Operations Trainer - Night Shift (Manufacturing)

Job Posting Start Date 03-19-2025 Job Posting End Date 04-19-2025

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add an Operations Trainer - Night Shift located in Buffalo Grove IL.

Reporting to the Operations Training Manager the Operations Trainer - Night Shift involves supporting the quality department through creating, improving, and implementing training processes following industry standards, lean tools and innovative methods to facilitate the accomplishment of operational skills in employees, creating and assessing standard work instructions in the production area, coaching, assisting and training the employees in their job responsibilities.

Shift A: 6:00pm-6:00am, rotating schedule

What a typical day looks like:

• Follow On boarding process for DL employee
• Deliver on-the-job training for DL on the floor
• Certify and/or re-certify the operator professional competence
• Develop technical materials and conduct specialized training sessions
• Identify and Implement improvements on training process
• Functions as liaison between managers, leads, core, and contract associates on various issues including training needs requirements.
• Update individual employee training tracking as necessary.
• Validate training effectiveness through the audit and certification process. 
• Train and coach the employees in the Trainer/Operator position to ensure confidence and success for Flex. 
• Provide support and documentation expertise to CPI/CFT events and initiatives (edit standard work documentation, oversee training/retraining, and provide suggestions on what training tools would be most effective) as necessary.
• Conduct high quality, calibrated training across all sites. 
• Partner in safety and quality training within the site.
• Develop themselves and others to support organizational readiness.
• Act as a liaison for “Best Practice” communication across the sites.
• Update area Training Boards on a weekly basis with pertinent information (Weekly Trainer schedules, updates, etc).
• Ability to manage projects and work in a cross functional team.
• Identify and certify trainers across functional team
• Provide line support to other factories as needed
• Follows all policies, procedures, ergonomic standards and safety requirements directed by the department.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 1-3 yrs experience operations training, or equivalent vocational training
• Proficient in Word and Excel
• Strong communication skills

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Matching 401(k) Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay Range (Applicable to Illinois)

$19.93 USD - $26.91 USD Hourly

Job Category

Operations

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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