Production Technical Trainer

As a Production Technical Trainer, you will have the opportunity to work with a highly supportive and collaborative team who aims at enhancing employees’ skills, performance, productivity, and quality of work for the manufacture and packaging of our products. 

What You’ll Do 

• Deliver technical training classes/courses to employees onsite and virtually 

• Work with the Training Coordinator or Technical Training Consultant to address the technical training needs  

• Work with Plant Leadership to prioritize assigned plant technical training projects 

• Communicate plant/department technical training needs to the Technical Training Consultant for new training requests and development  

• Provide input on process improvement initiatives and/or cross-functional plant projects (Kaizen, new equipment/technologies) 

What We Offer 

We offer our employees world-class benefits and success-building support, including:  

• health, dental, vision, mental health support, wellness incentives, and 401K  

• tuition reimbursement 

• opportunities for advancement 

What You’ll Bring 

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in adult education, instructional design/technology, or related field of study and two (2) years of related experience delivering technical training within a manufacturing facility, vocational and/or community college setting. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. 

• Understanding of needs analysis, project management, course development, and evaluation methodologies  

• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to learn and understand manufacturing processes, procedures, regulations, technologies, machines, tools, and equipment 

• Excellent verbal and written skills to communicate intricate job-related processes 

• Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to create and edit basic reports, documents, presentations, and spreadsheets in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS SharePoint 

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy specifically related to documenting detailed job tasks and instructions 

• Ability to effectively present to an audience 

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building, listening, and questioning skills 

• Ability to successfully prioritize and organize projects, deadlines, and tasks in both team and independent environments 

• Ability to calculate percentages when scoring tests and use classroom performance data to analyze and adjust future training courses 

• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language to ensure effective new hire training and ongoing communications about safety and quality issues 

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time domestically  

• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license 

• Favorable motor vehicle report upon hire 

• Prior experience utilizing Learning Management System (LMS), preferred 

Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

Dart Container is a drug-free workplace.  Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

*THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.