Technical Trainer

What you’ll do:

Position Overview:
The Production Trainer is responsible for delivering, supporting, and sustaining effective training programs for hourly production employees to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient manufacturing operations. The role also serves as a subject matter expert for production processes and provides production-role support as needed to sustain operations.

In this function you will: 

•    Facilitate site-wide training programs for hourly production employees, including on-the-job training, classroom instruction, and onboarding support, while implementing and supporting new training programs aligned with changing operational needs and productivity initiatives.
•    Develop, update, and deliver training materials and presentations to support operational, safety, quality, and productivity requirements. 
•    Serve as a subject matter expert for production processes. Partner with functional leaders to plan and execute cross-training strategies that ensure effective manning and coverage across production areas, and flex into production areas as needed to support operations.
•    Maintain accurate and audit-ready training documentation, including training records, training folders, skills matrices, employee certifications, qualifications, and required re-certifications, ensuring compliance with Eaton policies, regulatory requirements, and site standards.

•    Ensure completion of required Eaton University training assignments for all production employees and ensure employee certifications, qualifications, and required re-certifications remain current and documented. 

•    Lead by example by demonstrating Eaton’s safety culture, leadership behaviors, quality standards, continuous improvement mindset, and product knowledge; conduct and document Positive Interruptions (PI) and Safety Observations while meeting established monthly safety observation targets; and actively participate in and lead continuous improvement initiatives supporting safety, quality, delivery, and cost. 

Qualifications:

Required:
•    High school diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution. 
•    Minimum 1 year of experience in manufacturing, distribution, or military environments 

•    No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area (50 mile radius) of the listed facilikty will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
•    Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc. 

Preferred:
•    Minimum 2 years of power distribution systems experience.
•    Experience in Microsoft Office applications 

•    Minimum 1 year technical writing experience
•    Minimum 1 year supporting on-the-job production training 
•    Fully bilingual (English/Spanish) 

Skills:

Position Criteria:

•    Specialized knowledge of power distribution systems manufacturing and production operations

•    Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills, effective problem-solving abilities, and the capability to work collaboratively with individuals and teams.

•    Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills

•    Supports a positive, productive, and safety-focused work environment.

•    Candidate must be able to t