Training Representative

About AUTOKINITON

AUTOKINITON is a Michigan-based automotive company delivering operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics.

We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

Location:

Grand Ledge, Michigan

We’re looking for reliable individuals who are process oriented, quality driven, attentive to detail, and prefer a structured working environment to manufacture parts for the automotive industry.

• Mentor and coach new production associates to further develop competencies and career paths.
• Key contact between newly hired production associates and effected department.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with the company’s values.
• Facilitate and conduct training with new production associates.
• Assist with on-the-job training with new production associates including new hire orientation.
• Improve upon and develop new and/or existing training materials.
• Assist with evaluating and determining training needs of production associates.
• Audit completed training and identify training gaps.
• Monitor training to ensure goals and expectations are being met.
• Organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and provide follow-up on assignments and pertinent activities with minimal direction.
• Promote training and education programs through various communication methods.
• Review policy and procedures with all production associates.
• Work with management on creation of work standards and work instructions to ensure they are accurate, understandable, and follow company standards and/or processes.
• Use work instructions and other training materials to instruct associates on their daily work activities.
• Meet regularly with management staff to ensure their support and involvement in training of associates.
• Continuously seek to improve work processes.
• Perform all duties and operate machinery & equipment according to MIOSHA standards and company procedures using required safety equipment (gloves, sleeves, ear plugs, etc.).
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.
• Able and willing to work any shift assigned, weekends, and overtime.
• Able and willing to work a flexible work schedule that may include adjusted start and end schedule times.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality in all duties.
• Keep work areas clean and orderly.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Assume other duties as directed by supervisor.

• Extensive knowledge of company policies and procedures and plant work centers.
• Ability to work with QMS database at a basic level.
• Ability to effectively communicate via email/electronically.
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office at a basic level.
• Able and willing to coach, mentor, and train associates on a one-on-one basis as well as a group.
• Able to set goals and expectations and maintain high levels of feedback.
• Able to work effectively with different departments within our company.
• Detail oriented, able to multi task and work independently.
• Responsible for reading and understanding the IATF 16949, ISO
  9001: 2015 and ISO-14001 procedures located at K:/winapps/data/TS Team/Quality System Documentation.

Two (2) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

We’ll provide position‑specific details including physical and focused efforts, working environment and conditions, and reasonable accommodation during the interview process.

This position is located at our Grand Ledge, MI Plant, offering many community events, resources, programs, and recreational opportunities for you and your family.

• Competitive Wages and Comprehensive Benefits:
  Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with Company contribution match, and 14 paid holidays, including a bridge holiday in December.
• Work-Life Balance:
  Many of our Associates have stayed with us for 25+ years! It takes a good work‑life balance to make it that far.…