Manufacturing Instructor

vulcanelements; Benson (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Vulcan Elements is hiring a Manufacturing Instructor to deliver onboarding, safety, and operator training for hourly workers at Johnston County Community College. You will teach approved curriculum, operate training equipment, and supervise hands-on practice to ensure readiness for magnet manufacturing roles.

You will qualify on assigned machines, coordinate with subject-matter experts, and maintain accurate training records while following approved procedures to keep training safe and effective.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of industrial experience and 2 years training or leading employees.
• Experience operating industrial equipment and ability to qualify on assigned machines and processes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing safety, quality, documentation, and equipment-control practices.
• Strong communication, presentation, organization, and classroom-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and classroom technology; ability to travel between JCC, Vulcan Elements, and pilot sites.

Responsibilities

• Deliver onboarding, safety, technical, and operator training using classroom instruction, videos, discussions, simulations, and practical exercises.
• Explain manufacturing concepts clearly for hourly operators and technicians.
• Maintain an organized learning environment and adapt instruction to learner experience while preserving outcomes.
• Prepare presentations, student guides, handouts, equipment, and materials before sessions.
• Coordinate guest instructors and subject-matter experts to support training delivery.
• Complete machine qualifications and safely set up, operate, monitor, and shut down equipment.
• Demonstrate operating procedures, controls, hazards, quality checks, documentation, and emergency response.
• Supervise hands-on practice, enforce PPE and stop-work rules, and document assessments.
• Administer quizzes, assessments, and coaching; maintain attendance and training records.

Skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Organization

Classroom management

Coaching/training

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in manufacturing or related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Classroom technology

Job description

Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Integrity.

As the Manufacturing Instructor you deliver classroom, simulation, and hands-on equipment training for employees entering advanced magnet manufacturing roles. This position teaches approved curriculum, operates production and training equipment during demonstrations, and supervises learners as they practice required tasks at Johnston County Community College (JCC).

The instructor must become qualified on the assigned machines and processes before operating equipment or supervising hands-on activities. The position works closely with Vulcan Elements subject-matter experts from Operations, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, and Warehouse/Logistics to ensure training remains accurate, safe, and consistent with approved procedures.

Instruction and Facilitation

• Deliver approved onboarding, safety, technical, and operator training using classroom instruction, videos, discussions, simulations, and practical exercises.
• Explain manufacturing and technical concepts in clear, practical language appropriate for hourly operators and technicians.
• Maintain an organized, engaging learning environment and adapt instruction to learner experience while preserving required outcomes.
• Prepare presentations, student guides, handouts, equipment, and materials before each session.
• Coordinate guest instructors and Vulcan Elements subject-matter experts to support training delivery.

Machine Demonstration and Hands-On Training

• Complete required machine qualifications and safely set up, operate, monitor, and shut down assigned equipment.
• Demonstrate approved operating procedures, including controls, operating limits, hazards, quality checks, documentation, and emergency response.
• Supervise hands-on practice, maintain control of the training area, and enforce PPE, procedural, stop-work, and escalation requirements.
• Stop training activities when unsafe conditions, equipment abnormalities, quality concerns, or procedural deviations occur.
• Conduct and document practical evaluations, ensuring learners complete required qualification and authorization before operating independently.

Curriculum Delivery

• Teach or coordinate training in the following areas: Magnet science, applications, grades, customer requirements, workplace expectations, and manufacturing fundamentals.
• Safety, quality, material control, documentation, traceability, compliance courses, and onboarding requirements.
• Technical terminology, measurements, drawings, specifications, and MES and ERP concepts.
• Receiving, sampling, material preparation, milling, blending, pressing, sintering, inspection, and metallography.
• Department roles, cross-functional handoffs, machine operation, quality checks, basic troubleshooting, and response to abnormal conditions.

Assessment and Administration

• Administer quizzes, simulations, practical exercises, and hands-on assessments, providing coaching and remediation as needed.
• Maintain accurate attendance, assessment, qualification, and completion records.
• Use current, approved materials and procedures, and resolve outstanding questions with appropriate subject-matter experts.
• Collect learner feedback, recommend curriculum improvements, and support scheduling, classroom preparation, pilot-site visits, and future cohorts.
• Protect confidential, proprietary, customer-sensitive, and export-controlled information.

Responsibilities and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the business

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, with at least five years of relevant industrial experience and two years training, coaching, onboarding, or leading employees.
• Experience operating industrial equipment and ability to qualify on assigned machines and processes.
• Knowledge of manufacturing safety, quality, documentation, and equipment-control practices, with the ability to interpret and follow technical documents and approved procedures.
• Strong communication, presentation, organization, and classroom-management skills; ability to demonstrate technical tasks, supervise practice, and maintain accurate training records.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and classroom technology, with the ability to travel between JCC, Vulcan Elements, and pilot sites and work a flexible schedule.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor's degree in manufacturing, engineering technology, education, instructional design, workforce development, occupational safety, or a related field.
• Experience delivering manufacturing, safety, technical, or operator training.
• Experience in advanced manufacturing,