Factory Trainer

As part of the Production Operations team, the Factory Trainer helps improve worker skills by providing customised training for production staff. Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role focuses on helping employees learn and grow, making sure products meet quality standards, and supporting ongoing skill checks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide training to production workers so they learn the skills and knowledge needed to do their jobs well.
• Work with new employees and current team members to explain and reinforce standard procedures.
• Plan, create, and review training programs for production, engineering, quality, safety, and maintenance teams to find training needs, develop learning materials, and schedule training sessions.
• Watch and evaluate employees’ performance and progress in training, giving helpful feedback and guidance.
• Keep training content up-to-date to align with changes and improvements in operations.
• Lead training sessions on manufacturing processes, safety procedures, quality systems, and continuous improvements in production.
• Create training tools like job aids, standard operating procedures and presentations to make learning easier.
• Find out where employees need more skills through tests and feedback and take steps to help them improve.
• Keep accurate records of who has been trained, attendance, and how well they are doing. Monitoring when training has expired and performing refreshers.
• Check how effective the training is and make ongoing improvements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Good understanding of how people learn and the best ways to teach in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong communication and people skills to connect with different types of learners.
• Able to plan and organize training sessions and resources effectively.
• Skilled at understanding what training is needed and solving related problems.
• Flexible and open to new technologies and methods in a busy environment.
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar training role, preferably in a factory or production setting; experience in food production is a plus.
• Experience in delivering complete training programs from start to finish.
• Having a health and safety qualification like IOSH is a bonus or working towards it.
• A proactive person who can promote positive change and always look for ways to improve.