Plant Operations Trainer

The Sotland Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sotland Group is seeking an Operations/Plant Training Specialist to create, coordinate, deploy, and assess technical and operational training across the site. You will coach production trainers to deliver on-the-job training and provide refresher sessions for new equipment and processes on the floor.

You will ensure safety, food quality, and operational excellence through targeted training tools and effective communication with operators, managers, and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years professional experience
• Training or manufacturing experience preferred
• ATD certification preferred
• Six Sigma background preferred
• Instructional Design background preferred

Responsibilities

• Create, coordinate, deploy and assess technical and operational training across site
• Train and coach production line/area trainers for on-the-job training
• Deliver refresher training and training for new equipment and processes
• Develop training delivery tools to ensure safety, food quality and operational excellence
• Engage with floor operators to tailor trainings to real-world needs

Skills

On-the-floor manufacturing experience

Training development

Video training creation

Technical writing

Safety compliance knowledge

Education

Instructional Design background

Six Sigma background

Tools

ATD certification

Job description

The Operations/Plant Training Specialist is responsible for the creation, coordination, deployment, and assessment of technical and operational training across site to build employee competency and capability. This role trains and coaches production line/area based trainers to deliver on-the-job training (OJT) to new employees, as well as delivers refresher training and training for new equipment and processes to production employees. This role spends significant time engaged with our production floor operators and must create training delivery tools that ensure each person receives Safety, Food Quality, and operational excellence training.

MUST HAVE BOTH MANUFACTURING AND TRAINING EXPERIENCE - SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED ON THE FLOOR.

• Creating trainings for operations from scratch, not just executing established trainings
• Creating videos for trainings
• Technical writing

REQUIRMENTS:

• 5-8 years professional experience
• Training or manufacturing experience preferred
• ATD certification preferred
• Six Sigma background preferred
• Instructional Design background preferred

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Good understanding of relevant Health & Safety legislation and regulations
• Detailed experience or relevant work processes and safe use of equipment
• Strong relationship building and excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on own initiative, to tight deadlines in a demanding environment

(This position requires the flexibility to work various shifts, including Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, as needed. Weekend shifts may be mandated based on business needs)