Safety and Technical Trainer

Job Description

The primary responsibilities of the Safety and Technical Trainer are identifying, designing and delivering training, and evaluating technical and safety training needs throughout the organization. The Safety and Technical Trainer will collaborate across department representatives by evaluating best training and onboarding practices and providing solutions to create training programs and improve programs already in place.

Top Five Focus Areas

• Training Needs Analysis

• Training Strategy and Design

• Training Facilitation

• Documentation

• LMS Administration

Job Responsibilities

• Assess employee safety and technical training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, or consultation with departmental leaders

• Develop and maintain the training matrices for technical departments, in concert with HR and departmental leaders

• Plays a role in LMS administration: creating user profiles, recommending training assignments, and monitoring training completions.

• Collaborates with the Learning and Communications Manager to ensure technical training and onboarding activities align with the broader training strategy and follow best practices.

• Designs, plans, implements, and maintains training programs and procedures, coordinates training and onboarding with other job specific task training aligned with departmental responsibilities

• In concert with managers and subject matter experts, develops various forms of training modalities: documents (including JSAs, OPIs), computer-based learning courses, instructor-led, and on-the-job training

• Organizes and develops training procedures, manuals, guides and course materials

• Maintain Operator Resource Center page on SharePoint

• Serves as an advocate for learning and change management in project planning meetings and effectively communicates project plan status, milestones, and training strategies on an ongoing basis

• Conducts post-training evaluation or demonstration of ability to assess participant reactions, knowledge acquisition, and application of learned skills and impact of training

• Partners with supervisors to conduct field observations to ensure general standard operating procedures for processes are current and accurate

• Coordinates with the EHS department for trainings related to the Safety and Emergency Management activities

Qualifications

• High School diploma and 7-10 years of work experience in a related field

Experience

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience, preferably in manufacturing, analytical services, R&D, or experience in a chemical or petrochemical plant

• Train the Trainer Certification (TTT) preferred

• Strong interpersonal, communication, teamwork, time management, and organizational skills

• Ability to manage stressful situations, resolve conflicts and effectively work with people

• Problem solving skills and critical thinking

• Ability to present and teach technical material to employees with a wide range of educational backgrounds

• Ability to work well in a small, collaborative team, while also communicating and interacting with all levels of staff across the organization

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Experience with highly hazardous chemicals and processes is a plus

• Bilingual is not required but is a plus

Must pass a Physical and Job Function Evaluation.

Working Conditions

The job requires frequent work outside in all weather for short periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally push, roll and/or move up to 100 pounds. The employee will be working in areas that require the use of PPE including a respirator.