Training & Development Manager

Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Compensation: $80,000–$100,000 plus bonus

Job Overview

A reputable manufacturing company in search of a Training & Development Manager to lead organizational-wide employee onboarding, technical skills enhancement, and adherence training. This role collaborates with department heads to create effective training schemes that reinforce staff capabilities, bolster workplace safety, elevate product quality, and nurture operational brilliance.

The ideal candidate amalgamates robust training and program development skills with a hands-on approach to staff learning. This personnel supervises training projects ranging from new staff induction and job-specific skills enhancement to regulatory adherence, equipment training, and continuous employee growth.

Main Responsibilities

Staff Onboarding & Skills Enhancement

• Create and synchronize structured induction schemes, training schedules, and role-specific checklists in conjunction with departmental leaders.

• Manage and oversee fresh recruit training across diverse departments, ensuring staff grasp job roles, corporate procedures, quality standards, and safety protocols.

• Administer hands-on skills evaluations and assess staff readiness before authorizing autonomous job performance.

• Pioneer continuous training schemes to boost technical competence, craftsmanship, problem-solving, and employee output.

• Advance production training in areas such as blueprint interpretation, shop mathematics, MIG welding, assembly methods, and safe equipment handling.

Technical Training & Process Enhancement

• Coordinate schooling sessions for new equipment, tooling, manufacturing procedures, systems, and procedural modifications.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and other functional heads to identify skill disparities and define training priorities.

• Develop and retain training materials, operational instructions, standard operating protocols, job aids, and other learning assets.

• Evaluate training efficacy through skills assessments, employee appraisals, performance data, and feedback; incorporate improvements as required.

Safety & Regulatory Adherence

• Formulate, synchronize, and uphold company-wide safety and adherence training schemes in compliance with pertinent OSHA stipulations and corporate policies.

• Oversight training connected to personal protective gear (PPE), hazard identification, overhead crane operation, and other relevant workplace safety requisites.

• Maintain precise training logs, accreditations, and renewal timelines to back regulatory compliance and audit readiness.

• Identify potential workplace risks and collaborate with apt heads to reinforce safe work ethics and address training imperatives.

Training Management & Collaboration

• Maintain categorized training documentation, attendance records, evaluation outcomes, accreditations, and compliance documents.

• Track staff training fulfillment and relay pending needs to department leadership.

• Establish uniform training benchmarks across departments while adapting schemes to individual role requisites and staff experience levels.

• Work cooperatively with management to spot development chances and boost a culture of continuous learning, safety, and quality.

Credentials & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Education, Business Administration, Organizational Evolution, or a linked field mandatory.

• 3–5 years of expertise in staff training, learning and development, technical training, or a related area.

• Experience fabricating and dispensing training schemes across multiple divisions or role categories.

• Demonstrated capacity to provide hands-on technical training and appraise staff effectiveness.

• Sound grasp of OSHA decrees and workplace safety training requisites.

• Capability to interpret blueprints and technical specifications, comprehend basic shop mathematics, and adhere to manufacturing processes.

• Manufacturing experience, particularly in welding, metal fabrication, assembly, or industrial settings, highly valuable.

• Solid organizational and project management skills, including managing training logs, accreditations, and deadlines.

• Superior communication and presentation prowess, engaging personnel at varying expertise levels and across multiple shifts.

• Robust analytical and problem-solving abilities, recognizing training deficiencies and implementing efficient solutions.

• Dedication to workplace safety, product integrity, continuous enhancement, and staff growth.