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About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.
About the role
Associate holds the primary responsibility for training, retraining and coaching associates in distribution center functions. This includes following standard operating procedures and other activities that affect the overall flow of products to stores and customers. Promote team building by actively participating in the development of staff. Provides training for new hires and any necessary additional training, coaching and mentoring of associates. Assists management with identifying areas for improving individual and team performance.
Responsibilities
- Conducts one on one training with new hires and provides guidance related to the process of receiving, order picking, packing, shipping and replenishment to be compliant with the standard operating procedures (SOP). Ensures proper training paperwork is completed and documented
- Works with management, leads and quality assurance (QA) to provide one on one coaching and continual training with current associates.
- Conducts observations on associates to ensure standard operating procedures are being followed and to determine the effectiveness of training programs.
- Acts as a mentor to new hires and current associates on the team.
- Ensures new policies and procedures are being followed when implemented.
- Maintains a safe work environment. Performs job functions in a safe manner. Reports any potential job hazards to management, including maintaining good housekeeping practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested by management.
Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Prefer prior distribution/warehouse experience
- Basic computer skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the capability to adjust to change and interruptions
- Ability to work with limited supervision Requires 1 to 2 years directly related experience or 3 years of related experience.
- Strong leadership experience skills
- Ability to identify training gaps in associates
- Bilingual in English and Spanish/French/etc. is a plus
Competencies & attributes
- Passionate Learner: actively learns; asks questions to gain further understanding; open to feedback; applies learning to role; considers learning important and completes when assigned
- Flexible & Agile Adapter: open to change, works well with little direction and finishes the task, keeps calm under pressure and doesn't dwell on the past
- Talent Builder: shares knowledge with others, considers how to include others to problem solve and gain knowledge, looks for ways to acknowledge and motivate others
- Effective Communicator: can articulate well when sharing information, self-aware of impact and style when communicating to engage others, asks questions and listens
- Team Builder: works well with others, collaborates with a wide number of associates/teams, acts humbly when a part of a team and understands the importance of including others
- Customer Focused Partner: understands the customer and shares insights, values the customer and eager to make a positive impact, holds self to a good standard of customer service
- Strategic Thinker: brings new, strategic ideas to the team, actively supports strategic plans, provides additional ideas to drive improvements
- Big Picture Thinker: understands how the team operates, knows how decisions could impact other teams
- Results Driver: holds self to a good standard of work and delivery, manages own time and focuses on the right priorities, self-motivated, adapts easily, demonstrates grit
- Problem Solver & Decision Maker: uses the right information to make decisions and take action with others to solve problems, uses good judgement to make prompt yet balanced decisions
Working conditions & physical requirements
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts associated with working in a warehouse environment, which requires heightened safety precautions typical of loading/receiving docks and high-volume inventory management operations, e.g., use of safe work practices with light to heavy equipment, while utilizing forklifts and pallet jacks, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations, etc. Exposure to occasional fumes and odors and/or temperature fluctuations (25 degrees to 105 degrees Fahrenheit) is possible.
The position requires some physical exertion and the ability to perform the basic lifting and system tasks for all warehouse functions and departments including receiving, put away, picking, packing, cycle counting, order checking and shipping. The work requires the repetitively lifting of cartons weighing 10 to 55 pounds, standing/walking for 6 to 12 hours a day, and climbing up and down stairs and ladders.
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DC Trainer
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.
About the role
Associate holds the primary responsibility for training, retraining and coaching associates in distribution center functions. This includes following standard operating procedures and other activities that affect the overall flow of products to stores and customers. Promote team building by actively participating in the development of staff. Provides training for new hires and any necessary additional training, coaching and mentoring of associates. Assists management with identifying areas for improving individual and team performance.
Responsibilities
- Conducts one on one training with new hires and provides guidance related to the process of receiving, order picking, packing, shipping and replenishment to be compliant with the standard operating procedures (SOP). Ensures proper training paperwork is completed and documented
- Works with management, leads and quality assurance (QA) to provide one on one coaching and continual training with current associates.
- Conducts observations on associates to ensure standard operating procedures are being followed and to determine the effectiveness of training programs.
- Acts as a mentor to new hires and current associates on the team.
- Ensures new policies and procedures are being followed when implemented.
- Maintains a safe work environment. Performs job functions in a safe manner. Reports any potential job hazards to management, including maintaining good housekeeping practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested by management.
Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Prefer prior distribution/warehouse experience
- Basic computer skills
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the capability to adjust to change and interruptions
- Ability to work with limited supervision Requires 1 to 2 years directly related experience or 3 years of related experience.
