Mechanical Trainer - Tissue Converting Machines

US641 Valmet, Inc.; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Job summary

Valmet in Green Bay, Wisconsin is seeking a Mechanical Trainer to deliver training on tissue converting equipment, combining classroom instruction with hands-on sessions.

You will coach operators and maintenance teams, drive improvements in training materials, and collaborate with service and engineering teams to ensure knowledge alignment. Willingness to travel up to 50% to support customers is required.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Coaching and development mindset.
• General mechanical aptitude with experience on OEM equipment or in a related industrial field.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical training on tissue converting equipment (approx. 30% classroom, 70% hands-on).
• Support customers and internal technicians by answering mechanical and troubleshooting-related questions.
• Provide coaching and guidance to operators and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Support mechanical field service activities when not training, including installations, audits, trials, and maintenance tasks.
• Assist with equipment troubleshooting and hands-on support at customer sites.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to improve existing training materials and programs.
• Collaborate with engineering, service teams, and Italian counterparts to ensure alignment on equipment knowledge and best practices.
• Promote a safe and structured learning environment for all training participants.
• Build strong relationships with customers through professional communication and a coaching mindset.

Skills

Communication

Coaching

Mechanical aptitude

Training experience

Travel readiness

Job description

Are you ready for a career change? With a strong mechanical background and a passion for helping others develop their skills, the Mechanical Trainer role could be your next career move! As a Mechanical Trainer, you will work directly with customers and internal teams to deliver technical training on Valmet tissue converting equipment. You will play a key role in developing operator and maintenance capabilities through both classroom-style instruction and hands‑on equipment training. In addition, you will support customers and service teams by answering technical questions and assisting with field service activities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical training on tissue converting equipment (approx. 30% classroom, 70% hands‑on).
• Support customers and internal technicians by answering mechanical and troubleshooting‑related questions.
• Provide coaching and guidance to operators and maintenance teams to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Support mechanical field service activities when not training, including installations, audits, trials, and maintenance tasks.
• Assist with equipment troubleshooting and hands‑on support at customer sites.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to improve existing training materials and programs.
• Collaborate with engineering, service teams, and Italian counterparts to ensure alignment on equipment knowledge and best practices.
• Promote a safe and structured learning environment for all training participants.
• Build strong relationships with customers through professional communication and a coaching mindset.

Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to confidently lead training sessions.
• Customer‑facing professionalism with a coaching and development mindset.
• General mechanical aptitude with experience on OEM equipment or in a related industrial field.
• Minimum of 2 years of training or instructional experience.
• Ability to balance training responsibilities with hands‑on field service support.
• Comfortable presenting in front of groups and working one‑on‑one with technicians and operators.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, schematics, and standard operating procedures.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% to support customer training and field service needs.
• Ability to work based out of the Green Bay location when not traveling.

We Offer

• Generous wage and benefits package that includes a 401(k) with a Company match‑up.
• Any offer of employment is contingent upon a background check and pre‑employment physical and drug screen.

The position is not open for relocation or immigration sponsorship.

Please be available to interview on site.

Company

Where everything works together Valmet is where the best talent from a wide variety of backgrounds comes together. With 20,000 professionals around the world, we are the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper, and energy industries, and serve an even wider base of process industries with our automation systems and flow control solutions. Our commitment to moving our customers' performance forward requires creativity, technological innovations, service know-how - and above all, teamwork.

Valmet is an equal opportunity employer. All employees and applicants for employment will not be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

Valmet is a global technology leader serving process industries. We work together with our customers throughout the entire lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services as well as mission‑critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of over 19,000 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow. In 2024, Valmet's net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.4 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.