Training Specialist

Hadrian Automation • Torrance, CA

8d • $24 - $40

About The Position

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that combine AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing to help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems faster and at lower cost. The Workforce Development team develops and manages training systems, supports software adoption, standardizes operational processes, and maintains an integrated training and certification ecosystem.

The Training Specialist owns training performance for a defined set of stations in a manufacturing environment. The role translates new and updated processes into effective on-the-job learning that leads to consistent execution and measurable technician proficiency. The specialist masters new procedures, works with technicians and trainer cohorts to support adoption, monitors training speed and quality, and proactively closes performance gaps. The goal is to ensure every station in the assigned scope runs to standard across shifts with a self-sufficient team.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in a training, instructing, or teaching role focused on entry-level individual contributors.
• At least 2 years of experience working in a production or inspection environment.
• Demonstrated ability to train people ranging from entry-level to mid-level experience.
• Ability to learn and reteach quickly and influence process adoption.
• Ability to independently recognize human patterns at both macro and micro levels and provide actionable, objective, mature recommendations to leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Passion for training, employee career development, and Hadrian’s mission of reindustrializing the nation’s workforce.
• Training, instructing, or teaching experience in an operational environment.
• Ability to influence others without direct authority; the role is not a people-manager position.
• High emotional intelligence, including the ability to improve after feedback, guide trainers, and continue learning and growing.

Responsibilities

• Lead training activities for an assigned area, delivering on-the-job instruction and serving as the technical expert.
• Work directly with technicians to understand process nuances, pain points, and improvement opportunities.
• Master processes in the assigned area and convert new methods into clear, teachable steps.
• Train technicians and technician-trainers to support consistent, standard execution across all shifts.
• Adapt coaching to individual learning styles and support trainees through challenges.
• Mentor technician-trainers and promote best practices in training delivery.
• Own the evaluation process, including quizzes, assessments, and progress reporting.
• Create and refine evaluation criteria for hard and soft skills.
• Partner with process designers to define tasks and decision points using structured if/then logic.
• Maintain current, version-controlled, audit-ready training content.
• Ensure returning technicians are aligned with the latest training standards.
• Conduct and support training audits to ensure procedural compliance.
• Manage on-the-job and off-the-job training formats.
• Collaborate with Learning System Engineers to develop and execute continuous improvement roadmaps.
• Monitor training velocity and quality, proactively addressing gaps in crew readiness and adherence to standards.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible vacation policy
• Relocation support may be provided in certain situations based on business need.
• Equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed