Team Member Trainer Jobs

About Us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.

Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the right guest even better, faster and more cost effectively than before. We are becoming more intelligent, automated and algorithmic in our decision-making, so that no matter how guests shop—in stores or on Target.com—we deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve. We are on a mission to win decisively over any competitor, with a seamless and superior guest service experience unlike any they can offer. Our teams work with the agility our mission requires, and we constantly come together to implement new processes in record time.

A role in Supply Chain Facilities means being on the very front lines of getting product to the guest as fast as possible—a critical differentiator and one of the most essential functions within Logistics. Whether it’s through focusing on regional or upstream distribution centers or import warehouses, you’ll have a chance to positively impact thousands of fellow team members and Target guests worldwide. There’s so much good work to be done, from Distribution Center Operations, where process and problem-solving drive our results; Quality Management, which influences and maintains our good name in the retail marketplace, or overall Distribution Center Productivity, where we’re always analyzing and recalibrating how to best support our people, process and technology investments to support an ever-evolving business.

About The Job:

As a Team Member Trainer, you will enable the growth of our expanding supply chain network by providing an exceptional onboarding experience for new team members and fostering a culture of learning, development, standardization, and teamwork in the Distribution Center. You will work closely with your manager, the Training Operations Manager (TOM), to develop a deep understanding of the training program content and strategy so that you are able to ensure they are consistently and effectively executed for both new and tenured team members. Responsibilities include:

• Measuring and monitoring progress to ramp proficiency
• Coordinating with TOM and Training Specialists (TS) on training plans for all new hires
• Support onboarding and retention of peers and new hires
• Quickly build and maintain meaningful relationships with team members in an effort to ensure all team members feel welcome.
• Deliver consistent, standard training to ensure safety is the number one priority
• Facilitate all Warehouse Worker (WW) and Warehouse Associate (WA) training – including new hire, core and specialty, cross and recertification training.

A majority of your time will be spent training and/or demonstrating WW or WA job functions. There will be periods of time where you will be staffed in a productive function to support business need and ensure you remain skilled and practiced in the job functions

This will require you to work quickly, safely and efficiently to handle products within the warehouse to ensure the accurate processing of merchandise to our stores network and our guests. You will do this by moving cartons and/or pallets to and from trailers, storage, and staging areas by hand to mechanized conveyor systems using safe lifting techniques. This work may also require you to safely operate powered equipment and/or PIT such as a pallet jack and/or electric forklift, and you’ll be trained and provided with the tools and gear you need to be safe.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Physical Demands (must be able to perform with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Able to move about within and around the site with great frequency (up to 10-12 hours per shift)
• Able to operate all power equipment, warehouse technology, and other systems safely
• Able to access all areas of the Distribution Center, including the ability to travel on conveyor crossovers and reach mezzanine platforms
• Able to lift and carry merchandise weighing up to 47 lbs. regularly, and up to 60 lbs. on an infrequent basis
• Able to work in various temperature-controlled environments including temperatures below freezing (Food Distribution Center only)

About You:

• Ability to clearly and effectively convey a message, idea, and/or information to drive understanding and action
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Able to comprehend verbal, written, and visual communication; ability to effectively read materials such as labels, tickets, product documentation, and training program guides
• Able to handle changing priorities with little notice
• Able to accurately use basic math skills
• Maintains positive and respectful attitude while working independently and in a team environment
• 1+ years of distribution or training experience; employee training experience preferred, including utilizing program materials such as training reports, job breakdowns, or playbooks to train new and tenured employees
• Able to occasionally flex schedule to provide support across multiple shifts when additional support is needed based on training need
• Ability to verify that a message is received and understood by an individual

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.