Corporate Trainer

Description

Serious about finding your IMPACT with a career more rewarding than any other? JEAR Logistics is searching for a Corporate Trainer to join our team! JEAR, recently recognized as one of South Carolina's ‘Fastest Growing Company’ and an SC’s ‘Best Places to Work,’ provides a culture where you can make an IMPACT, make a living, and make a career. It’s no surprise JEAR has seen explosive success and growth since opening in 2007.  

Purpose: To uphold 'The JEAR Way' and support JEAR's strategic direction. The Corporate Trainer is primarily responsible for organizing, facilitating, and delivering training programs for employees. 

Essential Tasks 

• Positively exhibit and adhere to ‘The JEAR Way’; Exceeding industry standards for work ethic and service, All for one, Together as one, Unmatched integrity and accountability.
• Present information using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures. 
• Organize and develop, or obtain, training procedure manuals and guides and course materials such as handouts and visual materials.
• Conduct new employee orientation for sales and support staff.
• Confer with Training and Development Specialist to gain knowledge of work situations requiring training and to better understand changes in policies, procedures, regulations, business initiatives and technologies.
• Assess trainees to measure progress and evaluate effectiveness of training.
• Coordinate training schedule with the hiring and training demands.
• Supervise LETs in a training environment. Responsible for the overall directions, coordination, and evaluation. 
• Maintain trainee personnel records.
• Assist LETs with problems concerning "how to" perform specific tasks related to their position.
• Make suggestions to Training and Development Specialist on improving work procedures on the sales floor.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and make recommendations for future training initiatives. 
• Additional responsibilities as determined by and other members of leadership team.

Activities

Training and Teaching Others

• Conduct training for employees
• Convert information into instructional program
• Develop course or training objectives
• Develop instructional materials
• Develop training programs
• Identify training needs
• Organize educational material or ideas
• Organize training procedure manuals
• Participate in staff training programs
• Write employee orientation or training materials

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

• Use interpersonal communication techniques
• Use knowledge of multi-media technology
• Use oral and written communication and public speaking techniques
• Use teaching techniques

Performing Administrative Activities

• Edit written material
• Maintain records, reports, or files
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Design classroom presentations
• Schedule training, activities, classes, or events

Other

• Communicating with Supervisors and Peers
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Interacting with Computers

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area preferred

Knowledge

• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Communications and Media - Knowledge of media production and communication techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Experience

• One to three years of similar or related experience within sales or the transportation industry. 
• Previous training experience preferred

Skills 

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of other individuals to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Resource Management Skills - Managing one's own time.

Tools and Technology:

• Desktop and laptop computers
• Television display
• Microsoft Office365

 Perks that come along with your hard work: 

• Competitive benefits – We’ve got everything you need and most are company-paid. 
• 401(k) Safe Harbor Non-Elective Contribution - We contribute to your retirement plan, even if you don’t. 
• Employee appreciation events - Exceeding sales goals, holidays and company anniversaries are all reasons to celebrate. 
• JEAR Volunteers - We provide a lot of opportunities to make an IMPACT in the community. 
• Paid-time off and holiday pay 

Note: Job descriptions are not intended and should not be constructed to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with a job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making decisions pertaining to compensation.