MAINTENANCE TRAINER B SHIFT

Pilgrim; Grand Island (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Grand Island Beef is seeking a Maintenance/Safety Trainer to bolster our maintenance and safety culture by delivering high‑quality training, supporting new hires, and ensuring safety protocol compliance.

You will train on safety topics, lead new-hire sessions, and work with plant managers to promote a safe environment while evaluating wage readiness for new maintenance hires.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical background with welding, power transmission, hydraulics, and electrical systems.
• Solid knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.
• Experience as a shop or mechanical instructor is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Conduct authorized training on safety topics including Powered Industrial Trucks and Lockout/Tagout.
• Deliver new‑hire and monthly safety training and ensure sessions are completed on schedule.
• Promote a safe working environment by collaborating with plant managers, supervisors, and team members.
• Perform initial evaluations for maintenance new hires to determine starting wages.
• Ensure all new employees understand and are trained in safety policies and procedures.
• Train maintenance employees in core skills such as Welding, Power Transmission, and Electrical.
• Track quarterly training hours and report progress to management.
• Submit job change forms for employee wage increases.
• Work flexible days/hours as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

OSHA knowledge

MS Office (Excel, Outlook)

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Shop/instructor experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

JBS Grand Island Beef is seeking a highly motivated Maintenance/Safety Trainer to join our Maintenance & Reliability team. This role plays a key part in strengthening our maintenance and safety culture by delivering high‑quality training, supporting new hires, and ensuring compliance with all safety protocols. Our department is growing and evolving—this is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of our training programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct authorized training on safety topics including:
• Powered Industrial Trucks
• Lockout/Tagout
• Fall Protection
• Respiratory Protection
• Permit‑Required Confined Spaces
• Maintenance training topics as assigned
• Deliver new‑hire and monthly safety training and ensure all required sessions are completed on schedule.
• Promote a safe working environment by collaborating with plant managers, supervisors, and team members.
• Perform initial evaluations for maintenance new hires to determine starting wages.
• Ensure all new employees understand and are properly trained in safety policies and procedures.
• Train maintenance employees (post‑probation) in core maintenance skills such as:
• Welding
• Power Transmission
• Electrical
• Track maintenance employee training hours each quarter and communicate progress to management.
• Submit job change forms for employee wage increases.
• Work flexible days/hours as needed (regular schedule TBD).
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Skills & Qualifications

• Strong mechanical background with experience in welding, power transmission, hydraulics, and electrical systems.
• Solid knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety standards (preferred).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.
• Experience as a shop or mechanical instructor is ideal.