Line Trainer — Transmission Build & Training Leader

ETE REMAN; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ETE REMAN is seeking a dedicated Line Trainer to lead new hire training and retraining across production lines. You will employ the ODM progression, VKS work instructions, and established practices to ensure all trainees reach ETE quality standards while supporting supervisors with training matrices.

You will stay current on quality alerts and production processes, translating findings into targeted retraining plans.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; technical or vocational training preferred.
• Extensive hands‑on experience building and/or remanufacturing automatic transmissions required.
• Prior experience training, mentoring, or coaching other employees in a production environment.
• Familiarity with the Observe, Demonstrate, Master (ODM) training method or a similar structured training technique.
• Working knowledge of VKS or similar digital work instruction systems.
• Strong understanding of quality standards, build procedures, and best practices across assigned transmission families.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and ERP systems (SyteLine preferred).
• Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to employees at varying skill levels.
• Ability to stay organized and manage multiple trainees and retraining priorities in a high‑paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured, hands-on training to new hire employees using the ODM progression to build competence and confidence at each station.
• Provide targeted retraining to current employees identified as having quality issues, comebacks, or repeated errors, partnering with Quality and Production leadership to close skill gaps.
• Use VKS work instructions as the primary training and reference tool whenever available, and confirm trainees can navigate and follow VKS independently before sign-off.
• Reinforce best practices, standard work, and build procedures at every station, and hold trainees accountable to ETE's quality standards.
• Assist supervisors in completing and maintaining employee training matrices, tracking required, in-progress, and completed training for each operator.
• Stay current on quality alerts, technical bulletins, and new or updated production processes, and ensure this information is delivered to and understood by trainees.
• Review comebacks, quality escapes, and root cause findings with Quality and Production leadership, and translate corrective actions into targeted retraining plans.
• Evaluate trainee progress through each stage of the ODM method and document sign-off before an employee is released to work independently.
• Serve as a hands‑on resource for transmission build knowledge, providing guidance and troubleshooting support to employees on the production floor.
• Support new program launches and process changes by training operators on new builds, tooling, and updated work instructions.
• Communicate training status, skill gaps, and retraining needs clearly to supervisors and production leadership.
• Ensure ERP (SyteLine) and training documentation related to training activities is completed accurately and on time.
• Model professionalism and ETE's core values at all times.

Skills

Coaching / mentoring

Training

Communication

Documentation

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical or vocational training preferred

Tools

VKS

SyteLine (ERP)

Microsoft Office

Job description

ETE REMAN is seeking a dedicated Line Trainer to lead new hire training and retraining across production lines. You will employ the ODM progression, VKS work instructions, and established practices to ensure all trainees reach ETE quality standards while supporting supervisors with training matrices.

You will stay current on quality alerts and production processes, translating findings into targeted retraining plans.