MFG Training Program Manager

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Wellbeing resources

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

ZT Systems is seeking a Manufacturing Training Program Manager to oversee daily processes for the Manufacturing Training Team and provide task planning guidance. You will work with cross-functional manufacturing and leadership teams to meet training expectations, focusing on Rack Build, Server Build, Warehouse & Safety, or Manufacturing Test areas.

You will ensure uniform training standards, onboard new hires, conduct hands-on and classroom training, and manage recertification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• 2+ years of related training experience.
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and multi-task.
• Ability to lead, guide, and ensure continuous improvement of the training program.
• Ability to work across manufacturing, engineering, and other support teams.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of personnel.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, including Outlook and Excel.
• Experience working in a manufacturing or warehousing environment is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Training: Ensure that training and certification standards are uniformly applied.
• Complete new-hire personnel onboarding training.
• Complete hands-on and classroom-based training.
• Complete post-training follow-ups.
• Conduct retraining and recertification training.
• Daily Task Planning Guide and coordinate the certification and recertification training sessions.
• Track and communicate all certification and training requests from leadership and assign task owners for the requests.
• Leading People: Observe on-the-job training and provide feedback when required.
• Create task completion targets and work with the training team to ensure that the targets are reached.
• Develop training completion targets with manufacturing leadership and plan, prioritize, assign, and communicate the targets with the training team.
• Reports: Conduct certification training gap assessments and create and share reports with manufacturing leadership.
• Create certification summary reports to share with upper manufacturing management.
• Continuous Improvement: Share feedback for certification programs, training, process, and quality improvements.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Prioritization & multitasking

Leadership & coaching

MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education/experience

Job description

About the Role

The Manufacturing Training Program Manager oversees and maintains the daily processes for the Manufacturing Training Team. They provide daily task planning guidance for the team and summarize the team’s daily completion results for the manufacturing leadership team. They work with cross-functional manufacturing and leadership teams to meet and exceed customer training expectations. We are seeking candidates with manufacturing and training experience in the areas of Rack Build, Server Build, Warehouse & Safety, or Manufacturing Test.

What You’ll Do

Training Ensure that training and certification standards are uniformly applied

Complete new-hire personnel onboarding training

Complete hands-on and classroom-based training

Complete post-training follow-ups

Conduct retraining and recertification training

Daily Task Planning Guide and coordinate the certification and recertification training sessions

Track and communicate all certification and training requests from leadership and assign task owners for the requests

Leading People Observe on-the-job training and provide feedback when required

Create task completion targets and work with the training team to ensure that the targets are reached

Develop training completion targets with manufacturing leadership and plan, prioritize, assign, and communicate the targets with the training team.

Reports Conduct certification training gap assessments and create and share reports with manufacturing leadership

Create certification summary reports to share with upper manufacturing management

Continuous Improvement Share feedback for certification programs, training, process, and quality improvements

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience

2+ years of related training experience

Outstanding interpersonal communication skills

Ability to prioritize workload and multi-task

Ability to lead, guide, and ensure the continuous improvement of the training program

Ability to work across manufacturing, engineering, and other support teams

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of personnel

Proficiency in MS Office suite, including Outlook and Excel

Experience working in a manufacturing or warehousing environment is beneficial but not required

Compensation and Benefits

If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

Compensation & Financial Security

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs
• Company-paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

• Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
• Parental leave and family care support programs

Growth & Purpose

• Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining. A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow. Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

Equal Opportunity Employment

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.