Manufacturing Training Manager

Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing•Dickinson, ND

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Your Mission As Manufacturing Training Manager, you’ll ignite operator readiness across KMM’s manufacturing programs—building capability that protects quality, safety, and on‑time delivery in an AS9100D environment. You’ll set the hands‑on training strategy, standardize methods, and help keep certification records audit‑ready. Your day starts by scanning training demand across Dickinson and Kerrville—who needs live production coaching, who’s moving through the hands‑on training center, and where documentation must land in the LMS for clean traceability. You’ll check in with OJTs, spot trends in readiness and certification outcomes, and tune the day’s focus based on what the numbers and the floor are telling you. Expect quick pivots: a new operator mastering wire harness fundamentals in the training lab, a moment of real‑time guidance on interpreting customer documentation, and a steady cadence of updates with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and HR to keep everything aligned and audit‑ready by day’s end.

Requirements

5+ years in regulated manufacturing with progression into leadership/training
Proven technical coaching/instruction for hands-on production work
Strong QMS discipline, documentation control, and risk-based thinking
Ability to interpret drawings, specs, and controlled work instructions

Responsibilities

Set the hands-on training strategy
Standardize training methods
Keep certification records audit-ready
Lead and develop a multi-site OJT team
Ensure training content and operator certification align to AS9100D, IPC/WHMA-A-620, and customer requirements
Track training effectiveness using FPY, scrap, rework, and cycle-time metrics
Drive continuous improvement in skills matrices and qualification workflows
Partner with the LMS & Onboarding Lead to ensure accurate, timely training documentation
Scan training demand across Dickinson and Kerrville
Check in with OJTs
Spot trends in readiness and certification outcomes
Tune the day's focus based on data and floor observations
Provide real-time guidance on interpreting customer documentation
Provide updates with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and HR