Manufacturing Onboarding & Skills Coach

Paul Mueller Company; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 59,159 - 88,739; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Four-day work weeks

Job summary

Paul Mueller Company is seeking a Manufacturing Onboarding & Training Specialist to design and deliver hands-on onboarding for new production coworkers. The role ensures newcomers gain basic technical knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to work safely and productively.

You will blend classroom and shop-floor instruction, cover welding, grinding, crane operation, forklift training, and standard processes, while tracking progress, coaching, and refining training materials to support

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 3–5 years of manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience creating technical training programs preferred.
• OSHA or prior safety training experience preferred.
• Prior experience in training, onboarding, or development of others preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma White Belt or Yellow Belt required or ability to obtain within first year via company training.

Responsibilities

• Lead the manufacturing onboarding program for new manufacturing personnel.
• Deliver classroom and hands-on instruction covering core manufacturing fundamentals including Welding, Grinding, Overhead Crane & Rigging, and Forklift training.
• Demonstrate manufacturing processes while ensuring coworkers perform tasks safely.
• Evaluate trainee progress and provide coaching throughout onboarding.
• Coordinate with production management to ensure coworkers are prepared for placement within business units.
• Maintain accurate training records and coworker progress documentation.
• Develop and improve training curriculum and materials, work instructions, and SOPs.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Welding

Grinding & metal finishing

Crane operations

Forklift training

Communication

Training delivery

Time management

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma

3–5 years manufacturing experience

OSHA or safety training experience

Lean Six Sigma White/Yellow Belt

Training program development experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Learning Management System

LMS software

Job description

Paul Mueller Company is seeking a Manufacturing Onboarding & Training Specialist to design and deliver hands-on onboarding for new production coworkers. The role ensures newcomers gain basic technical knowledge, practical skills, and confidence to work safely and productively.

You will blend classroom and shop-floor instruction, cover welding, grinding, crane operation, forklift training, and standard processes, while tracking progress, coaching, and refining training materials to support