Manufacturing Training Lead: Strategy, Safety & Growth

Tarkett; Middlefield Township (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and paid holidays

Life and disability insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Tarkett is seeking an experienced Training Coordinator for our Middlefield, Ohio plant to develop and drive the annual training strategy for Safety, World Class Manufacturing, and general plant operations. You will design onboarding, cross-training, and recertification programs to keep our workforce skilled and compliant.

You will lead classroom and hands-on manufacturing training, assess competency, and coach teams to improve performance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong communication, coaching, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word).
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience including training, coaching, or workforce development or equivalent experience.
• Preferred: Associate degree; SAP, LMS, ERP experience; trainer/lead experience; knowledge of WCM, Lean, Six Sigma, ISO 9001.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the plant's training strategy and annual training plan.
• Design onboarding, qualifications, cross-training, and recertification programs; build curricula, lesson plans, job aids, and assessments.
• Conduct training needs assessments and maintain skills matrices to identify gaps.
• Maintain training records, certifications, and qualification documentation; ensure regulatory and company compliance.
• Measure training effectiveness via assessments, feedback, and KPIs; report metrics and trends to leadership.
• Prepare and present training metrics, qualification status, workforce capability trends, and improvement recommendations to plant leadership.

Skills

Strong communication

Coaching

Facilitation

Project management

Education

High school diploma

Associate’s degree

Tools

SAP

LMS

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tarkett is seeking an experienced Training Coordinator for our Middlefield, Ohio plant to develop and drive the annual training strategy for Safety, World Class Manufacturing, and general plant operations. You will design onboarding, cross-training, and recertification programs to keep our workforce skilled and compliant.

You will lead classroom and hands-on manufacturing training, assess competency, and coach teams to improve performance.