Manager, Technical Training

Standard Aero•Sharonville, OH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Technical Training leads the design, delivery, and monitoring of classroom and on-the-job training to develop a skilled industrial workforce. This hands-on leadership role involves studying the work performed, identifying the skills required for each job, creating structured on-the-job training (OJT), and tracking results to verify competency. The manager partners with operations, engineering, quality, safety, and HR leaders, leads a small team of trainers delivering technical and soft skills training, and works with the Senior Learning & Development Manager to develop and deliver soft skills training that meets business needs. The position is on-site at StandardAero’s Cincinnati location and requires 10% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Adult Learning, or a related field.
At least 3 years of industrial on-the-job training experience, with a record of creating, implementing, and monitoring OJT programs in an industrial, manufacturing, or MRO setting.
Must qualify as a U.S. Citizen under applicable U.S. export control laws because the position requires access to export-controlled information.
On-site work at the Cincinnati location and 10% travel required.

Nice To Haves

Job and task analysis experience involving cross-functional collaboration and the ability to convert findings into training requirements, competency standards, and training matrices.
A&P license or aerospace component repair certification.
Experience in an aerospace MRO or component repair environment.
A record of designing, developing, implementing, and facilitating high-impact learning solutions in an industrial setting using varied approaches.
Experience leading and developing trainers, instructors, or mentors.
Experience using an LMS or similar system to assign, track, and report training and maintain audit-ready records.
Strong interpersonal, facilitation, communication, and presentation skills, including the ability to influence and collaborate with shop-floor employees through senior leaders.
Experience in a regulated or compliance-driven environment, including training documentation, audits, and adherence to internal and external requirements.
Applied knowledge of instructional design and curriculum development, including LMS-based e-learning and hands-on methods.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with operations, engineering, quality, safety, and HR leaders, and advise them on connecting training to work processes and business results.
Conduct job and task analyses on the shop floor by observing work, interviewing technicians, supervisors, and subject matter experts, and reviewing work instructions and OEM, regulatory, and quality documentation to define required knowledge, skills, and proficiency levels.
Design structured OJT programs with task lists, training objectives, step-by-step guides, checklists, and sign-off criteria; prepare OJT trainers and mentors to deliver training at the workstation.
Establish training criteria for every job title and translate job analysis results into competency standards, qualification levels, and training paths in a training requirements matrix.
Facilitate learning solutions for all organizational levels and lead train-the-trainer sessions for instructors, mentors, and technical experts.
Build, develop, and lead the training team; balance workloads, budgets, and capabilities; and plan resource deployment with leadership.
Track trainee progress against OJT plans, observe and evaluate on-the-job performance, review sign-offs for consistency, provide feedback, and verify that learning transfers to safe, quality work.
Build feedback systems for trainers and trainees, analyze performance and quality measures, and report results and improvement actions to business leaders.
Carry out special projects as assigned.
Work with the Senior Learning & Development Manager to develop and deliver soft skills training to meet business needs.