Training Development Coordinator - E. A. Sween Company

Training Development Coordinator

Who We Are

Since 1955, we have been on a mission To Passionately Feed Millions Daily with High Quality Food People Enjoy! We are a third-generation family-owned and professionally managed organization with a commitment to strategic growth. We continue to be successful because of talented people, just like you, who choose to join our family and call E.A. Sween home. We pride ourselves on fostering a welcoming, respectful, and rewarding culture where employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each and every day.  At E.A. Sween, our team members are seen, heard, and appreciated not just for what they do, but for who they are. We hope you’ll join us!

What We’re Seeking

The Training Development Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the continuous skills development process while following all Good Manufacturing Practices and USDA Guidelines.  Key activities within this role include assessment of skills/knowledge needed to effectively perform jobs within the facility, development of training documentation to train on the identified skills/knowledge and coordinating an assessment process to ensure that employees learn and retain these skills.

Essential Competencies of the Role:

Continuous Improvement

• Work with CI team members, across the company, as required, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement


• Amend and revise standard work, as necessary, to adapt to the changes that occur in the work environment.


• Lead group and individual training sessions to include orientation, required continuous development and other adhoc training needs.

Production

• Assess the knowledge and skills needed to effectively perform various jobs within the facility


• Develop an assessment and certification program for line controllers


• Organize and catalogue standard work, training materials and resources and effectively communicate how to access resources.


• Keep accurate records of completed team member trainings and certificates.


• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP’s).


• Audit CSD Methods for compliance with company standards

Leadership, Training and Development

• Coordinate the development and implementation of Ops training materials, for all job tasks


• Ensure that statutory training requirements are met.


• Train certified trainers (subject matter experts) and supervisors in techniques and skills for proper training methods and giving feedback to team members.


• Facilitate and lead meetings with all levels of team members, while ensuring training methods and procedures are used.


• Support Team Member engagement.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent


• One to three years of experience working in a direct or staff function, within a manufacturing environment.


• Experience in the development and creation of training documents such as SOP’s, work instructions, procedures, or job aids.


• Project management experience Preferred:


• Previous experience as a trainer, training project SME and/or training designer.


• Knowledge of plant operations processes.

• Attention to precision and detail.


• Ability to interact with all divisions and levels of employees.


• Possess problem solving strengths, work independently.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and team members.


• Ability to build interpersonal relationships within a manufacturing environment.


• Proven ability to build consensus across functions and shifts in a plant.


• Microsoft Office Skills - Strong Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience working with graphics.


• Project management experience / ability to manage multiple projects.


• Able to organize and prioritize in a multi-tasking environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

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 regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.