Manufacturing Cell Trainer (Team Lead)

LiquidStack•Carrollton, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cell Trainer is an experienced manufacturing professional who serves as the process and training resource for an assigned production cell. Working alongside operators, this role helps ensure work is performed safely, consistently, and efficiently while supporting daily production objectives. The Cell Trainer owns the work within the cell—including training, process execution, workflow coordination, continuous improvement, and New Product Introduction (NPI). By providing real-time coaching and reinforcing standard work, the Cell Trainer helps build employee capability and drives operational excellence. The Cell Trainer is not a supervisory position. Responsibility for employee performance management, attendance, discipline, scheduling decisions, and Human Resources matters remains with the Production Supervisor.

Requirements

Experienced manufacturing professional
Proficiency in training and coaching
Understanding of standard work
Knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI)
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (5S, PDCA, Kaizen)
Ability to promote safe work practices and GMP compliance
Ability to identify and address unsafe conditions and quality concerns
Ability to monitor KPIs and identify improvement opportunities

Nice To Haves

Models the behaviors that define the LiquidStack Way.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily work activities to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
Ensure compliance with work instructions, BOMs, and quality standards.
Identify process issues and support corrective actions.
Maintain production readiness through equipment checks, tooling verification, and 5S.
Train, qualify, and cross-train employees.
Maintain training records.
Provide respectful, real-time coaching focused on the work.
Confirm staffing within the production cell at shift start.
Assign operators to workstations based on production priorities and training needs.
Communicate staffing or production concerns to the Production Supervisor.
Support pilot builds and new product launches.
Validate work instructions, tooling, and production readiness.
Provide manufacturing feedback to Engineering and Quality.
Train operators on new products and processes.
Lead 5S, PDCA, Kaizen, and standard work improvements.
Track improvements and sustain gains through updated training and documentation.
Promote safe work practices and GMP compliance.
Address unsafe conditions and quality concerns immediately.
Support a culture where anyone can stop work for safety or quality.
Monitor safety, quality, productivity, training completion, CI activity, and NPI performance.
Use KPI trends to identify opportunities for improvement.