SME Technical Lead

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About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program!

• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs! Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities!

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth.

• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs.

Job Description:

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of production facilities across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program
• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs
• Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people 
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth
• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs

About the Role:

SME Technical Lead reports to the Training Program Manager, acting as the Continuous Learning Program training owner within their unit of operation, managing the transfer of knowledge and best practices of their specialization through the training and skill development of trainers and trainees, communication and reporting of training metrics, and development of systems, standards, and training material. The SME: Functional Technical Lead also acts as the Subject Matter Expert within their unit of operation, utilizing their expertise to foster and promote continuous improvement and a positive work environment. The position is the first link in the help chain to resolve problems within the work area. 

• Assumes the overall responsibility for training within their functional area to facilitate area training by working with team members, trainers, department leadership, and the Training Manager and works to prioritize and address needs as they relate to standard work practices, procedures for safety, quality, equipment operations, productivity, and efficiency. 
• Coordinates with the Training Manager to identify operational and technical skill gaps and works with the Training Manager and Trainers to fill the gaps.
• Develop training plans for operational and technical skill development.
• Ensures trainers possess the skills to accurately complete all quality, traceability, and production paperwork, and these skills are transferred to trainees through quality training.
• Conducts regular check-ins with trainees and trainers to analyze the overall effectiveness of the training program in their area of responsibility.

Important Details: This is a full-time permanent role M-F with the ability to work on various shifts and weekends if needed.

About You:

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Prefer 12 months and up to and including 3 years of qualifying machine operator experience on related work or including lower-level jobs within or outside the company.
• Prefer 6 months up to 1 year of employee on the job coaching/training experience.

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Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!

Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [email protected]

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