Training Coordinator

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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay
• 401(K) company match
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Professional training
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce
  
  

Shift Schedule

• Onsite Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm at our facility in Denver, CO.
• Must be willing to occasionally off-shift hours.
  
  

Job Purpose And Overview

The Training Coordinator will lead our Training programs to assist our manufacturing leaders in strategy development, process deployment, operations improvement, and change management initiatives to drive the plant to Best in Class processes. They will participate in the development and analysis of long-term plans that are aligned with the external market and internal strategies. They are expected to positively impact our operations by managing the execution of best practices and addressing gaps.

What Does It Take to be a Training Coordinator at Dawn Foods?  

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.  

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant work experiences required, preferably within the food and/or consumer packaged goods industries.
• Demonstrated competence with Continuous Improvement and/or training initiatives preferred.
• Competence with Lean Manufacturing principles preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing and logistics systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team setting.
• Familiarity with SAP preferred.
  
  

What will you do as a Training Coordinator at Dawn Foods?

• Ensures that our training programs meet all requirements (legal, regulatory, corporate)
• Ensures that all required training is up to date at all times
• Ensures that all training programs are aligned with other aspects of the operation (job descriptions, wage progression, processes, procedures, expectations, standards)
• Create measures of accountability to audit training skills of TMs
• Manages Onboarding process
• Oversee Alchemy site compliance and timely completion
• Analyze training effectiveness
• Trains team members from various departments
• Serve as a liaison between hourly TMs and Leadership
• Assist and support operations during product trials and batch audits
• Coach and train Supervisors on factory processes and procedures
• Facilitate New Hire training and Job Bid changes, identify opportunities, and document progress by conducting weekly audits of performance
• Create and maintain written SOPs for all positions on manufacturing lines
• Maintain Training Matrices and individual performance
• Works with the Continuous Improvement Specialist to foster improvement on efficiency, output, quality and reduction cost.
• Implements and promotes Lean Manufacturing principles within operations.
  
  

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use sensory perception for quality measurement of products.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus
• Temperature fluctuates with the season – colder during the winter/warmer during the summer
• Working around heavy machinery – hearing protection required in production area
  
  

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.

Company Provided/Required PPE

• Non-slip shoes
• Gloves
• Hair Net
• Beard Net (if needed)
• Safety googles/ safety ear protection
• Additional PPE may be required
  
  

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply.”

About Our Benefits

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. We also help protect your future financial health with a generous 401(k) matching program that provides additional retirement funds and many tools and resources on financial wellness. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

Compensation

$56,500-$84,910 with annual bonus potential

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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.