Onsite Manufacturing Training Specialist

Socket.dev; Spartanburg (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401k with company contribution

Medical, Dental, & Vision

Life Insurance

Voluntary Accident Insurance

Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Appreciation Programs

Job summary

Alliance North America seeks a Technical Training Technician in Spartanburg, SC to lead hands-on onboarding and training for production staff, ensuring safety and standardized work on the shop floor. You will maintain training records, coach workers, and support new product introductions in a fully onsite role.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and requires 2+ years in manufacturing/training, with strong communication and organizational skills. Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; associate degree or technical training preferred.
• 2+ years in manufacturing, production assembly, equipment maintenance, or hands-on training.
• Ability to safely perform and teach hands-on technical tasks using hand tools, power tools, PPE, and safety procedures.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, BOMs, routings, work instructions, SOPs, and inspection criteria.
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; maintain training records and skills-matrix information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; able to learn training management systems.
• Preferred: experience with lean manufacturing, ISO 9001, or operator-certification programs; electromechanical assembly experience.
• Ability to stand and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Deliver hands-on onboarding, station training, cross-training, refresher training, and requalification for production employees using approved work instructions and SOPs.
• Demonstrate assembly, disassembly, inspection, material-handling, equipment-use, safety, and quality requirements at the workstation level.
• Coordinate structured shadowing, supervised practice, coach employees, and provide feedback on progress and gaps.
• Administer skill observations and qualification checklists; document competency and recommend certification.
• Maintain complete audit-ready training records, including attendance and skill matrices.
• Ensure current work instructions and training materials are available; remove obsolete materials.
• Identify unclear instructions and provide feedback to the Technical Training Engineer for correction.
• Observe employees performing trained work; reinforce standardized work and report deviations.
• Support new product introduction and pilot builds; assist with trial training and rollout.
• Partner with supervisors, Quality, Safety, Engineering to identify capability gaps and prioritize training needs.
• Track training activity; provide routine status updates on onboarding and requalification.
• Maintain training tools and designated areas in a safe, ready-to-use condition.
• Assist with practical skills assessments and 30-, 60-, 90-day reviews.
• Train and coach on Lean, 5S, Kanban, standard work, and continuous improvement.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Attention to detail

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree or technical certificate preferred

Tools

LMS familiarity

MS Office

Job description

Alliance North America seeks a Technical Training Technician in Spartanburg, SC to lead hands-on onboarding and training for production staff, ensuring safety and standardized work on the shop floor. You will maintain training records, coach workers, and support new product introductions in a fully onsite role.

The role reports to the Plant Manager and requires 2+ years in manufacturing/training, with strong communication and organizational skills. Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.