Training Coordinator

Who We Are:

Challenge’s mission is to manufacture with operational excellence by empowering our employee-owners. As a leading tier 1 supplier of complex metal assemblies for the global automotive industry, we drive innovative solutions for future mobility. We believe the best ideas come from individual unique perspectives. These ideas combined with the teamwork of industry leaders allow us to accomplish any challenge. Our team members take pride in the work we do and embody our core values of safety, ownership, and teamwork every day; they are the true driving force in our operations.

Challenge is proud to be one of the largest employee-owned automotive companies in North America. One of the many benefits of joining the Challenge team is the ESOP program. This program allows Challenge to give shares of the Company to all employee-owners annually. These shares are an additional retirement benefit that will continue to grow during your time at Challenge. Being part of an ESOP means our employee-owners share in Challenge’s success!

Together we own Safety! Challenge is #QualityDriven and #PeoplePowered!

Who We Want:

The Training Coordinator plays an important role in ensuring Challenge Manufacturing team members are prepared to work safely and deliver quality parts to our customers.  The Training Coordinator partners and communicates with Plant management to identify training needs, schedules training classes to meet those needs, ensures that all training is conducted to Company standards, and ensures the accuracy of training records.  The Training Coordinator also supervises the activities of Plant Trainers.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with Plant Management
• Determine plant training needs.
• Train all levels of plant leadership on using Challenge University.
• Communicate production equipment additions to LMS Administrator for observation checklists.
• Supervise Plant Trainers
• Provide direction, train and coach to develop skills, and administer corrective action, as needed.
• Conduct audits to ensure compliance with processes.
• Conduct annual performance review.
• Manage and edit timecards and approve PTO requests.
• Schedule and Conduct Training
• Create and maintain training schedule for the plant.
• Conduct New Hire Training (backup for Plant Trainer), including ensuring each team member has an active identification badge using Alpha Card and C-Cure systems.
• Schedule and conduct motorized equipment permit and Authorized Lockout Tagout classroom training and testing; coordinate with certified trainers for operational evaluations.
• Schedule and conduct annual refresher training (backup for Plant Trainer).
• Assist with external training requests.
• Manage the OJT Certification Process
• Complete Common Core (level 1) Observation Checklists (backup for Plant Trainer).
• Provide training on how to conduct all levels of Observation Checklists.
• Coordinate with Plant leadership to ensure accurate and timely completion of Observation Checklists.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date training records
• Ensure training sessions are created in Challenge University and attendance is recorded.
• Ensure necessary documents (example: sign-in sheets, tests) are scanned and saved.
• Maintain expiration dates for motorized equipment permits.
• Training records include, but are not limited to, Skills Matrix, New Hire Training, Common Core Observation Checklists, and classroom training for motorized equipment and safety.

When and Where:
This will be a 1st Shift / 8AM-5PM M-F position located at our Plant in Spartanburg, SC. 
Occasionally, this may require you to arrive early, stay late, or work on weekends, outside of our regular hours, to ensure we successfully meet customer needs, deadlines, or urgent requests.

What You Need to Have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Two years manufacturing experience
• Two years of instructional or formal training experience
• Professional certification preferred
• Five years manufacturing experience preferred
• Five years of instructional or formal training experience preferred
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred
• Has high standards of performance for self. Takes responsibility for actions, results, and mistakes.  Is thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; demonstrates honesty and integrity in all aspects of work.
• Takes positive action to objectively resolve conflict by listening, staying focused on issue to find resolution, and monitoring progress. Maintains positive relationships by constructively resolving conflic