On The Job Trainer, manufacturing - Contec Inc.

The OJT Saturation position directly assists the Manufacturing department with the day-to-day production, scheduling and training necessary for associates to master and complete functional tasks in production work cells.

• Primary responsibility for production scheduling, process improvement implementation, production performance, quality, training and evaluation of specified work cells (Knitting, Saturation or ABL/HAL) reporting to the Operations Manager / Supervisors.
• Maintains an environment that supports and promotes the core values and culture of Contec, including support of Contec’s policies, programs, and procedures.
• Complies with proper cleanroom protocol and works within ISO 9001-2015 quality standards
• Ensures production equipment and processes are safe and properly functioning for assigned work cell. Follow escalation protocols to remove roadblocks.
• Provides certification and recertification training for every operational station in production work cells such as Knitting, Saturation, HAL / ABL or other areas as assigned by the Operations Manager
• Tracks team and individual production performance by cell, shift and associate.
• Assists the Operations Manager, Supervisors, Safety and Training departments as a dedicated instructor in preparing and implementing the monthly training forecast. Ensures the employees receive timely and adequate training to perform their jobs.
• Assesses employee 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 work cell, organizes Kaizen activities for process improvement with Technicians 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 work cells through trials, repairs, upgrades and procedures to improve equipment operation and increase throughput.
• Acts as a conduit between floor supervision/management, Planning, Quality and the work cell.
• Communicates concerns/issues raised by Production, Quality, Warehouse, and Receiving.
• Provides input to both the floor and training manager of the deployment of any change in training need or requirements
• Assists Supervisors with team and individual requirements of each team member position to be filled during PTO or position vacancy.
• Others may be asssigned. 

Problem Solving:  Finds root causes as to why a trainee isn’t performing or improving as scheduled.  Looks for different solutions to help trainee improve in an area they are struggling in.

Communicates Effectively:  Provides the room lead and water spiders with timely information, such as someone’s performance that needs addressed or when they will need another tub to work on.  Gives opinions on how to make processes better.  Can communicate effectively to one person/trainee or an entire table of people/trainees.

Interpersonal Savvy:  Can relate to people and build a good rapport with people.  Can control emotions when things aren’t going the way they want or expect them to and doesn’t allow frustration to show.

Customer Focus:  Dedicated to meeting both internal and external expectations.  Makes decisions with the customer in mind by holding team accountable to quality standards of stacking.  Helps to identify opportunities in the process (improvements) that will benefit the customer.

Listens Effectively:  Listens to their trainees and team members with patience.  Takes in information that is given whether it is a compliment or constructive feedback or criticism.

Time Management:  Gets more work done in less time than others.  Keep trainees on target for all that they need to learn with the training time given. 

Directs Work:  Provides clear direction and accountability to all team members.  Provides proper rotation of employees for the different tasks of the table, such as, sealing, stacking… etc.  Keeps track of the table’s performance and logs it hourly.

Approachability:  Is easy for trainees to approach and talk to.  Takes extra time when needed to put others at ease.  Has a welcoming feeling about them.

Drives Results:  Consistently achieving standard even when the circumstances are hard.  Has a track record of helping trainees meet and exceed goals successfully.  Pushes self and others to help achieve results 

High school diploma or GED; or 1-3 years of experience and/or training in Manufacturing Operations; or equivalent combination of education and training; or initial training and successful performance as a Contec associate or a lateral move from another department.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 employee is occasionally required to sit; ascend/descend, work atop and traverse. The employee is regularly required to retrieve and position self (to) move. The employee is frequently required to move and traverse; operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place and detect; communicate, detect, converse with, discern and convey; detect, distinguish and determine; and detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize and observe. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pound and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.