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ITW Regional Trainer - Welding in Appleton, Wisconsin
Comprised of a market-leading portfolio of best-in-class brands, the businesses of ITW Welding work together to provide premium performance delivered through a breadth of solutions encompassing welding, cutting, consumables, and accessories. ITW Welding North America represents Miller Electric Welding Equipment, Safety & Accessories, Hobart Filler Metals, and Bernard/Tregaskiss MIG Guns.
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, and wholly owned by Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW). The company maintains its industry leadership by setting the standard for reliability, quality, and responsiveness. Our tagline, “The Power of Blue®,” is inspired by the blue color of Miller equipment.
The company began with an innovation that responded to customer needs, growing from a one-man operation in 1929, to the world’s largest manufacturer of arc welding products. Miller keeps the tradition alive by focusing on its top priority: people.
Responsible for conducting process and product training courses for our partners, sales team, educators, and end-user customers to improve their individual and organizational effectiveness to sell or utilize welding products. Will lead both individually and as part of a team to develop and update learning paths for partners and support updating and development of training collateral needed to achieve industry leading results from the training courses.
The Regional Trainer must be located within daily driving distance of the Appleton, Wisconsin training facility, and partner periodically with trainers throughout the United States.
As a leading provider in the welding industry, we are seeking a skilled and dynamic Regional Trainer - Welding to join our team. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality training that aligns with the business goals of our partners and sales teams. As a trainer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the knowledge and skills of Distributors, Educators, and Industrial Customers across the region.
What You’ll Do and Impact:
The welding trainer for the region understands the business goals of our partners and sales teams. They create and execute training plans to meet their needs, using various methods like virtual sessions, webinars, videos, e-learning, and hands-on activities. Trainers are experts in welding and work with ITW Welding divisions to train Distributors, Educators, and Industrial Customers. Training focuses on welding fundamentals and product training covering the value proposition, market served, key features, and product operation.
They coordinate training sessions by communicating regularly with the sales team, assessing market needs, and scheduling relevant courses. New courses are developed in collaboration with the sales team, addressing formal and informal training needs. The Trainer also creates training materials with Product Managers and Marketing and Sales Teams, ensuring a positive customer learning experience and managing the training facility for safety.
The Trainer assesses training effectiveness and partners with other functions to identify training gaps, developing plans to meet business partners' needs. They collaborate to keep classroom materials up to date with current processes and products.
What you need to do to be successful in this role:
Minimum of 3 years of Training experience.
Preferred bachelor’s degree in Technical Discipline or required equivalent experience.
Strong business acumen required.
Strong communication skills applied when working cross-departmentally and with customers.
Ability to work independently, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at once.
Tactful in their approach, can be direct as well as diplomatic. Can handle conflict effectively with high personal confidence and ability to be assertive when necessary.
Knowledge of instructional design theory, learning principles, traditional and modern training methods, tools, and techniques.
Represent ITW by supporting core values: Integrity, Respect, Trust, Shared Risk, and Simplicity
Competency in common computing technologies, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe PDF etc.
Technical aptitude required, and welding experience preferred.
Ability to be concise in delivering a presentation while meeting the learning objectives
Proven ability to develop a plan to meet objectives.
Must be a team player with a positive attitude, high motivation, and solid decision-making abilities.
Travel to regional training facilities to deliver classroom training, 40-60% estimated travel.
As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, ITW does not discriminate in hiring or in the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, arrest record, citizenship or other categories protected by federal, state or local laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability Information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship.
_All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. _
ITW is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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