Operations Trainer

Flex•Milpitas, CA

About The Position

Flex is seeking an Operations Trainer to support its manufacturing teams. Reporting to the Training Supervisor, the role delivers hands-on instruction and coaching to new and existing employees on the production floor. The trainer teaches onboarding topics, approved work instructions, production processes, and safe and correct use of tools, equipment, machines, and procedures. The role also assesses trainee understanding and performance, documents training completion, maintains records, and provides retraining as needed. The Operations Trainer completes Train-the-Trainer instruction and develops proficiency across assigned manufacturing and assembly processes. The role may support specialized production areas such as clean-room operations, gowning protocols, and Cerebras assembly. The trainer partners with Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Operations to standardize training and improve employee performance, compliance, and production readiness.

Requirements

Associate degree, military training, or equivalent vocational training or experience.
At least two years of related manufacturing, assembly, technical, or training experience.
Strong technical knowledge across multiple manufacturing or assembly processes.
Ability to read, understand, interpret, and teach approved work instructions, procedures, diagrams, and production requirements.
Hands-on experience using production tools and equipment such as scanners, computers, torque tools, microscopes, printers, pick-and-place equipment, or similar machinery.
Ability to demonstrate technical processes, coach employees, evaluate performance, and provide retraining when needed.
Basic computer skills, including the ability to maintain training records, complete reports, and use spreadsheets or related systems.
Ability to communicate effectively in English and work across different schedules, production areas, clean-room environments, and changing operational needs.

Responsibilities

Deliver hands-on training and coaching for new hires and existing employees on the production floor.
Conduct onboarding on Flex culture, ESD, environmental health and safety, quality, ISO requirements, and site procedures.
Train employees using approved work instructions and demonstrate the correct use of production tools, equipment, machines, and processes.
Observe trainee performance, verify understanding, document completion, and provide retraining when standards are not met.
Maintain accurate individual training records, complete training reports, and support training effectiveness audits.
Complete Train-the-Trainer instruction and build proficiency across assigned manufacturing and assembly processes.
Support specialized production areas, including clean-room operations, gowning protocols, and Cerebras assembly, as assigned.
Partner with Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Operations to standardize training practices and improve employee performance, compliance, and production readiness.