Training Specialist

Kraft Heinz - Winchester, VA

Full-time

Winchester, VA

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Training Coordinator at Kraft Heinz is responsible for ensuring that new and transferring employees receive thorough training in accordance with the company's quality and safety standards. This role involves both delivering training and verifying its effectiveness, as well as maintaining training documentation and qualification records. The Coordinator will work closely with the Onboarding Coordinator to ensure timely completion of training processes and will identify trainees who may need additional support.

Responsibilities

• Weekly review of qualification cards.
• Verify training of new hires and current employees in new roles, including general plant-wide training and work instruction information, and maintain related recordkeeping, recertifying as needed.
• Maintain accuracy of the training matrix.
• Work closely with Onboarding Coordinator to assure timely sign off of new hire qualification cards.
• Identify and make recommendations for trainees who may need additional assistance to be successful in assigned roles.
• Supervise changes in job training documentation and communicate those changes by updating the work instructions using the change approval process.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of the work instructions and how they are used in job certification.
• Miscellaneous duties as assigned for the orderly and efficient running of the plant.

Requirements

• Good proven understanding of the Winchester plant and its processes.
• Knowledge of quality and safety standards/requirements of each job.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and work leadership skills.
• Demonstrated safety & quality orientation, attention to detail, and work standards.
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Punctual and reliable with the ability to mentor, teach, and speak to larger groups.
• Flexibility to work other shifts and complete job tasks as needed.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), HACCP, USDA standards.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employment
• Accommodations for applicants with disabilities