Training & Engagement Manager
About The Position
Siemens is building a new manufacturing facility in Pendergrass, Georgia, to manufacture busplugs and busway systems for its Smart Infrastructure business. The Training and Engagement Manager will establish and lead the site's Training & Qualification function, creating the strategy, curriculum, processes, systems, and trainer organization to support a growing hourly manufacturing workforce. This on-site role reports to the Plant Manager and partners with site leadership, Operations, EHS, P&O, and technical experts. The manager will develop onboarding and technical training to support workforce readiness and help shape employee engagement, communications, and culture initiatives. The position is permanent and full-time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- 5 to 10 years of leadership experience in a high-growth manufacturing or education environment.
- Experience as either a manufacturing training leader responsible for workforce training or an education leader with teaching and curriculum development experience.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in education, instructional design, organizational development, business, engineering, operations, or a related field.
- Experience building a training function, curriculum, or team from the ground up.
- Experience using software systems to create, organize, deliver, or manage training content and processes.
- Experience working in a greenfield, startup, expansion, or transformation environment.
- Experience designing onboarding and technical training for hourly manufacturing employees.
- Experience hiring, developing, and leading trainers, educators, or instructional professionals.
- Experience supporting employee engagement programs, surveys, communications, or culture initiatives.
- Experience managing projects with defined scope, schedules, and deliverables.
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders across multiple functions or organizational levels.
- Knowledge of adult learning, instructional design, training evaluation, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead the site's Training & Qualification function in alignment with business objectives and plant readiness.
- Design scalable new-hire orientation, onboarding, and technical training for hourly employees.
- Develop practical curriculum and delivery standards for Operations.
- Partner with EHS to integrate appropriate safety content into onboarding while EHS retains responsibility for specialized safety training.
- Evaluate and adapt relevant practices from established Siemens operations to meet Pendergrass business and workforce needs.
- Define the trainer staffing model and hire, develop, and lead trainers as business demand grows.
- Measure training effectiveness and improve employee readiness, consistency, quality, safety, and performance.
- Support employee-engagement programs, surveys, communications, feedback activities, and employee-led culture initiatives.
- Prioritize high-impact initiatives, simplify complex information, and lead work from concept through implementation.
Benefits
- Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits.
- Target incentive of 10% of base salary.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
