Trainer - MFG

Summary: Teaching and enhancing job skills, attitudes, and behavior are critical to the success of people with disabilities in a manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform job analysis to understand the job's demands and required functions.
• This process should include analyzing the task, environment, physical and mental demands, tools, and equipment; sewing sample articles to determine assembly steps; human relations; and any other significant job demands, such as transportation and communication.
• Train the participant to perform job duties independently. The training will include teaching the appropriate methods to operate; implementation of training based on participant’s learning style and individual needs; filling out the production record sheet; managing production obstacles (cutting errors, work aids, reporting to supervisor, etc.); understanding production goals and piece rate system for the operation; detect and correct defective work; care and manage the equipment; etc.
• Plan and monitor training schedules to encourage the achievement of production standards within a specified timeframe.
• Assess performance, record production, and timeframes, and report the participant’s progress according to the training schedule. If needed, recommend that the participant transfer from one operation to another.
• Perform other duties as assigned, consistent with the department's needs.
• All other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities This position is directly responsible for supervising employees assigned to them for coaching and development purposes.