Manager, Technical Training

Standard Aero•Cincinnati, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Technical Training leads the design, delivery, and monitoring of classroom and on-the-job training to build a skilled industrial workforce. This hands-on leadership role assesses the work people perform, identifies the skills required for each job, creates structured on-the-job training (OJT), and tracks results to confirm employee competency. The manager partners with operations, engineering, quality, safety, and HR leaders and leads a small team of trainers delivering technical and soft skills training. In collaboration with the Senior Learning & Development Manager, the role also develops and delivers soft skills training to meet business needs. The position is on-site at the Cincinnati location and requires 10% travel. Access to export-controlled information is required; the successful candidate must qualify as a U.S. Citizen under applicable U.S. export control laws.

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 proven 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 to access export-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Experience assessing jobs and determining required skills and proficiency levels, and translating 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.
Proven 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.
Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate from shop-floor employees through senior leadership.
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

Partner with operations, engineering, quality, safety, and HR leaders, consulting on how to link training to work processes and business results.
Conduct shop-floor job and task analyses by observing work, interviewing technicians, supervisors, and subject matter experts, and reviewing work instructions and OEM, regulatory, and quality documentation.
Define the knowledge, skills, and proficiency levels required for each job.
Design structured OJT programs, including 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 maintain a training requirements matrix with competency standards, qualification levels, and training paths.
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 confirm 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.
Develop and deliver soft skills training in collaboration with the Senior Learning & Development Manager.