Technical Trainer

Job Description

Title: Technical Trainer

Job Summary: The Technical Trainer assists with training processes locally. The role reports into the site General Manager/ Plant Manager and dotted lines into Operations Learning & Development, to ensure training is completed for Operator/ Craft Job Certification.

The role will be a key contact/ trainer for team members and be responsible for teammate assessments regarding machine skills – providing feedback, machine certification responsibility, and conducting assessments related to line of progression movements.

Major Job Responsibilities:

• Completes daily technical training on the floor to assist with the Certification of team members in their roles

• Partners with OPS L&D leader to support New Hire Orientation/ On Boarding Training, as needed

• Assists with tracking, evaluating, and measuring training locally using the company’s Dept. Training Standards & Learning System tools • Supports site specific technical learning solution creation (SOP’s, Guided Workflows, Technical Learning Aids – to assist with training)

• Develops, builds, and maintains relationships with trainees & leaders in their role

• Participates in new teammate hiring process – assesses candidates’ skills (general and/ or machine, involved in interview process to assess industrial experience, and provides perspective on hiring decisions)

• Conducts training on all shifts

• Influences others to be safety-minded

• Team member will be certified through a Train the Trainer process, support managing day to day Certification Processes & will be supported by Ops L&D with training tools & general knowledge content

• Additional duties as assigned

How you will impact WestRock:

• Improve local team performance through increasing skills and time to certification processes

• Cost eliminator driving training efficiencies across roles, saving us unnecessary risk, and reducing the time allotted for training – a continuous improvement mindset What you need to succeed: Critical Skills/ Capabilities:

• Growth and Results Oriented: Results oriented person that looks for constant ways to improve

• Innovation: Able to support implementation of new processes and new learning technologies to drive training into the flow of work

• Interpersonal Skills: Possess keen awareness and understanding of the importance of strong interpersonal skills in communicating, achieving OKR’s and leading people or teams (self-awareness)

• Accountability: Holds self and others responsible for actions and results

• Influence: Able to partner and build relationships to influence teams to work together, share best practices and develop and drive effective training for operations teams

• Decision Making: Uses strong problem-solving skills and supporting information to arrive at optimal decisions in an appropriated timeframe; knows when to decide and/ or when to seek additional input, and drive for consensus

• Communication: Willingness to work on the floor, with all shifts, in a heavy manufacturing world, to ensure we can document and teach critical work processes

• Quality: Actively work to ensure quality is ensured while minimizing waste

Technical Skills:

• 1 – 3 years’ experience conducting/ leading training, including On-The-Job training, or similar, in a manufacturing environment preferred • 2 – 4 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment preferred

• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems preferred

• Microsoft Office Experience Preferred– Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Forms Others Qualification:

• Facilitation/ Presentation Skills • Influencing • Partnering • Problem Solving/ Continuous Improvement • Professionalism

What we offer: • Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence • Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities • An attractive wage, reflecting skills, competencies, and potential • A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of our daily work WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.