Operations Training & Capability Leader

Pharmavite; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) match

Job summary

Pharmavite is seeking a Department Leader, Operations Training to guide capability strategy and lead a Training & Development team across sites. You will partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and HR to ensure safe, efficient, and consistent capability growth that ties to business objectives.

The role focuses on integrating learning, coaching, and performance consulting into daily operations, while driving improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and leadership effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in designing and developing technical end-user training on multiple, complex projects, and Project Management experience.
• 4-6 years of related progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, learning and development, operations, continuous improvement, or organizational capability.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Training Within Industry (TWI), adult learning principles, and structured problem solving.
• TWI trainer certification within 2 years of employment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Site Leadership to identify capability needs affecting business performance and translate operational priorities into workforce development strategies.
• Build organizational capability through creation or improvement of frameworks for operators, technicians, leaders, and trainers; lead cross-training and succession readiness.
• Serve as an operational performance partner to manufacturing leaders to improve performance by addressing capability gaps and implementing sustainable solutions.
• Coach and develop Training Specialists and Coordinators through clear priorities and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Build capability governance through standardized onboarding, GMP alignment, and cross-site consistency; establish standard work for Training & Development.
• Prioritize and allocate resources across departments; support surge staffing by coordinating training resources.
• Integrate Continuous Improvement and Lean principles into capability systems; support Kaizen events and process improvements.
• Monitor capability metrics to drive outcomes like OEE, Quality, Safety, and Schedule Attainment.
• Lead strategically while remaining connected to shop-floor execution and collaborate across functions.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

TWI training

Adult learning principles

Structured problem solving

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

TWI trainer certification within 2 years

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Project

Excel

Visio

Job description

Pharmavite is seeking a Department Leader, Operations Training to guide capability strategy and lead a Training & Development team across sites. You will partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and HR to ensure safe, efficient, and consistent capability growth that ties to business objectives.

The role focuses on integrating learning, coaching, and performance consulting into daily operations, while driving improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and leadership effectiveness.