Job Description
The Production Trainer develops, delivers, and maintains training programs that support safe, compliant, and effective manufacturing operations. As the primary internal instructor for electronics workmanship standards (IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and IPC/WHMA-A-620), the Trainer provides classroom and hands-on instruction to Electronics Assembly Technicians, Quality Control Inspectors and other applicable personnel.
The Trainer owns manufacturing training compliance, including new-hire onboarding, certification, recertification, qualification tracking, training records, and the identification of training gaps to ensure employees maintain required qualifications.
In partnership with EHS, Manufacturing, Quality, and Production Test, the Trainer supports broader employee training needs, including PPE, hazard communication, ergonomics, and emergency procedures.
This is an onsite role reporting to the EHS & Facilities Manager. Regular presence is required across manufacturing, inspection, laboratory, training, and office areas to deliver instruction and support operational effectiveness.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as an internal instructor for IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and IPC/WHMA-A-620, including certification and recertification. Obtain and maintain required company-sponsored Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) credentials.
- Deliver classroom and hands-on manufacturing training using applicable IPC standards, internal procedures, drawings, work instructions, and workmanship requirements.
- Maintain the training and qualification matrix and proactively manage certification expirations, new-hire requirements, enrollment, scheduling, completion, and audit-ready training records.
- Ensure required training and qualifications are completed on time and escalate missed, expired, or unsuccessful training to appropriate supervisors and management.
- Provide new-hire, refresher, and remedial training based on process changes, workmanship issues, NCR trends, audit findings, or identified skill gaps.
- Partner with EHS & Facilities to coordinate and deliver safety training, including PPE, hazard communication, ergonomics, emergency procedures, new-hire safety orientation, and other applicable topics.
- Identify opportunities to expand training that improves employee safety, quality, capability, and operational performance.
- Follow SEAKR rules and regulations as documented in the SEAKR Employee Handbook.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Up to 10% travel may be required for instructor certification and training.