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The Training Manager is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring a comprehensive training system that aligns with our operational excellence framework and business objectives. Primary focus will be identifying training needs, designing, implementing, and verifying training processes and programs while assessing their impact on employee performance and business results. Purpose is to enhance employee skills, accelerate learning, improve performance with respect to safety, quality, delivery and productivity, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development throughout the organization. This position will have frequent time on the production floor working directly with leaders, trainers, and trainees. The primary target group of this position is hourly production personnel and their technical job training.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures a primary focus of employee safety when developing and reviewing training processes and procedures.
• Identify and assess current and future training needs through job analysis, career paths, annual performance appraisals and consultation with are supervisors and managers.
• Develop training matrixes to align organizational design with skill needs and staffing.
• Develops processes and metrics to monitor training compliance and performance. Identifies and implements continuous improvement actions as warranted.
• Coordinate verification process to ensure knowledge transfer is effective.
• Conduct training as warranted including technical training within skills and abilities.
• Develop, implement and continuously evaluate “train the trainer” training to ensure training systems are implemented effectively.
• Develop, implement and maintain operator progression program.
• Develop, implement and maintain Operations Administration program for leads, supervisors and managers.
• Own the implementation, administration, and usage of a learning management system for Operational training.
• Develop, implement and maintain other areas of technical training and external training resources to support business objectives.
• Provide direction to subject matter experts, content writers, and other training resources.
• Own the production on-boarding process including coordination of new hire performance evaluations.
• Prioritizes areas of operational focus to best meet business objectives and customer commitments; support function-specific goals and implement continuous improvement programs as needed to achieve goals.
• Participates as needed in commercial, developmental and prospective customer interactions including but not limited to audits.
• Conducts all aspects of position in a professional, respectful manner consistent with AR Guiding Principles and the Corporate Quality Policy; embraces & champions 6S LEAN culture; organizes personnel workspace and appearance consistent with corporate professional image.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Periodic travel to conferences, local organizations, or sister companies.

Job Specifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field preferred.
• Requires a minimum of 5 years of experience preferably in an operational leadership role.
• Demonstrated track record in developing others and designing and executing successful training programs.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to plan, manage projects, time and budgets effectively.
• Strong writing and record keeping ability for reports and training manuals or other types of media.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft office (PowerPoint, Word) and learning management systems (LMS).

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