Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Training Specialist to join our Ashland Specialty Ingredients business at our Hopewell, Virginia location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the training function. This position will report to Process Engineer Manager.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinates ongoing department/plant efforts to maintain the CAPA and MOC system by managing workflow and escalating deficiencies to leadership


• Act as SME for document control system and manage document workflow for the site including training and coaching of the site document coordinators.


• Assembles and organizes training material for new programs, processes, or procedures.  Reviews, evaluates, and modifies existing and proposed training programs, and recommends appropriate changes so that training meets PSM, GMP, ISO, RC, and/or other regulatory requirements.


• Develops training packages and progress tracking system for in-plant employee transfers.


• Conducts formal classroom training, on-the-job-training, and informal coaching as required.


• Works cross-functionally with other departments to provide guidance to meet training requirements.


• Develops system for monitoring and maintaining all employee training records and files.


• Provides reports for customer audits regarding training records.


• Ensures plant procedures and policies are all up-to-date, accurate, and reviewed as required.


• Designs SharePoint sites for departments and creates consistent methodology for effective use.


• Coordinates & participates in new hire orientation and refresher training as required.


• Arranges management, individual contributor, and front-line personnel training.


• Assists all departments with training needs.


• Identifies and defines present and future training needs by conducting job analyses.


• Lead and coordinate ongoing efforts to streamline document management system.


• Responsible for updating the document database and ensuring compliance with ISO, GMP and OSHA requirements for document and record control


• Track document status and communicate outstanding document reviews or approvals to leadership to deliver 100% document control compliance.  


• Routinely uses word processing, database, spreadsheet, presentation, and email software.


• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety


• Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• A Bachelor’s Degree or Associates in relevant field of study, with experience


• 1-3 years’ experience developing and leading training or learning environments


• Extensive PC and Microsoft Suite skills:  including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Databases, and other pc applications. 


• Must be well organized and a self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.


• Excellent communications skills (both written and verbal) are required. 


• Must be flexible with ability to adjust to rapid changes in work priorities with the ability to prioritize work to those changes.


• Knowledge of manufacturing or industrial business operations


• Experience working in and/or with union organization


• Ability to successfully implement traditional and modern training methods and techniques.


• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times.


• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different.

Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.
 
At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.
 
Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.
 
Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE:  We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.