Machinist Training & Development Coordinator

PCC Talent Acquisition Portal•Tukwila, WA

About The Position

The Machinist Training & Development Coordinator develops and manages a structured program that supports new and developing machinists from onboarding through demonstrated competency, independent machine operation, setup capability, and cross-training. The Coordinator works with Operations, experienced machinists, supervisors, and Human Resources to ensure employees receive effective instruction, hands-on practice, coaching, resources, and objective evaluations before advancing. The role builds and maintains training frameworks, learning objectives, competency levels, job aids, checklists, and certification requirements; creates onboarding plans; and coordinates access to qualified trainers, equipment, tools, documentation, and practice. The Coordinator also coordinates and, when qualified, provides instruction in machining-related skills, administers performance-based evaluations, and certifies skills only after employees demonstrate safe, independent production of conforming parts. The Coordinator monitors employee progress, maintains individual development plans and skills matrices, conducts reviews, identifies gaps, and coordinates further coaching or training. The role provides clear feedback to employees, serves as the primary contact for trainees, establishes consistent expectations for trainers and subject matter experts, coordinates training schedules with production needs, keeps supervisors informed, and tracks and updates program outcomes as business needs change.

Requirements

Prior hands-on experience as a CNC machinist is required.
Demonstrated proficiency in machine operation and setup, tooling, blueprint reading, precision measurement, inspection, troubleshooting, and the safe production of conforming parts.
Ability to translate technical requirements into structured training, competency standards, and practical evaluations.
At least two years of experience training, coaching, or developing machinists or other manufacturing employees, including organizing training, following up on progress, documenting competency, and providing objective developmental feedback.
Strong communication and collaboration skills across machinists, supervisors, technical experts, Operations leadership, and Human Resources.

Nice To Haves

Experience with mill-turn CNC equipment.
Experience as a manufacturing trainer or technical trainer.
Machine setup and multi-machine experience.
Knowledge of drawings, measurement, inspection, tooling, CNC machining, competency matrices, and certification programs.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain the training framework, learning objectives, competency levels, job aids, checklists, and certification requirements.
Create individual onboarding plans and coordinate access to qualified trainers, equipment, tools, documentation, and practice.
Coordinate and, where qualified, provide instruction in machine operation, tooling, drawings, measurement, inspection, troubleshooting, and setup.
Administer objective, performance-based evaluations and certify skills only after employees demonstrate safe, independent production of conforming parts.
Monitor progress against defined milestones and maintain current individual development plans and skills matrices.
Conduct regular reviews, identify skill gaps, and coordinate additional coaching, practice, or remedial training.
Give employees clear feedback on demonstrated skills, remaining requirements, next milestones, and certification expectations.
Serve as the primary contact for trainees and reinforce accountability for learners, trainers, and supervisors.
Identify qualified trainers and subject matter experts and establish consistent expectations for instruction and evaluation.
Coordinate training schedules with production needs and keep supervisors informed of progress and development gaps.
Track onboarding, progression, certification, setup capability, cross-training, and recurring gaps; update the program as business needs change.