Training Supervisor
Core
Own and improve the training system for hourly manufacturing employees to ensure correct, consistent training and verified competency, resulting in improved product quality, safety, and productivity.
Role type
Training Supervisor for hourly manufacturing workforce
Builds
Training programs, competency verification processes, and trainer effectiveness for production roles
Domain
Manufacturing / Power Distribution & Controls Assemblies
Required skills
End-to-end training program management, competency verification and assessment, trainer coaching and accountability, training metrics analysis, quality data interpretation, cross-functional partnership with Operations and Quality
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
LMS, skill matrices
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end hourly production training including onboarding, OJT, cross-training, certification, and refresher training; Establish clear training expectations, paths, timelines, and competency requirements for core production roles; Implement and enforce competency verification using demonstration, assessments, and observation; Maintain authority to delay or stop certification when standards are not met; Use quality, scrap, rework, audit, and defect data to identify training gaps; Establish and maintain a train-the-trainer process including selection, coaching, and feedback; Ensure training documentation and records are accurate, complete, and audit-ready; Develop and track meaningful training metrics such as time-to-competency and certification accuracy.