Manufacturing Training and Workforce Development Lead

Siemens; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 63,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens in Wendell, NC seeks a Training and Workforce Development Specialist to teach, coach, and grow employees through classroom and hands-on instruction while building and managing curricula that build critical skills across the plant.

The role partners with operations leaders and SMEs to launch programs like a leadership academy, track progress, and ensure workforce readiness with robust data reporting. A strong instructor capable of teaching diverse audiences is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of leadership, teaching, or training in a high-growth manufacturing or education environment, such as manufacturing workforce training or education with curriculum development.
• Creating, managing, and delivering training or instruction, including presenting and teaching to small and large groups (30+ participants).
• Coaching employees and assessing, tracking, and reporting on skills and competency, using data to drive decisions.
• Experience building leadership development, train-the-trainer, or enrichment programs that teach communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, comfort with instructional technology, the ability to learn new systems quickly, and experience using a learning management system (any platform).
• Experience creating and managing skills rubrics, competency matrices, tracking tools, training records, qualification databases, and workforce development reporting systems to measure employee skill development.
• Developing training dashboards and analyzing workforce development data using Excel, Power Query, Power BI, or similar reporting tools.
• General understanding of common hand and power tools (e.g., screwdriver, drill, crimping tools).
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Teach instructor-led and hands-on training in classroom and production environments to small and large groups (30+ participants).
• Create, manage, and implement training curriculum and courses that address skill gaps, including a leadership academy and enrichment training for team leads and supervisors.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to employees, providing ongoing instruction, feedback, and support through onboarding, qualification, and skills development as they progress from foundational skills to advanced operational competencies; teach and coach site trainers and subject matter experts how to teach effectively, using a variety of training and learning styles.
• Evaluate learning and competency through observation, demonstration, and skills assessments; build rubrics and data trackers for the competency matrix; monitor required training, qualifications, certifications, and regulatory requirements; and provide status reports and compliance metrics to plant leadership, using data to drive decisions and confirm workforce readiness.
• Use instructional technology, Microsoft Office, AI tools, and learning management systems to design, deliver, and track training, partnering with system owners to build out learning content.
• Develop, maintain, and improve OJT programs, qualification standards, training records, certification pathways, and skills verification processes.
• Partner with supervisors, subject matter experts, and site leadership to translate complex manufacturing processes into engaging training that closes skill gaps and fosters a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and growth; analyze workforce capability data to identify future workforce development priorities, succession needs, and skills shortages.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Training delivery

Coaching

Curriculum development

Data-driven decisions

LMS experience

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Microsoft Office

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Siemens in Wendell, NC seeks a Training and Workforce Development Specialist to teach, coach, and grow employees through classroom and hands-on instruction while building and managing curricula that build critical skills across the plant.

The role partners with operations leaders and SMEs to launch programs like a leadership academy, track progress, and ensure workforce readiness with robust data reporting. A strong instructor capable of teaching diverse audiences is required.