Americas

Technical Training Lead

Job Location: Americas

Job Category: Manufacturing

Job Schedule: Full Time

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General Summary

The Technical Training Lead is responsible for leading and coordinating technical training and qualification across operations as Michelman combines two manufacturing sites into a single, integrated facility. This role plays a critical part in ensuring uninterrupted operational readiness and timely workforce readiness milestones during and after the site consolidation, where training demands will be dynamic, fast-changing, and risk-sensitive. The Technical Training Lead ensures consistent onboarding, qualification, and cross-training for production, lab, maintenance, and logistics roles while proactively adapting training approaches to evolving processes, equipment, and organizational structures. This role aligns training priorities and qualification sequencing with site consolidation milestones to support a smooth transition to a single operating model.

Working collaboratively with supervisors and frontline leaders, the Technical Training Lead accelerates time to independent performance, reinforces clear training ownership within the line organization, and translates GMP, safety, and compliance requirements into practical, executable training. Through accountable floor presence, effective qualification systems, and continuous, proactive refinement of training content, this role builds reliable technical capability that supports audit readiness, operational stability, and sustained performance through change and growth. Success in this role is reflected through reduced time to qualification, improved coverage readiness, and fewer delays attributable to training or qualification gaps.

 

New Hire Technical Readiness & Qualification

• Lead technical onboarding and initial qualification for operations-focused associates
• Define clear, role-based qualification paths with expectations for independent performance
• Coordinate hands-on training, shadowing, and task practice in real production environments
• Validate completion of required knowledge and skill training using documented records
• Identify and escalate early readiness risks to supervisors with evidence-based recommendations to protect time-to-independence targets

 

Cross-Training & Coverage Development

• Collaborate with supervisors and frontline leaders to identify cross-training needs that improve coverage and reduce operational risk
• Co-create cross-training plans and materials with SMEs and frontline leaders
• Support expansion of associate skill sets while maintaining role clarity and safety boundaries
• Track qualification progress against defined coverage goals and readiness commitments
• Reinforce consistent execution of trained tasks across shifts and teams
• Identify and address differences in legacy site practices to promote consistent execution and expectations

 

Training Content & Execution Design (Floor-Anchored)

• Co-develop technical training materials with supervisors and SMEs across operations functions
• Prioritize training development and delivery based on operational risk and readiness impact
• Translate procedures, standards, and work instructions into practical, trainable content
• Observe work on the floor to validate training accuracy and alignment to real execution
• Update training materials proactively as processes, equipment, or risk profiles change
• Ensure training methods support hands-on learning and independent task execution

 

Supervisor Enablement & Accountability

• Set and reinforce expectations for supervisor ownership of training, qualification, and skill validation
• Enable supervisors to assess and confirm critical knowledge and skills
• Provide structure, tools, and coaching to support consistent supervisor execution
• Surface gaps in training effectiveness or ownership with objective evidence
• Reinforce that training success is measured by performance, not completion alone
• Differentiate between training gaps and execution or supervision gaps, escalating appropriately
• Communicate training-related readiness risks with clear evidence while reinforcing line ownership

 

Training Records, Compliance Translation & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain accurate and current training and qualification records to support audit readiness
• Translate GMP, safety, and compliance requirements into executable training expectations
• Support audit readiness by ensuring documentation reflects actual practice
• Use operational feedback, recurring errors, and readiness issues to inform updates
• Identify training gaps through observation and feedback
• Drive timely corrective updates to improve readiness outcomes
• Continuously improve training materials and methods based on effectiveness

 

Critical Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical training systems through operational change by aligning people, processes, and standards while maintaining readiness, compliance, and floor credibility
• Lead and sustain the site technical training and qualification system, including onboarding, cross-training, validation, and continuous improvement, ensuring consistent role and task capability
• Assess and act on training effectiveness through observation, qualification records, and supervisor validation, and clearly communicate gaps, accountability, and recommendations to operations leadership
• Produce and present training plans, qualification status, and readiness information in clear, practical formats that support day-to-day operational decisions
• Demonstrated ability to support regulated manufacturing environments by translating GMP, safety, and compliance requirements into executable training and qualification expectations
• Working knowledge of role-based qualification models, skill matrices, task criticality, and documentation practices that support audit readiness and reliable execution
• Develop and execute training strategies and readiness plans aligned with business needs, staffing demands, and time-to-independence targets
• Partner with supervisors to establish clear training ownership, validate critical knowledge and skills, and drive timely corrective action when gaps are identified
• Maintain current knowledge of training methods, adult learning practices, and operational best practices, applying them to continuously improve training effectiveness and speed to competence
• Demonstrated ability to use productivity and enterprise systems to manage training records, track qualifications, and support transparent reporting

 

Other

• Perform related tasks as assigned or as the situation dictates
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Can wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Potential for minimal travel (less than 10%)
• Availability for planned off-shift work assignments

 

Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree in industrial technology, manufacturing, engineering technology, operations, education, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and progressive manufacturing experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing, laboratory, maintenance, or logistics environment, with direct exposure to frontline technical operations
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating technical training, qualification, or onboarding programs in an industrial or regulated setting
• Proven experience partnering with supervisors, technicians, and operators to build role-based capability, accelerate time to independence, and validate independent task performance
• Practical experience supporting GMP, safety, or regulatory requirements by translating standards into executable training and documented qualification practices preferred

 

Note: The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job. They are not construed to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

 

About Michelman

Motivated by unwavering values, and ingrained with a passion for innovation, Michelman is a global developer and manufacturer of specialized sustainable chemistry used in industrial and agricultural coatings, digital printing, consumer packaging, and advanced composites for automotive and aerospace. From helping grow food and keep it fresh, to making vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient, to shielding our homes from the elements, Michelman‘s environmentally conscious solutions protect and enhance the materials that shape our world.

Michelman is proud of the values-focused work environment that we have crafted. We pride ourselves in our focus on our values of integrity, respect, and success. With our dedication to your technical and professional growth in addition to our rigorous onboarding experience, we guarantee that you will find yourself challenged in new ways. We offer an excellent salary, incentive and benefits package in a dynamic, empowered team environment.

No phone calls please. Michelman does not hire individuals who use tobacco products. All candidates will receive a drug test prior to beginning employment which will include a test for tobacco products.

For more information about Michelman, please visit https://www.michelman.com/.

It is Michelman, Inc. policy to seek and employ qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Michelman is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans

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