We value: Safety, Integrity, Ownership, Collaboration, Service, Sustainability

Moses Lake Industries, Inc. (MLI) is a rapidly growing producer of ultra-pure chemical products, serving the semiconductor, silicon and flat-panel screen industries worldwide. We deliver world class products to the leaders of the industries we serve. Handling and working around hazardous materials and chemical manufacturing equipment is routine. If you are prepared to work in an exciting and rewarding environment, we look forward to considering your experience and qualifications.

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Department Manager, the Trainer will coordinate the training of other team members by working independently and with other department team members. They will train against Lab procedures, basic lab practices, and overarching MLI policies. Intended outcome is to correctly train and certify team members to perform job duties safely and without errors in the Lab department. The Lab trainer will also conduct Job observations and 5S audits. The Lab Trainer will demonstrate professional appearance, behavior and attitude at all times while performing his/her job duties.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm, onsite, Moses Lake WA

Primary Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions):

• Oversee and conduct training and certification of new employees and re-training of existing employees as needed.
• Facilitate onboarding of new hires and provide feedback to hiring manager.
• Create and update SEDs for department teams, working with leads and managers to ensure employees are assigned to appropriate SEDs.
• Manage training of Technicians, scheduling and performing training or coordinating training with qualified subject matter expert support as needed.
• Oversee training performed by other team members (leads, subject matter experts, etc) to ensure training is performed well and documented appropriately.
• Solicit feedback from department members and leaders on potential safety concerns, new processes, and gaps with existing processes that could benefit from additional or enhanced training, enhanced documentation, or generation of job aids and work with department leaders to review and implement appropriate changes.
• Drive the scheduling, content, and review of lessons learned for department safety drills and Job Safety Analyses (JSAs). Coordinate lessons learned reviews and solicit feedback from team members.
• Maintain training records.
  • Update training paperwork for tracking in Training Management System (Intelex)
  • Review Intelex at least twice a month to schedule any training or recertification’s needed for employees and update training records for completed certifications.
  • Work with Technicians and Leads to coordinate training schedules with minimal disruption to critical processes and communicate (email) scheduled training to affected team members.
  • Sign up Lab employees for any cross departmental training needed in the training calendar, as appropriate.
  • Identify procedures or skills with two or fewer certified Technicians and work with Leads and Managers to enhance business continuity planning by ensuring adequate certified back ups are developed as needed.
• Drive the development of appropriate training materials, job aids, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other training and reference media as needed.
• Take an active role in auditing and improving procedures and practices.
  • Work with Leads, Managers, and subject matter experts to ensure procedures are clear, specific, and facilitate standardized execution of processes by all personnel and shifts to minimize variation and maintain safety and quality standards.
  • Conduct 5S audits to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Ensure that safety requirements are adequately described, and training includes safety focus.
  • Write and edit procedures and job aids as assigned.
• Perform Job Observations to verify all Technicians are doing their jobs exactly to procedures on all shifts.
• Maintain constant communication with Leads and Lab Manager when identifying issues in the Laboratory area.
• Perform and schedule Quarterly Team Building activities within Department.
• Hold Technicians accountable.
  • Ensure all operators are always wearing the correct PPE.
  • Ensure that all operators are following procedure.
  • Ensure all operators are staying on task.
• Uses knowledge and good discretion when certifying Employees on procedures to verify they are competent to perform.
• Training Coordination: Actively and continuously promote a learning environment that supports the MLI values, customer focus/satisfaction, as well as safety culture. Maintain open communication of training status and initiatives to department manager and/or supervisors. Actively participating in training coordination meetings and/or training. Work with department manager/supervisor to maintain at least a 93% current department training status on the quarterly metrics. Use Intelex in an effective and efficient manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Specific Competencies:

• People Development-Taking responsibility for a thorough and detailed method of working
• Attention to Detail- Taking responsibility for a thorough and detailed method of working.

• Planning and organizing- Setting priorities and defining actions, time, and resources needed to achieve predefined goals.

• Training Coordination- Actively and continuously promote a learning environment that supports the MLI values, customer focus/satisfaction, as well as safety culture. Maintain open communication of training status and initiatives to department manager and/or supervisors. Actively participating in training coordination meetings and/or training. Work with department manager/supervisor to maintain at least a 93% current department training status on the quarterly metrics. Use Intelex in an effective and efficient manner.

General Job Requirements/Competencies:

• MLI Core Values-A strong culture is fundamental to the success of MLI and this is driven by our core company values. MLI expects employees to demonstrate and promote the values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation and Sustainability
• Safety Conscious-Actively supporting and promoting MLI safety culture
• Uphold all MLI policies and “MLI Code of Conduct.”
• Strict compliance with Environmental and Safety regulations
• Compliance and individual accountability with the MLI Quality System and ISO Registration is required. It is the employee’s commitment to ensure that the Company’s actual practices and procedures are exercised as directed

Required Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• High School diploma or equivalent required Associates Degree minimum recommended.
• 5 years minimum laboratory experience with AS
• 3 years minimum laboratory experience with BS
• 3 years minimum MLI specific laboratory experience is preferred
• Working knowledge of computers and MS Office software.
• Working knowledge of arithmetic and grammar.
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in order to meet established deadlines.
• Work as a team and independently.
• Perform tasks with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Working Conditions: Duties are generally performed indoors in an office and laboratory environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. When working in the presence of safety hazards, the employee is expected to follow company safety and laboratory chemical hygiene rules and use proper personal protective equipment such as: hardhat, safety glasses, gloves, lab coat and full leather shoes, etc. MLI is an alcohol and drug free workplace. Employees will work in a covered Process Safety Management (PSM) environment containing threshold quantities of flammable liquids and/or gasses that have a potential for fire or explosion. Employees working in this environment are required to be free from devices that are not considered intrinsically safe. Examples of devices that may not be intrinsically safe include insulin pumps, pacemakers, pain management devices, etc.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and listen. The employee is frequently required to handle and use objects, controls, or keyboards; reach with hands and arms; kneel, crouch and occasionally climb. The employee frequently works with computer systems that require coordination and attention to detail.

The employee may occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds without assistance and with assistance of greater weight. Specific vision abilities required are color perception, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Located in central Washington, an outdoor recreational oasis, we offer a competitive compensation, medical, vision, and dental insurance benefits; paid time off (vacation, holiday, sick); 401(k) with employer match; life and AD&D insurance; short and long-term disability insurances, Education reimbursement, gym membership and other benefits. Relocation assistance is available. MLI is an equal employment opportunity employer and is a drug & alcohol-free workplace. If you are prepared to work in an exciting and rewarding environment, we look forward to considering your experience and qualifications.

Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements for the position will not be considered.

Experience

• 3 year(s): MLI specific laboratory experience

• 5 years minimum laboratory experience with AS
• 3 years minimum laboratory experience with BS

Education

• High School or better

• Associates or better

Skills

• MicroSoft Office

Behaviors

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization