Job ID#: 3640
Category: Manufacturing
Performance will be evaluated based on meeting the requirements of the job description:
· Achievement of established training and compliance metrics
· Accuracy and integrity of training records (audit-readiness)
· On-time execution of onboarding schedules
· Standardized training delivery across sites and shifts
· Leadership effectiveness and team development.
· Alignment with company policies, SOPs, and safety standards
· Effective cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Quality, and Senior Leadership.
Performance
Metrics Performance metrics for this position will be established annually based on:
· Meeting project goal timelines, margins, and other financial indicators.
· Successful internal and external audit outcomes related to training records.
· Demonstrated training effectiveness and reduction in retraining events.
· Timely closure of training assignments within required due dates.
Key Outcomes Expected
· Develop and maintain comprehensive training schedules across all warehouses.
· Support facilitation of training on company policies, SOPs, safety standards, and operational systems (e.g., LMS, WMS/C3).
· Partners with warehouse leadership to ensure structured training programs are consistently executed for new hires and existing associates.
Administrative & LMS Management
· Record Integrity: Maintain the training program within the Quality Management System and any required physical training documentation, ensuring every associate has a complete, accurate, and audit-ready training profile. · Compliance Tracking: Proactively monitor certification and qualification expiration dates (e.g., PIT/Forklift, HazMat, Safety protocols) to prevent compliance gaps or operational disruption.
· SOP Document Control: Coordinate distribution and version control of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure associates are trained on current, approved processes.
Logistics & Scheduling Shift Coordination:
· Manage the master training calendar across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts, ensuring training sessions do not disrupt peak shipping and receiving windows.
· Onboarding Logistics: Coordinate onboarding training for new associates, including safety gear (PPE) distribution, badge access, and classroom setup.
· Equipment Certification: Schedule and track practical evaluations and certifications for Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT) and other applicable equipment, ensuring only authorized personnel operate machinery.
Reporting & Auditing
· Audit Support: Prepare and present training documentation during internal audits, client audits, OSHA inspections, and regulatory reviews.
Productivity Reporting: Generate reports on training completion rates and "Time to Productivity" for new hires to help Operations plan for peak seasons.
OJT Verification:
Collect, verify, and maintain On-the-Job Training (OJT) documentation to confirm hands-on competency validation by authorized supervisors.
Training Metrics & Executive Reporting
· Develop, maintain, and refine training performance metrics (e.g., training compliance rates, record accuracy, SOP revision timeliness, onboarding productivity, retraining trends, certification status, and OJT completion).
· Present training metrics and KPI trends to senior leadership in a professional, concise, and data‑driven format during management reviews, quarterly business reviews, or on an as‑needed basis.
· Translate complex training data into meaningful business intelligence, clearly communicating operational impact, compliance risks, and recommended corrective actions.
· Demonstrate readiness to represent the Training function confidently during executive briefings, audits, client meetings, or strategic planning discussions.
Critical Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviors
· Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel is critical for tracking metrics).
Experience with Learning Management Systems, Quality Management Systems and/or Warehouse Management Systems is a plus.
· Organization: Exceptional organizational skills with a "zero-error" approach to data entry, understanding that a missing record can lead to a regulatory finding.
· Communication: Ability to communicate clearly within a diverse workforce, from entry-level associates to senior facility management. ·
· Leadership: Leadership and coaching skills in fast-paced warehouse environments for a team of Training Coordinators across multiple sites.
· Experience with "Train-the-Trainer" models in a manual labor setting.
· Ability to troubleshoot training system, LMS tools and basic classroom technology (tablets, hand-held scanners used for training).
· Effective analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills (can gather and analyze data and information and draw conclusions). Able to think logically and analytically.
· Able to prioritize, organize tasks and time, and follow up. Perform responsibilities efficiently and timely. Able to balance multiple requests and meet deadlines.
· Able to work well in a team environment and as part of a team. Demonstrates ability to effectively lead a team to successful completion of a project.
· Knowledge of GMP/GDP, FDA, and CFR training requirements.
Experience:
High school diploma or equivalent
· Associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
· 2+ years of training administrative or coordinator experience, specifically within a cGMP environment within the pharmaceutical industry.
· Previous leadership, mentoring, or coaching experience is strongly preferred.
Physical
Demands Must be able to work proficiently with computers and other office equipment.