics Company LLC invites applications for a Trainer – Concentrator and Pellet Plant. You will develop and deliver hands-on and classroom training across concentrator and pellet plant operations, ensuring safe equipment operation, reliable production, and consistent product quality.

You’ll translate manuals into practical instruction and assess workforce readiness during startup and ongoing operations.