Instructional Designer

With around 480 locations in over 40 countries, thyssenkrupp Materials Services is the biggest materials distributor and service provider in the western world. The broad service spectrum offered by the materials experts enables customers to focus on their individual core business. The area of Materials Services spans two strategic areas: global materials distribution as one-stop-shop – from steel and stainless steel, tubes and pipes, nonferrous metals and specialty materials to plastics and raw materials – and tailored services in the areas of materials management and supply chain management.

An extensive omnichannel architecture offers 250,000 customers worldwide cross-channel, round-the-clock access to more than 150,000 products and services. A highly efficient logistics system ensures that all requested services are smoothly integrated into customer production processes “just-in-time” or “just-in-sequence.

Copper and Brass Divison Sales is a distributor and processor of aluminum, stainless steel, copper, brass, bronze and more quality materials serving markets across North America, including Canada and Mexico. By providing customers with what they want, when they need it, Copper and Brass Sales is able to help them succeed in today’s challenging global business environment. The company’s focus on the Aerospace, Automotive, Electrical, Medical and Oil & Gas Industries allows them to offer these market segments expertise specific to their needs.

The daily commitment of its employees to provide premium service focused on the customer first has earned Copper and Brass Sales the position of a respected leader in the nonferrous metals industry for over 80 years.

One-Year Contract with Potential for Full-Time Employment

Key Accountabilities:

• Assist in organization-wide training needs assessments to identify skill and/or knowledge gaps that need training as well as aid in prioritizing the list.
• Designing and developing training courses and curriculum while working with SMEs to design and develop modules and content. Utilizes multiple formats, including print, audio, visual, and multimedia, and selects the appropriate format for the target audience or content.
• Creating learning activities, assignments, and assessments for both on-line and in-person training.
• Where applicable, manage outside resources training content creation.
• Utilizing multimedia tools to enhance the learning process.
• Learn training methods and techniques, use learning to prepare and coordinate training sessions.
• Managing online learning communities, content and training instructors on learning technologies.
• Help determine training methods or activities (e.g., video, classroom, on-the-job training, at vendor, professional development classes, etc.).
• Market company training opportunities to employees, encouraging participation by providing information on benefits of training curriculum.
• Assist in informing team members on scheduled training events.
• Gather and evaluate feedback from team members and management on training results to identify weaknesses and areas that need training improvement.
• Meet TKMNA Employee Attributes / Competencies.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirement for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• 2 to 3 years of experience in instructional design or learning development in a business setting
• Familiarity with traditional and modern job training methods and techniques
• Experience with e-learning platforms
• Experience with LMS training creation software programs such as Articulate, Adobe Captivate and Camtasia.
• MS Office proficiency
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments
• Passion for training and learning
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work as a part of a team

Preferred requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Instructional Design, education or related field
• Hands-on experience in creating learning content
• Knowledge of learning management systems and web delivery tools
• Adept at graphic and creative design
• 2+…