Corporate Trainer

Avo Photonics; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Avo Photonics seeks a diligent Corporate Trainer to enhance our world-class customer service and internal capabilities. You will lead new hire orientation, onboarding, and ongoing employee development to ensure teams have the knowledge and skills to succeed.

In this role, you will design hands-on training, create materials, deliver management development programs, and partner with leaders to identify needs, measure impact, and continuously improve training outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Education, Organization Development, or related field.
• 5+ years creating and delivering employee training programs, preferably in manufacturing.
• Experience with instructional design and adult learning principles.
• CPLP or related learning and development certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of current corporate training methods.
• Exceptional presentation and public speaking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead new hire orientation sessions weekly.
• Develop onboarding and hands-on technical training for new hires.
• Apply instructional design to create engaging training programs.
• Create and maintain production training materials.
• Deliver ongoing training and professional development.
• Provide targeted training for managers, including leadership coaching.
• Collaborate with management to set training goals.
• Assess training needs and identify skills gaps.
• Establish monitoring to ensure training effectiveness.
• Support employees and managers while evaluating training outcomes.

Skills

Instructional design

Public speaking

Training & development

Onboarding programs

Leadership coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Education / Organization Development

Job description

Avo Photonics is a dynamic contract engineering services company that designs, develops, and manufactures custom opto-electronic products for a large customer base. Members of our staff can design, prototype, and produce next generation products for a diverse range of markets including environmental, medical, military, industrial, aerospace, and communications.

About the Role

We seek a diligent, dedicated, high energy and meticulous Corporate Trainer who will help to further our success and reputation in the industry through world-class customer service. The Corporate Trainer will lead new hire orientation, onboarding, technical training, and ongoing employee development programs to ensure employees have the knowledge and skills to succeed.

Specifically:

• Create and conduct weekly new hire orientation focused on setting new employees up for success from day one.
• Develop and deliver engaging onboarding and hands-on technical training programs for new hires, ensuring employees have the knowledge and skills required to perform their roles effectively.
• Apply instructional design principles to create engaging, hands-on training programs that effectively build employee knowledge, skills, and job proficiency.
• Create, update, and maintain production training materials, including step-by-step guides, visual aids, and resources for new and evolving processes.
• Develop and deliver ongoing training and professional development programs to strengthen employee skills and address identified development needs.
• Develop and deliver targeted training programs for managers, including leadership, coaching, and employee development.
• Collaborate with management to identify training goals, requirements, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assess employee performance and training needs to identify skills gaps and develop targeted training solutions.
• Establish monitoring processes to ensure employees are performing their job responsibilities in accordance with established training and procedures.
• Provide ongoing support to employees and managers while evaluating training effectiveness and identifying areas for improvement.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Education, Organization Development, or related field
• 5+ years experience developing and delivering employee training programs, preferably in a manufacturing or production environment
• Experience with instructional design and adult learning principles
• CPLP or other relevant learning and development certification preferred
• Extensive knowledge of the latest corporate training techniques
• Phenomenal presentation and public speaking skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills