Training Specialist

Roundel; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Employee discount

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Job summary

Target is seeking a Training Specialist to support onboarding and training across our Distribution Center network. You will work with the Training Operations Manager to ensure onboarding content is applied consistently for new hires and tenured staff.

Responsibilities include preparing onboarding materials, delivering trainings, setting up spaces, coordinating staffing, and guiding trainers. A background in warehouse operations and MS Office proficiency are preferred.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Warehouse Operations experience; training experience preferred.
• Able to comprehend oral, written and visual communication; read materials such as labels and training guides.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Prepare onboarding materials and logistics; facilitate and deliver onboarding trainings.
• Ensure all team members complete new hire onboarding moments.
• Set up and maintain training spaces for various group sizes.
• Communicate staffing numbers and timelines to building partners.
• Onboard, guide, audit, and upskill Team Member Trainers.

Skills

Warehouse operations

Training experience

MS Office

Communication

Teamwork

Mathematical skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Job description

## Training SpecialistApply: 16275 Texas 240 Access Rd, Houston,TX 77064: Full time: Posted Today: R0000476251The pay range per hour is $20.82 - $37.45. You may also earn additional compensation in the form of a shift differential, ranging from $2.00 to $3.50 per hour, based on eligibility.Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.**About us:**Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.A role in **Supply Chain Facilities**means being on the very front lines of getting product to the guest as fast as possible—a critical differentiator and one of the most essential functions within Logistics. Whether it’s through focusing on regional or upstream distribution centers or import warehouses, you’ll have a chance to positively impact thousands of fellow team members and Target guests worldwide. There’s so much good work to be done, from Distribution Center Operations, where process and problem solving drive our results; Quality Management, which influences and maintains our good name in the retail marketplace, or overall Distribution Center Productivity, where we’re always analyzing and recalibrating how to best support our people, process and technology investments to support an ever evolving business. **About The Job:**As a **Training Specialist**, you will have the opportunity to enable the growth of our expanding supply chain network through a focus on providing an exceptional onboarding experience for new team members and fostering a culture of learning, development, standardization, and teamwork in the Distribution Center. You will work closely with your manager, the Training Operations Manager, to develop a deep understanding of training program content and strategy so that you are able to ensure they are consistently and effectively implemented for both new and tenured team members. Responsibilities include:* Preparing Target Team Member onboarding materials and logistics; facilitating and delivering certain Target Team Member onboarding trainings.* Ensure all TMs complete all new hire onboarding moments.* Setting up and maintaining training spaces to present training content to varying group sizes of new hires and current team members* Communicating staffing numbers and timelines to key parties in the building* Quickly building relationships with team members across the building in order to support their onboarding with an overall goal of improving team member performance and retention.* Onboarding, guiding, auditing, and upskilling Team Member Trainers.* Assisting with administrative tasks that support core training programs, such as printing training material, completing program adherence and practical tests, keying completed training, reviewing reports, or sending communication to building partners.* Measuring and monitoring training program adherence* Lead site in completing compliance training and re-certifications by pulling reporting and communicating action plans with leaders and trainers.* Identifying opportunities for improvement, inconsistencies or inaccuracies, or other concerns in current training programs, and providing feedback to the appropriate parties in a timely manner* Design and implement solutions to resolve inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and other concerns identified in current training programs with direction from Training Operations ManagerThere will be times when you may also perform Warehouse Worker or Warehouse Associate job functions. This will require you to work quickly, safely and efficiently to handle product within the warehouse to ensure the accurate processing of merchandise to our stores network and our guests. You’ll do this by moving cartons and/or pallets to and from trailers, storage, and staging areas by hand to mechanized conveyor systems using safe lifting techniques.Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.**About You:*** 1+ years of Warehouse Operations experience; employee training experience preferred, including utilizing program materials such as training reports, job breakdowns, or playbooks to train new and tenured employees* Maintains positive and respectful attitude while working independently and in a team environment* Able to comprehend oral, written and visual communication; ability to effectively read materials such as labels, tickets, product documentation, and training program guides* Comfortable using Microsoft products such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.* Able to accurately use basic math skills* Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills* Able to handle changing priorities with little notice* Able to work a flexible schedule in order to provide support across multiple shifts