Poultry Training Associate — Onsite, Day-1 Benefits

Wayne-Sanderson Farms; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits available Day 1

Job summary

Wayne-Sanderson Farms in Waco, TX is hiring a Training Associate to onboard new hires, teach skills, and support hourly staff in a poultry processing facility. The role blends floor-time training with potential project work on non-training days, ensuring workers understand safety, GMP, and proper techniques.

Responsibilities include delivering training, maintaining teaching materials, coordinating sessions, and promoting a zero-accident culture while complying with all regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year poultry processing experience; previous employee training experience preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of all legal requirements surrounding safety and food production (i.e. GMP, USDA, OSHA, etc.)
• Excellent presentation skills with ability to present ideas, concepts, issues and/or questions to employees in a well thought out, respectful, patient, and professional manner
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) to all levels in a professional manner; multi-lingual preferred
• Ability to evaluate employee performance and effectively correct/retrain employees exhibiting behaviors contrary to training in a non-demeaning manner
• Basic computer skills

Responsibilities

• Learn, understand and be able to correctly perform and train all department production job duties in compliance with policies, procedures, and legal requirements (i.e. SSOP. GMP, USDA, OSHA, etc.)
• Introduce employees to their assigned jobs including skill/technique training, rotation procedures, safe work habits, and clock in/out procedures, ensuring new employees are given adequate time and practice in their assigned job; communicate techniques for “hardening” muscles to new employees and follow-up frequently to ensure understanding to reduce risk of injuries
• Observe employees during/post training making recommendations to leadership and/ or human resources regarding initial readiness to perform job or need for additional training and/ or job performance/ safety concerns
• Work on production line and/ or relieve line employees for restroom breaks or other times they are required to be away from the line when not required to train
• Partner with management to develop, review and maintain training materials, teaching techniques and schedules
• Coordinate all training sessions including scheduling classes, organizing logistics and training venues, and maintaining equipment used for training
• Wear and ensure others wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) in all areas helping to promote a zero-accident culture
• Perform additional relevant duties as assigned

Skills

Poultry processing experience

Training experience

Excellent presentation skills

Strong communication skills

Basic computer skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Wayne-Sanderson Farms in Waco, TX is hiring a Training Associate to onboard new hires, teach skills, and support hourly staff in a poultry processing facility. The role blends floor-time training with potential project work on non-training days, ensuring workers understand safety, GMP, and proper techniques.

Responsibilities include delivering training, maintaining teaching materials, coordinating sessions, and promoting a zero-accident culture while complying with all regulatory requirements.