Orientation and Training Coordinator

WE’RE HIRING AND OFFERING A $1,000.00 SIGN ON BONUS FOR JOINING OUR TEAM! We are a family-owned company that is looking for you to play a key role in providing services and fresh food solutions for the foodservice and retail industries. Sandridge needs your passion and skill to deliver on our promise to always provide great tasting fresh food with consistent hand-made quality that enhances the reputation of our customers   Join our team of food innovators and technicians to produce fresh, delicious food that will make it to tables across the country. Take pride in knowing that your hard work makes a difference in the lives of our customers and consumers.

Purpose

The Orientation/Training Coordinator drives positive employee engagement by being an integral part of new employee onboarding, training, and acclimation to the company. This role is responsible for Facilitating New Hire Orientation, coordinating non-technical certification training, delivers monthly people safety training, and supports employee engagement and interaction throughout their onboarding process.

Responsibilities

• Instruction and Facilitation of New Hire Orientation
• Update and develop orientation content that remains current with industry standards
• Supports the new employee onboarding process and ensures new hires are engaged with others, including their manager, so they understand how to be successful in their day-to-day job, including how their work contributes to the overall business.
• Plays a key role introducing new hires to our organization, mission, vision and values. Ensures employees are integrated into their positions, connects them to their technical trainers, and ensures they have a clear understanding of their job-training program. Helps to initiate relationship between manager and employee.
• Assists employees with routine questions / matters to facilitate the HR function. Refers employees to the appropriate source as needed. Ensures responses and follow up is timely.
• Data entry into each user system (i.e. Ceridian Dayforce, Training Data Bases, Attendance Tracking, etc.) 
• Conducts non-technical training for designated employees to ensure understanding of GMPs, Hazard Assessment, HACCP, Chemical hazards, and other workplace certifications.

• Communicates effectively to others, both verbally and written
• Regularly maintain and audit all training records to ensure employees are in compliance with training and also monitors compliance during production activities.

• Promotes and fosters team building, cooperation and collaboration amongst employees.
• Supports improvement initiatives for department training and provides regular feedback to technical trainers and department leadership related to ways to improve the employee experience while also maximizing production/efficiency.

• Administers and assist in communicating various human resources plans and procedures for all Company employees.
• Enter employee information into payroll database and timekeeping database, as well as SKNet and Employee Picture Database, including any/all updates in employment status, position changes, etc.
• Prepare and maintain employee files
• Run reports from employee databases as requested

• Any other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• A deep desire to be a champion of Employee onboarding through interactions with employees during orientation and in their first few weeks and desire to prepare New hires for their careers
• Ability to work with a diverse group of employees
• Empathetic, mature, and employee-oriented in communication
• Expert organizational skills and an ability to prioritize effectively
• Prior experience facilitating training courses (one-on-one and small groups)
• Familiar and comfortable speaking in front of small and larger groups
• Strong People skills
• Passionate and energetic about New Hire Onboarding and training 
• Strong ability to coach and develop employees

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills, solid communication, compassionate and a friendly demeanor
• Exceptional listening skills and an ability to identify employee concerns that need to be escalated
• Can maintain confidentiality while helping others
• Familiarity with common on-boarding and training competencies including Policies/Procedures, Safety training, facilitation of basic job skills content, and more advanced Learning and Development areas.

• Basic competence in use of Microsoft Office software applications, primarily Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to develop trust and confidence with all team members based upon honesty, integrity, sincerity and mutual respect.
• Has skills that promote employee participation, education and information sharing regarding available initiatives and programs.

• Good attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Sandridge Foods is located in Medina, Ohio and is a great place to work because we sincerely care about every employee, both personally and professionally. We strive to balance the demands of work and home for our employees.