Technical Trainer

Job Description    
Reporting to the Packaging Engineer, the Technical Trainer is responsible to plan effectively and proactively, control, Train and evaluate frontline employee’s development in Manufacturing, in line with organisational requirements. Work closely with the L&D community – contribute to the manufacturing frontline development budgeting and reporting process
Key Duties & Responsibilities    
1.Manage CAP process

• Ensures that CAP procedures, CCBA policies and other legal requirements are adhered to throughout the CAP process.
• Conduct on-boarding and Inductions for new employees (Operators / Artisans / Machine & Equipment Specialists).
• Confer with Management and staff on training requirements (Production, Processing and Utilities)
• Evaluated skills development needs

2. Sourcing & maintaining of relevant training material and learning programmes

• Write training programme text and related facilitators guides where required.
• Ensure relevance of handouts, exercises, and related tools.
• Ensure relevance of assessments within the CCBA context
• Liaise with external Service Providers on training requirements and standards
• Ensure that external Service Providers are informed of CCBA training standard requirements and provided with all relevant documentation related (e.g. Level 1-3 evaluation requirements and other related documentation)
• Participates in meetings, seminars, and training sessions to obtain information useful to training requirements and integrates information into training programmes.
• Review, update or source updated learning material 3

3. Coordinate training workshop

• Schedule training times with delegates, and their managers.
• Draft training schedule in consultation with external training provider/s and regional management
• Control expenses within the training budget. Report any deviations
• Monthly frontline development reporting to direct report and L&D Manager

4. Implement training

• Deliver training against required technical learning objectives.
• Present training material, calling in additional or specialised resources as required to assist.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training material by conducting a post-training evaluation (CCBA Level 1 -4 Evaluation Document).
• Where evaluations indicate the need to refine training material, this must be completed and training material updated.
• Support employees to do self-study of applicable plant-related modules
• Support employees to do e-learning of applicable plant-related modules
• Align training interventions with SCMAT assessments gap closure plan.

5. Implement evaluations

• Administers written and practical observations (Level 2 – Pre and Post Assessments / Level 3 – Practical Survey) and outcomes-based assessments (Planned Job Observations).
• Signs off exercises completed with competence for the purpose of completion and assists in addressing outstanding competency gaps

6. Training administration 

• Custodian of departmental training records, ensuring that these are readily accessible and adhere to all CCBA and legal requirements.
• Where training has occurred, update relevant training records and, where appropriate, the digital shared systems.
• Interacts with individuals to resolve problems relating to training records and provides information relating to queries.

7. Implement and Anchoring Change

• Implement and anchor change projects by executing project plans, facilitating communication, training and coaching in the relevant department

Closing Date: 17/06/2022

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications:

• Minimum Requirement: Degree / Diploma in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering, and any other equivalent technical qualification from a recognised institution.
• Added advantage:  Diploma / Certificate in Occupation-directed ETD Practice advantageous

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of training and development facilitation experience in a manufacturing environment,
• Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience.
• 3 - 5 Years’ Experience in an FMCG environment,
• WCM exposure and experience will be advantageous SAP experience and being a trained, registered assessor, will be advantageous.

Competencies

• Communicator
• Organized
• Patience
• Empathy
• Subject Knowledge
• Diagnostic ability
• Coaching skills
• Teamwork
• Result and Execution Driven
• Resilient and energetic
• Customer-focused
• Contribute to self and team development
• Must be a self-starter and be able to work under the pressures
• Must have an appreciation for quality and technical standards
• Must be able to liaise with Machine Suppliers (OEM’s) and Technical Support from CoE
• Must be able to carry out mechanical and electrical module training
• Must have good 'trouble shooting' skills.