EAT Instructor
Department: Food
Employer Reference: 55747
Location: Romeoville, Illinois, United States
Company Description
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.
Job Description
Pay: $28.50
Schedule: 9 AM to 7 PM; Monday - Friday
Shift: Morning
Position Overview
The Training Department is looking for a highly motivated EAT Instructor to enhance the competencies of individual employees by facilitating skills training that will boost employees' workplace performance, safety, and quality in alliance with the company’s core values. This position is responsible for delivering and facilitating the Sealed Air Engineered Analytical Training ISD skills development process, which includes New Employee Introduction, Basic Skills, Skills Application, Training and Production Qualification phases. This includes classroom instructions, shopfloor instructions, and administering skills assessments. The EAT Instructor will report directly to the Training Coordinator.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
- Successfully oversee the trainee skills development through each EAT development phase
- Conduct classroom training utilizing E.A.T. manuals and procedures
- Work with Safety, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to ensure EAT’s incorporate each function's core values
- Write, update, and maintain EAT training manuals and materials
- Monitor Work Group Instructors (WGI’s) to ensure compliance with EAT standards
- Maintain training consistency by conducting shopfloor training according to E.A.T. procedures
- Promote trainee success by recognizing, coaching, documenting, and reporting trainee issues in a timely manner
- Monitor training requirements by verifying trainees’ ability to perform the basic job duties prior to release into qualification
- Assess training effectiveness to ensure incorporation of taught skills and techniques into employee work behavior
- Administer, track, and maintain necessary training documents to include, but not limited to, progress reports and skills analysis
- Ensure training weekly reports and department training KPIs are updated and accurate
- Maintain department annual training plan to meet business needs
- Write Standard Work (events & operator routine) for department in alignment with PMS standards
- Ensure department skills matrices are accurate and up-to-date
- Develop, deliver and track training Single Point Lessons
- Develop or oversee the production of classroom visuals, handouts, instructional materials, and aids to support the trainee learning
- Facilitate Shopfloor awareness training, safety, quality, and SQF training
- Conduct Risk Assessments as needed to improve EAT safety awareness and training
- Other duties or projects as deemed necessary
- Work closely with the Training Supervisor to ensure training meets corporate standards. (Training will be provided)
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- Must possess a strong background in Sealed Air E.A.T. procedures and methodologies
- E.A.T. certification preferred or willing to acquire EAT certification
- Work Group Instructor experience preferred or willing to acquire Work Group certification
- Excellent overall job performance
- Role model in the area of safety and quality
- Must be a highly motivated, self-starter capable of prioritization and managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Must have strong interpersonal and communication (both verbal and written) skills and the ability to interact effectively through all levels of the organization
- Must have a willingness to lead and drive the E.A.T. training program, to include taking initiative to research resources within the Company and work well with trainers and operators from other locations
- Instructors must be willing to work night shift and/or weekends if needed and may be asked to return to original job if workload, customer satisfaction, and/or job performance becomes a concern.
- Previous experience coordinating group activities/developing departmental training plans preferred
- Must have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred
Note: EAT Instructor may be required to work on the shop floor in the event of extremely high overtime if there are no trainees and the Training Supervisor approves the request.
Benefits and Perks
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discounts
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid elder care
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Qualifications
Additional Information
Requisition id: 55747
Relocation: No
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver’s License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at [email protected].
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