Technical Trainer

Smurfit Westrock; Pleasant Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Wisconsin is seeking a Technical Trainer to support on-floor training and certification of operators. The role reports to the site General Manager/Plant Manager and dotted lines into Operations Learning & Development to ensure training is completed for operator certification and related assessments.

The trainer will deliver training across all shifts, partner with OPS L&D for onboarding, track progress with standard tools, develop learning aids, and help build a safety-minded

Qualifications

• Must be capable of conducting daily technical training on the manufacturing floor.
• Collaborate with OPS L&D to support new hire orientation and onboarding.
• Track training progress using the company's training standards and learning system.

Responsibilities

• Completes daily technical training on the floor to assist with the Certification of team members in their roles.
• Partners with OPS L&D leader to support New Hire Orientation/ On Boarding Training, as needed.
• Assists with tracking, evaluating, and measuring training locally using the company’s Dept. Training Standards & Learning System tools.
• Supports site specific technical learning solution creation (SOP’s, Guided Workflows, Technical Learning Aids - to assist with training).
• Develops, builds, and maintains relationships with trainees & leaders in their role.
• Participates in new teammate hiring process – assesses candidates’ skills (general and/ or machine, involved in interview process to assess industrial experience, and provides perspective on hiring decisions).
• Conducts training on all shifts.
• Influences others to be safety-minded.
• Team member will be certified through a Train the Trainer process, support managing day to day Certification Processes & will be supported by Ops L&D with training tools & general knowledge content
• Additional duties as assigned.

Job description

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Title

Technical Trainer

Job Summary

The Technical Trainer assists with training processes locally. The role reports into the site General Manager/ Plant Manager and dotted lines into Operations Learning & Development, to ensure training is completed for Operator/ Craft Job Certification. The role will be a key contact/ trainer for team members and be responsible for teammate assessments regarding machine skills – providing feedback, machine certification responsibility, and conducting assessments related to line of progression movements.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Completes daily technical training on the floor to assist with the Certification of team members in their roles
• Partners with OPS L&D leader to support New Hire Orientation/ On Boarding Training, as needed
• Assists with tracking, evaluating, and measuring training locally using the company’s Dept. Training Standards & Learning System tools
• Supports site specific technical learning solution creation (SOP’s, Guided Workflows, Technical Learning Aids - to assist with training)
• Develops, builds, and maintains relationships with trainees & leaders in their role
• Participates in new teammate hiring process – assesses candidates’ skills (general and/ or machine, involved in interview process to assess industrial experience, and provides perspective on hiring decisions)
• Conducts training on all shifts
• Influences others to be safety-minded
• Team member will be certified through a Train the Trainer process, support managing day to day Certification Processes & will be supported by Ops L&D with training tools & general knowledge content
• Additional duties as assigned

How You Will Impact WestRock

• Improve local team performance through increasing skills and time to certification processes
• Cost eliminator driving training efficiencies across roles, saving us unnecessary risk, and reducing the time allotted for training – a continuous improvement mindset What you need to succeed: Critical Skills/ Capabilities