Trainer - Warehouse; FW & BC)

Overview

The On-The-Job Trainer (OJT) position directly assists the Warehouse department with the day-to-day shipping/receiving functions and training necessary for associates to master and complete functional tasks in the warehouse.

• Primarily responsible for mentoring and training new associates, process improvement implementation, efficiency performance, quality, and evaluation of specified job functions reporting to the Logistics Manager / Supervisors.

• Ensures new associates understand warehouse processes and safety rules.

• Provides training and retraining for all warehouse equipment.

• Tracks team and individual Warehouse performance.

• Assists the Logistics Manager, Supervisors, Safety and Training departments as a dedicated instructor in preparing and implementing the daily, weekly, and/or monthly training forecast to ensure that associates receive timely and adequate training to perform their jobs.

• Assesses and documents associate performance and provides appropriate feedback to the Supervisor in a timely manner.

• Identifies additional training needs that may fall outside the existing traditional operational procedures and identifies needs such as lean development and continuous/process improvement of the workstation, organizes Kaizen activities for process improvement with Supervisors, Leads and Operators to improve performance and throughput.

• Works with Maintenance, R&D, Quality and Process Engineering to plan, develop, test, and implement new processes, products, and upgrades to assigned workstations.

• Assists Supervisors with the individual and team requirements of each warehouse position, including forklift operation, to help provide work coverage during PTO or position vacancy.

• Participates and works within ISO 9001 quality standards guidelines in accordance with Contec’s quality goals.
• Others may assigned.

To be successful in their essential duties, the individual is also expected to have general knowledge of and stay current in developments in the following areas:

Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

Problem Solving: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.

Communicates & Listens Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Listens to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process.

Supports Core Values: Able to demonstrate support and adherence to Contec’s core values: respect for others, doing “whatever it takes” within Contec’s core values, vision, and strategic direction, exhibiting integrity, having a tolerance for risk, understanding there is life outside of work, enjoying the ride.

High school diploma or GED; one (1) to three (3) years of experience and/or training in warehouse and/or manufacturing operations; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• One year of related associate training experience, including new hire department training of Contec associates, is preferred.

• Experience working within large-scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is also preferred.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an associateencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is occasionally exposed to…