Requirements
Requires 5-7+ years in manufacturing training or industrial learning roles, with proven experience deploying skills matrices, certification frameworks, and standardized work training. Must have a solid understanding of Lean/CI principles and daily management routines, and the ability to create operator-friendly training materials and assessments. Experience working with Quality, Engineering, and HSE to maintain training compliance, documentation, and audit readiness is essential.
Description
External Job DescriptionThe Training Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving Pulse Nova's manufacturing training and competency framework to ensure a skilled, compliant, and production-ready workforce.The role oversees role-based training programs, operator certification, skills management, and standardized work while ensuring alignment with quality, safety, and operational requirements.Working closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and HSE, the Training Lead drives workforce capability, training governance, and continuous improvement to support operational excellence within a regulated defense manufacturing environment.ResponsibilitiesDesign, deploy and maintain the training system to support safe, repeatable and high‑quality production executionDefine role‑based training paths and manage the skills matrix, ensuring onboarding, certification/ re‑certification are executed on timeDevelop and maintain training standards and content (standard work, visual aids, work instructions, assessments) with strong document controlExecute operator qualification and skills testing, tracking training records and ensuring full traceability for audits and production readinessEstablish training governance with Production TL (cadence, metrics, audits) and coach leaders on on‑the‑job training best practicesMonitor training KPIs (time‑to‑competence, certification coverage, training compliance) and link outcomes to shopfloor performance (FPY, defects, scrap)Ensure training is updated and deployed after engineering changes or process updates (ECNs), and aligned with CI/Lean improvementsRequirements5-7+ years in manufacturing training / industrial learning roles, preferably in high‑mix or high‑reliability production environmentsProven experience deploying skills matrices, certification frameworks and standardized work training at shopfloor levelSolid understanding of Lean/CI principles and daily management routines (standard work, 5S, problem solving)Ability to create operator‑friendly training materials and assessments, and to run train‑the‑trainer / coaching programsExperience working with Quality, Engineering and HSE to maintain training compliance, documentation and audit readiness