First Solar · 1 month ago
Team Lead- Workforce Development USA (1st Shift)
Gaffney, SC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$69K/yr - $98K/yr
5+ years expFirst Solar is a leading company in the solar energy sector, dedicated to building a culture of learning for its associates. The Workforce Development Team Lead is responsible for overseeing the onboarding process, managing training advocates and specialists, and implementing training initiatives to support associate development.
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Responsibilities
Lead onboarding of new associates
Maintain strong collaboration with manufacturing and cross-functional leadership to support associate development
Provide reporting on training program plans and status
Lead team in implementation of training initiatives
Manage direct reports (on crew “Training Advocates” and in some instances office associates “Training Specialists”)
Oversee team objectives by developing and monitoring work plans, tracking performance metrics, generating reports, and managing team expenses
Develop direct reports in their functional responsibilities, growth, and professionalism with a customer focused mindset
Manage Training Advocates in:
Provide extending onboarding for new associates
Communicate training material to their teams
Verifying training material is accurate and develop improvements related to training
Collaboration with trainers, team leads, and supervisors to plan and provide associate training
Conducting select on-the-Job and classroom training
Ensure training records are up to date
Coordinate with subject matter experts on verification of training completeness and effectiveness
Facilitate training recognition with associates
Manage Training Specialist (when applicable)
Community engagement to develop relationships with business, government, community groups, and educators
Monitor and evaluate emerging workforce and training trends to ensure the organization leverages the most effective tools, resources, and methodologies for employee development
Facilitate training programs (internal & external providers)
Lead train-the-trainer
Qualification
Required
5 years working with or within a manufacturing environment
5 years leading teams (direct or indirect reporting)
5 years in teaching or workforce development with experience in: On-the-Job Training Methods, Developing Training Material (multi-media forms), Educational or Workforce development programs, Community engagement initiatives for developing people
Bachelor Degree in a Technical Discipline, HR organizational development, or Educational degree in a STEM field, or an equivalent 10 years of work experience in developing people
Dependable
Passion for learning and helping others grow through a learning organization
Must be able to build a cross-functional relationship and at all levels of the organization (production associates to management)
Possess leadership skills to lead teams and manage projects, exercising judgment and discretion in problem solving to deliver on commitments
Demonstrated ability to engage people in networking and facilitating group activities
Excellent training facilitation skills
Strong organizational skills with focus on detail and thoroughness in tracking and reporting
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills (in 1:1 and group settings)
Good skills in facilitation of group learning, leading through others, and 1:1 coaching
Innovative and creative with an eye for high quality work product appropriate for teaching
Provide training to others to enhance their ability to contribute effectively to the workforce development program
Competent with Microsoft Office (word, excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint file management, basic picture & video editing
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be provided where applicable.
Company
First Solar
First Solar manufactures thin film photovoltaic modules and provides PV power plants and supporting services.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.17BKey Investors
U.S. International Development Finance CorpMizuho Corporate Bank
2023-07-06Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2021-12-07Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2021-04-01Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Mark Widmar
CEO
Angela Younes
Office Manager/Assistant to the CTO
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