Production Training Lead - 2nd Shift

Forward March Inc. is collaborating with a leading global industrial manufacturing company delivering innovative solutions to customers that span many industries including transportation, construction, industrial, agriculture, retail and energy. The company aims to expedite Veterans and military spouses towards significant career opportunities in this industry. Job description below:

Join our Team as a Training Lead! The Trainer Lead is responsible for training, coaching, and developing employees on their specific area’s processes and job duties in accordance with the TWI method. The Trainer Lead is expected to lead with safety policies and procedures, along with Process Documentation required to effectively train new production processes. The Trainer Lead is required to lead and develop employees in accordance with Our Philosophy.

Responsibilities:

• Training – Designated trainer for new employees in the area. Responsible for training and developing new employees to a job in safety, culture, quality, and productivity aligned with our company's Well-Rounded-Training Program.
• Accountability – Directs and ensures training curriculum is being followed and completed on time. Provides continuous feedback to employee and leadership as necessary.
• Transformation – Acts as an active Lean Transformation individual and promotes positive change through Kaizens and continuous improvement activities.
• Safety – Promotes safety and provides a safe working environment for other team members.
• Quality - Understanding of internal and external customer requirements to be able to emphasize and ensure the quality guidelines are being followed.
• Productivity – Willingness and ability to assist in driving the team to meet their goals and setting a good example for others in the area. Utilize resources to drive new employee performance and increase job knowledge.
• Involvement – Involved in and participates in team meetings to set a good example.
• Philosophy – Promote and practice the our company's Philosophy daily.
• Critical Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
• Positive attitude, good example to others, highly engaged and motivated
• Solid communication and personnel skills
• Intermediate computer and math skills
• Problem-solving ability and self-accountability.
• Initiative and willingness to become an expert on production processes.
• Exceptional understanding of the area
• Quality experience in the area including multiple machines and positions.
• Confidence to make decisions and a strong commitment to team success.
• Commitment to personal integrity and integrity of the product(s), people, and processes
• Teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics utilizing crucial conversation skills.
• Provides baseline leadership tools and insight into the role of a leader and manager.

Requirements

Desired Experience:

• Two plus years of prior leadership experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Intermediate understanding and experience with TWI program

Benefits

Named to Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work for in America list four times, and with a people first philosophy rooted in The Golden Rule (treating others the way we would want to be treated), our company provides a safe and rewarding work environment. We have a team-oriented culture and believe employees are essential to the company's success.

In addition to a competitive benefits package, we offer the ability for individuals to grow within our organization through training, development and advancement opportunities.

Company Perks:

• Comprehensive benefits with low premiums starting day one
• 401k with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Company profit sharing
• Onsite barbershop / hair salon and fitness center
• Great team and team dynamics

Hesitant to apply because you may not meet every specific requirement? If this role is something you are interested in, but your previous experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply! At our company we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We recognize that individuals with diverse experiences and backgrounds are essential to our success. You may be the perfect candidate for this role or others within our organization.

Our company is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that help enable people to live safer, healthier, and more expressive lives. We operate with three segments: Building Products, Consumer Products and Sustainable Energy Solutions. Our emphasis on innovation and transformation extends to building products including water systems, heating and cooling solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories, and consumer products in tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories sold under brand names Coleman®, Bernzomatic®, Balloon Time®, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, Well-X-Trol®, General®, Garden-Weasel®, Pactool International® and Hawkeye™. We also serve the growing global hydrogen ecosystem through on-board fueling systems and gas containment solutions.

We are value-added partner to customers, featuring a wide variety of highly engineered products across Tools, Outdoor Living, and Celebrations. At our Chilton, WI facility we produce handheld torches and propane tanks which are essential for camping adventure and DYI’s. 

Our company, and its subsidiaries, is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, disability or veteran’s status.

Please contact Laurin at lladner@fmi.vet for more information.