Training Specialist

Training Specialist

Roles and Responsibilities

The Training Specialist will ensure that all company employees have a thorough understanding and the skills needed to perform work safely, efficiently, and within regulatory guidelines. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Analyze training needs to develop new training programs or modify and improve existing programs.
• Develop training assessments and gap analysis to determine requirements and opportunities for employee development.
• Mentors and guides training staff to strengthen work performance and skill development.
• Ensure that training attendees receive a record of training in a timely fashion for field and regulatory compliance
• Ensure that company employees participate in company training as applicable to their job function by informing them of upcoming classes, prior training expiration dates, making training recommendations, etc.
• Participates in the design, development, and delivery of onboarding experiences and career development plans for employees.
• Delivery, review, and maintenance of training programs or training curriculum to ensure the training needs of the company are met.
• Conduct follow-up studies of all completed training to evaluate and measure results
• Plan, develop, and provide training and staff development programs using knowledge of the effectiveness of methods such as classroom training, demonstrations, on-the-job training, meetings, coaching, workshops, and boot camps.
• Deliver training classes to employees ranging in skill from beginner to experienced.
• Serve as the SME for programs supported.
• Keep up to date and continue to learn as new products and resources become available.
• Work with management team to identify best practices for system functionality and process improvements.
• Understand and stay current with company processes, procedure and policies.
• Tracks and analyzes the raw data from incidents, audits, and assessments to identify trends
• Inputs data into spreadsheets and databases
• Creates meaningful reports and presentations for management and customers
• Provides a master safety dashboard report to Operations monthly
• Maintains a current log of incident data, such as date, type, region, etc., and will distribute via email every month to a pre-established distribution list.
• Maintains a current log of “day’s safe” for each business unit and will distribute via email every week to the Management team.
• Job duties subject to change based on the needs of the company.

Desired Skills:

• Demonstrate knowledge and application of adult learning principles.
• Dynamic presentation and facilitation skills, and able to present information clearly and concisely to a diverse population.
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-directed and motivated to continue to learn on one's own.
• Ability to prioritize daily demands to meet program requirements
• Must possess the capacity to function effectively in a demanding and time-sensitive environment.
• Ability to develop training and execute on deliverables with little guidance
• Confident decision-making skills with the ability to lead others
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Other Requirements:

• A valid Texas driver’s license must be maintained with no more than 2 points on the driving record as reported by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

• Bilingual in both English and Spanish preferred

• Long and irregular hours may at times be a part of this position