Job Description:

Job Title: Technical Trainer

Shift: Days

Location: Mars – Topeka

Mars is looking to hire a Technical Trainer for our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Topeka, Kansas! Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, exciting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to positively impact our business, the planet, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your day tomorrow.

As part of our overall total compensation package, Mars offers a competitive benefits package to all associates: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.

The Technical Trainer will have a strong passion for ensuring associates have the training necessary to perform in their roles proficiently. The primary purpose of this role is to develop and coordinate training activities for new, apprentice, and existing technical associates and assist in the development of other team members as needed. This role will also support the MSE Education Pillar and other MSE Pillars as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a training database for the technical team. Support implementation of the new training system (POKA) and act as a site administrator for the technical team.
• Develop and deliver training to Technical team members, operations, trainers, and coaches. Continuous self-development is essential.
• Develop and manage a robust Apprenticeship program to ensure a secure and successful Technician pipeline
• Develop and deliver onboarding process for new Technicians with site/area specific learning and demonstrated capabilities
• Plan, coordinate, and schedule training and qualification activities that add value to the business and adhere to regulatory requirements in alignment with production and maintenance schedules. This training may be done internally, through manufacturers or vendors, through local education providers, or other means.
• Maintain and manage documentation, including all training records for the technical team, the maintenance library, and the technical team’s Share Point.
• Support the Autonomous Maintenance pillar by providing training or coordinating activities between technical and operations groups as needed.
• Manage training KPIs for the technical team, such as training hours per technician.
• Manage Quarterly Training Plans while providing gap assessments and mitigation plans to Site Senior Leadership
• Purchase and control training materials, tools, displays, and programs in adherence to the training budget.

Education & Professional Qualification

• A 2-year degree or experience equivalent in mechanical and electrical field.
• The successful candidate should have 3+ years of experience within a manufacturing environment, i.e., factory operations, maintenance, procurement or technical
• The preferred qualification would be three-plus years of maintenance technician experience (mechanical, electrical, and predictive)

Knowledge/Experience

• Computer Skills including MS Office suite, PowerPoint skills are especially necessary, training software such as POKA, and databases.
• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) such as SAP
• OSHA Trainer certifications are a plus
• Arc Flash certification and ability to instruct on ARC Flash
• Working knowledge of the plant, the main production processes, and the layout of building and grounds
• Ability to manage multiple jobs/tasks while maintaining priority and focus
• Excellent oral and written communications skills--demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to all levels of the plant

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in Mc Lean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.