Operation Trainer

Flex•Milpitas, CA

About The Position

Flex is seeking an Operations Trainer in Milpitas, California. Reporting to the Operations Training Manager, this role creates and assesses standard work instructions in the production area and coaches, assists, and trains employees in their job responsibilities. The trainer uses learning systems to maintain employee qualification records, generate reports, support compliance tracking, and provide training metrics to operations leadership. The role also facilitates structured on-the-job training and supports compliance-related training across customer, regulatory, quality, EHS, IPC, ISO, and internal certification programs. The Operations Trainer supports consistent training, standard work, and employee development across sites. Responsibilities include updating employee training records, validating training effectiveness through audits, coaching employees in Trainer/Operator roles, supporting continuous process improvement initiatives with documentation and retraining, and keeping training boards and communications current.

Requirements

2–4 years of related experience.
High school diploma, military technical training, or equivalent vocational training.
Proficient computer skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Awareness of Flex technologies and techniques.
Basic functional and/or process knowledge and participation in the process.
Basic technical skills and good mechanical aptitude.
Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions.

Responsibilities

Create and assess standard work instructions in the production area.
Coach, assist, and train employees in their job responsibilities.
Use learning systems to maintain employee qualification records, generate reports, support compliance tracking, and provide training metrics to operations leadership.
Facilitate and govern structured on-the-job training programs using approved qualification standards, skills matrices, certification requirements, and training plans.
Support compliance-related training requirements, including customer, regulatory, quality, EHS, IPC, ISO, and internal certification programs.
Create and support standard work and training practices.
Update individual employee training tracking as necessary.
Validate training effectiveness through the audit process.
Train and coach employees in Trainer/Operator positions to support their confidence and success.
Support continuous process improvement events and initiatives through standard work documentation edits, training and retraining oversight, and recommendations for effective training tools.
Assure and conduct high-quality, calibrated training across all sites.
Assure and conduct uniform assimilation of equipment, processes, and products within the site.
Develop themselves and others to support organizational readiness.
Publish communications and updates through the established structure and network as necessary.
Update area Training Boards weekly with relevant information, including trainer schedules and updates.