The Trainer supports the development of a safe, capable, and engaged workforce by designing, developing, delivering, coordinating, and evaluating learning across the employee lifecycle. The role facilitates new-hire orientation and onboarding, required safety and compliance training, job- and skill-based development, corporate initiatives, and leadership development. Working under the direction of The Workforce Development Manager and in partnership with functional workgroups and subject matter experts, the Trainer supports translating organizational needs, technical requirements, and workforce-development initiatives into practical, engaging learning experiences that meet varied employee learning needs and support effective application within the facility.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include those listed below. Other duties may be assigned. This position is a full-time (minimum 40 hours per week) on-site position.
Supports the new-hire learning experience from orientation through early job integration by facilitating key learning activities and helping employees understand the McWane Way, safety expectations, available resources, plant operations, their role, and how their work contributes to the organization.
Applies instructional-design and adult-learning principles to design, develop, revise, and improve instructor-led, digital, blended, and hands-on learning experiences based on employee, job, and organizational needs.
Partners with functional leaders and subject matter experts to identify learning needs, define learning objectives, organize technical content, and translate policies, procedures, standards, and job knowledge into clear and practical training materials.
Develops and maintains learning resources such as facilitator guides, participant materials, presentations, job aids, knowledge checks, assessments, digital learning modules, videos, and practical qualification tools.
Delivers, coordinates, and tracks assigned compliance, leadership, and workforce-development training on required schedules and adjusts delivery to support varied experience levels and learning needs.
Trains, develops, and supports designated departmental trainers in the effective delivery of job-specific training and qualification using approved safety and operating requirements, JSTs, JSAs, work instructions, and learning materials; reinforces effective methods for demonstration, guided practice, knowledge checks, and verification of understanding.
Supports the effective use of the Company’s learning management system by assisting with course setup, assignments, enrollments, completion tracking, reporting, content maintenance, and basic learner support in coordination with the LMS administrator.
Monitors training, certification, and qualification status to identify completion, expiration, retraining, cross-training, and job-movement needs; supports the maintenance of training matrices and ensures appropriate documentation is provided for updates to applicable Company systems.
Evaluates learning effectiveness using participant and new-hire feedback, knowledge checks, observed application, qualification results, completion data, and input from supervisors and subject matter experts; recommends improvements based on findings.
Builds productive relationships across the plant, follows up with employees and leaders to reinforce learning, and keeps their direct manager and appropriate functional leaders informed of significant training issues or improvement opportunities.
Follows all Company safety, environmental, housekeeping, and plant policies and procedures.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative, but not all inclusive, of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Associate or bachelor’s degree in education, instructional design, training and development, human resources, organizational development, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered. Two or more years of experience in employee training, instructional design, onboarding, or workforce development is preferred. Experience with learning management systems, adult-learning principles, and developing instructor-led, digital, or blended learning is preferred. Manufacturing, industrial, safety, compliance, or job-specific training experience is a plus.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong facilitation, presentation, written communication, organization, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage employees with varied experience and learning needs.
Working knowledge of instructional design, adult-learning principles, learning objectives, assessment methods, and blended-learning approaches.
Ability to assess learning needs and translate technical, operational, safety, or policy-based information into clear, practical learning experiences.
Ability to build effective working relationships with employees, departmental trainers, subject matter experts, supervisors, and cross-functional partners.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and learning technologies, with the ability to learn Company systems and appropriately handle sensitive employee and training information.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Specific certifications may be required based on assigned training responsibilities. The employee must obtain and maintain required facilitator, safety, or technical credentials within established Company timelines when applicable.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