- Strong leadership experience skills
- Ability to identify training gaps in associates
- Bilingual in English and Spanish/French/etc. is a plus
Competencies & attributes
- Passionate Learner: actively learns; asks questions to gain further understanding; open to feedback; applies learning to role; considers learning important and completes when assigned
- Flexible & Agile Adapter: open to change, works well with little direction and finishes the task, keeps calm under pressure and doesn't dwell on the past
- Talent Builder: shares knowledge with others, considers how to include others to problem solve and gain knowledge, looks for ways to acknowledge and motivate others
- Effective Communicator: can articulate well when sharing information, self-aware of impact and style when communicating to engage others, asks questions and listens
- Team Builder: works well with others, collaborates with a wide number of associates/teams, acts humbly when a part of a team and understands the importance of including others
- Customer Focused Partner: understands the customer and shares insights, values the customer and eager to make a positive impact, holds self to a good standard of customer service
- Strategic Thinker: brings new, strategic ideas to the team, actively supports strategic plans, provides additional ideas to drive improvements
- Big Picture Thinker: understands how the team operates, knows how decisions could impact other teams
- Results Driver: holds self to a good standard of work and delivery, manages own time and focuses on the right priorities, self-motivated, adapts easily, demonstrates grit
- Problem Solver & Decision Maker: uses the right information to make decisions and take action with others to solve problems, uses good judgement to make prompt yet balanced decisions
Working conditions & physical requirements
The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts associated with working in a warehouse environment, which requires heightened safety precautions typical of loading/receiving docks and high-volume inventory management operations, e.g., use of safe work practices with light to heavy equipment, while utilizing forklifts and pallet jacks, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations, etc. Exposure to occasional fumes and odors and/or temperature fluctuations (25 degrees to 105 degrees Fahrenheit) is possible.
The position requires some physical exertion and the ability to perform the basic lifting and system tasks for all warehouse functions and departments including receiving, put away, picking, packing, cycle counting, order checking and shipping. The work requires the repetitively lifting of cartons weighing 10 to 55 pounds, standing/walking for 6 to 12 hours a day, and climbing up and down stairs and ladders.
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Match your degree to the role
H-1B approval for Trainer positions depends on a direct connection between your degree field and the training specialty. A degree in instructional design or human resources development ties more cleanly than a general business degree. Check O*NET to confirm how USCIS typically categorizes the role.
Search DOL LCA filings by occupation
Filter OFLC Wage Search results by SOC code 13-1151 (Training and Development Specialists) to find employers who have certified LCAs for Trainer roles. This shows you which companies have already cleared the DOL step, not just posted jobs.
Target STEM-adjacent training departments
Employers in software, life sciences, and engineering hire Trainers to onboard technical staff and run compliance programs. These departments sponsor H-1B more readily because they already have immigration counsel on retainer and active H-1B filing programs.
Use Migrate Mate to filter verified sponsors
Search Trainer roles on Migrate Mate to surface employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history in training and development. You skip companies that list jobs without any sponsorship infrastructure and focus outreach on employers already in the OFLC system.
Request premium processing before your start date
If your offer letter has a firm start date, ask your employer to file with USCIS premium processing. Standard H-1B adjudication can run several months, and premium processing cuts that to roughly 15 business days, protecting your onboarding timeline.
Clarify specialty occupation before accepting an offer
Ask the employer to confirm that the Trainer role is written as a specialty occupation requiring a specific degree, not just a bachelor's in any field. USCIS has issued RFEs on training roles where the job description was too broad, so the posting language matters.
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Does a Trainer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the role is defined. USCIS requires that the position normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as instructional design, human resources development, or a subject-matter specialty. A Trainer role framed as requiring any bachelor's degree is more likely to receive an RFE. Employers strengthen the petition by writing job descriptions that tie the degree requirement to the specific training domain.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Trainer positions?
Large technology companies, hospital systems, financial services firms, and management consulting groups are the most consistent sponsors of H-1B Trainer roles. These employers run formal training departments and already have immigration infrastructure in place. You can browse Trainer jobs at verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate, which filters listings by employers with confirmed DOL LCA filing history in training and development occupations.
What SOC code does USCIS use for Trainer roles on the H-1B petition?
Most Trainer and Training Specialist positions are filed under SOC code 13-1151, which covers Training and Development Specialists. Your employer's attorney assigns the SOC code on the LCA before filing with DOL. If your role involves instructional design specifically, the attorney may use 27-1021 instead. The SOC code determines which prevailing wage level DOL certifies, so it directly affects your offered salary requirements.
Can an H-1B Trainer switch to a different employer mid-status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer once they file an H-1B transfer petition with USCIS, without waiting for approval. The new employer must file before your current authorized period expires. The new role still needs to qualify as a specialty occupation, so the job description and degree requirement must hold up to USCIS review independently.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect Trainer job seekers?
Most private-sector Trainer roles are subject to the 85,000-cap H-1B, which means your employer registers you in the annual lottery that USCIS runs each March. Selection is not guaranteed. If you're currently on OPT or STEM OPT, you can continue working during cap-gap if your employer files by June 30 and your registration was selected. Cap-exempt employers such as universities and nonprofit research institutions can file outside the lottery.
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