Employee Development Spec 4

PDS Defense, Inc.; Auburn (WA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Medical coverage

DailyPay

Paid holidays

Short-term disability

Career counseling

Job summary

PDS Defense, Inc. in Auburn, WA is seeking an Experienced Employee Development Specialist to support our internal onboarding and foundational skills training.

The role requires a strong background in adult training, fabrication and quality systems, with a focus on developing skilled workers for our manufacturing environment. This position offers a pay rate of $37 - $42 per hour, reflective of experience, and may require off-shift coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years related work experience.
• Strong background in fabrication, assembly, composites, or quality systems.
• Experience in adult training and instructional techniques.

Responsibilities

• Apply instructional skills across preparation, delivery, assessment, remediation.
• Deliver training using varied media to engage learners and improve retention.
• Identify learning objectives and adapt curriculum content and delivery methods.
• Assess requirements and schedule courses and instructors.
• Support off-shift as necessary.

Skills

Fabrication

Assembly

Composites

Quality Systems

Training skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Light Industrial/Manufacturing

Employee Development Spec 4 Auburn, WA Posted: 4/20/2026

Job Description

Job ID#:

216799

Job Category:

Light Industrial/Manufacturing

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Shift:

2

Positions Available:

5

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Employee Development Spec 3, in Auburn, WA. Job ID#216799

Pay Rate: $37 - $42/hr

Job Description:

The Workforce Learning & Development organization is currently seeking Experienced Employee Development Specialists to join their group in Auburn, WA. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a strong background in adult training and instruction techniques who has a passion for training the next generation of skilled workers. This position supports our internal New Hire Onboarding program and foundational skills instruction.

Position Responsibilities:

• Ability to apply knowledge of instructional skills (e.g. preparation, delivery, summary, assess student progress, remediation, motivation, engagement, etc.)
• Using a variety of media, clearly conveys information and ideas to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the content.
• Identifies business specific learning objectives and adapts curriculum content and delivery methods
• Identifies potential issues that impact performance and recommends development of improvement recommendations
• Able to assess requirements and schedule courses and instructors
• Analyze, validate, optimize and coordinate training requests for new hire, recall, and transfer employees
• Be able to support off-shift as necessary

Required Skills:

• Strong background in Fabrication, Assembly, Composites and/or Quality Systems
• Strong background in training and instructional skills

Education / Experience:

Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 6 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+4 years' related work experience, 10 years' related work experience, etc.).

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include:

• direct deposit
• free career counseling services
• 401(k)
• select paid holidays
• short-term disability insurance
• skills training
• employee referral bonus
• affordable medical coverage plan
• DailyPay (in some locations)

For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Security Clearance:

No Clearance

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled