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Now Hiring: Operations Training Lead
CJ Logistics America is seeking an Operations Training Lead to own training quality and consistency across our logistics center network. In this role, you will build a strong bench of certified trainers, roll out standardized learning plans, and support new site startups, system conversions, and strategic projects. This role requires travel between locations to onboard staff, stabilize performance, and audit compliance.
Why You’ll Love This Role:
- Culture: You’ll work with a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Impact: Every day presents new opportunities to grow, lead, and make an impact.
- Salary: Your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. We anticipate this role to pay a minimum base salary of $69,352 per year, but actual base pay will depend on the successful candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.
- Schedule: Ability to work a flexible schedule to support deadlines or cross-functional collaboration; typically your schedule will be 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
- Location: This position works a hybrid schedule out of one of our Logistics Centers and would be expected to be in person 4 days a week and 1 day remote.
What You'll Do:
You will spend your time in a hybrid environment—balancing office tasks with active, hands-on leadership directly on the warehouse floor.
- Network Development: Grow and maintain the internal trainer network to ensure backup coverage at every logistics site.
- Train-the-Trainer: Conduct workshops to set consistent standards for classroom and on-the-job training, certifying and coaching site-based trainers.
- Startup & Conversion Support: Plan and execute end-to-end training for new startups, WMS system conversions, and key strategic projects.
- Onboarding & Competency: Run and audit onboarding plans, training all warehouse roles with a focus on verified competency in safety, accuracy, and productivity.
- Performance Observation: Implement formal observations to measure employee proficiency against SOPs and coach site leaders on driving behavioral change.
- Data-Driven Solutions: Partner with HR and Operations to analyze performance data, diagnose training gaps, and launch targeted fixes.
- Compliance Auditing: Conduct comprehensive training and compliance audits at each site at least once per year, delivering detailed reports to Site General Managers.
- Content Management: Keep all SOPs, digital learning tools, and physical training materials current, functional, and accessible.
What You Bring to the Table:
- Experience: 3–5 years in operations training, warehouse leadership, or multi-site learning & development.
- WMS Expertise: Hands-on proficiency with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), including direct experience leading training during system conversions.
- Coaching & Delivery: A clear, constructive coaching style with the proven ability to lead diverse training sessions and adjust delivery to the audience's pace.
- Analytical Skills: Strong use of performance data to pinpoint root causes of training gaps.
- Flexibility & Travel: Comfort shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment and availability for up to 75% local travel across the assigned region.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence site leadership and work seamlessly across functions.
- Physical Capability: Ability to wear required PPE (steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, high-visibility vests) and work on-site within warehouse environments containing varying temperatures, loud noises, concrete floors, and industrial vehicle traffic.
What's In It for You:
- Regional Impact: Drive the standardization of learning and operational excellence across multiple facilities.
- Stable Career: This is a Salary, Exempt corporate role within our Learning & Development division.
- Inclusive Environment: Join an Equal Opportunity Employer that relies on diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to drive innovation and growth.
- Supportive Culture: We are fully committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure all employees can perform their essential functions successfully.
Ready to cultivate and lead our network-wide training talent? Apply today!
CJ Logistics About Statement:
At CJ Logistics America, we know that we do our best work when we have an inclusive and diverse team, where we can draw on our different life experiences to help us deliver innovative solutions for our customers. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, equity, and an inclusive workplace. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only when they check every box. So if you think you might be a good fit for the role, but don't necessarily meet every single requirement on the job posting, we still encourage you to apply.
CJ Logistics delivers integrated and multimodal logistics services, connecting every corner of the world via air, sea and land. As a lead logistics partner (LLP), third-party logistics provider (3PL) and supply chain consultant, we help customers leverage supply chain management as a competitive advantage, reducing total system costs, transforming business processes, improving service and facilitating growth and change. With a focus on social responsibility and sustainability through growth with customers and communities, we prioritize the wellbeing of the end consumer, our customers and our employees. CJ Logistics is responsible for the North America region, specializing in solutions for regulated industries such as food and beverage, consumer-packaged goods, healthcare and medical supplies, and tire and automotive.
CJ Logistics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We prohibit discrimination and or/harassment of any type, including but not limited to discrimination and or harassment based upon race, religion, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy or relation medical conditions, childbirth, breastfeeding, parental status, veteran and/or military statue, disability (physical or mental) medical condition, genetic information or characteristics, political affiliation, domestic violence survivor status, marital status, or other characteristics prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Additionally, CJ Logistics participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support for work authorization.
Candidates must complete an application at: