Manufacturing Trainer — Elevate Skills & Safety

Are you passionate about developing people and driving high standards in manufacturing? Do you bring a hands-on approach, strong technical expertise, and a mindset focused on safety, quality, and continuous improvement?

We’re looking for a proactive and engaging Trainer to join our team, supporting the development of our workforce in producing high-quality rubber moulded products to specification and target.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in coaching others to succeed.

About the Role

Based in our Conroe workshop and reporting to the Production Manager, you will play a key role in shaping capability across the production team. You’ll deliver structured training, support on-the-job learning, and help embed best practices that drive safety, quality, and productivity.

This role will initially be Monday to Friday, dayshift, with the potential to transition to shift-based working in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging training programmes, inductions, and on-the-job coaching
• Support the upskilling of employees across production processes
• Promote a strong health & safety culture at all times
• Drive productivity, quality standards, and right-first-time performance
• Manage and maintain the Learning Management System (LMS)
• Keep training materials and records accurate and up to date
• Act as a key point of contact for training-related queries
• Work closely with HR and operational managers to identify and meet training needs
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the workshop

When not delivering training, you’ll remain hands-on and support production activities as a Manufacturing Operator.

About You

We’re looking for someone who combines technical expertise with a passion for developing others. You’ll be confident influencing behaviours on the shop floor and bringing training to life in a practical, engaging way.

You will ideally have:

• Proven experience within rubber moulding, with a strong understanding of manufacturing processes
• Hands-on experience with machinery, particularly compression presses or similar
• A strong focus on health & safety, quality, and productivity
• A mindset aligned to continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Experience in coaching, mentoring, or training others within a manufacturing environment
• The ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

ATrain the Trainer qualification (or similar) would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Working Pattern

• Initially:
  Monday to Friday (dayshift)
• Flexibility required for future transition to a three-shift rotation (6am–2pm, 2pm–10pm, 10pm–6am)

Full description can be sent at request.

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