Plant Training Leader for Operational Excellence

Lightera; Carrollton (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightera in Carrollton, GA seeks a Training Manager to lead the plant training team and advance standardized programs supporting safe, efficient operations. You will ensure audit-ready documentation, certifications, and records while partnering with Operations, Safety, and HR to sustain workforce development.

The role drives onboarding, cross-training, and recurring training plans, employing classroom, virtual, and on-the-job methods to improve performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in training and development or related field.
• Leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• ISO training compliance knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and support the plant training team in day-to-day training operations and employee development activities.
• Establish, implement, and continuously improve standardized training processes and systems that support plant operations and long-term workforce development.
• Ensure all training documentation, work instructions, certifications, training matrices, SOPs, and training records are accurate, current, standardized, and audit ready.
• Serve as the primary owner and SME for plant training records and compliance documentation during audits.
• Partner with plant leadership and floor personnel to support operational training needs and ensure employees are trained on processes, safety, and quality.
• Conduct organization-wide training needs assessments and identify skills gaps that require development.
• Design, coordinate, and deliver training plans, schedules, and development programs for operations, management, and support teams.
• Develop onboarding, cross-training, certification, and recurring training programs.
• Choose and implement training methods including classroom, virtual, hands-on, mentoring, and on-the-job training.
• Evaluate training effectiveness through feedback, skill assessments, KPIs, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with Safety, Operations, HR, and CI teams to align training with goals and compliance.
• Manage and maintain training facilities, materials, equipment, and learning systems.
• Monitor department goals, project milestones, training completion, and budgets.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to boost training effectiveness and engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Training design

Documentation

LMS

MS Office

Communication

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Education, Organizational Development, or related field

Tools

LMS

Document management software

Job description

Lightera in Carrollton, GA seeks a Training Manager to lead the plant training team and advance standardized programs supporting safe, efficient operations. You will ensure audit-ready documentation, certifications, and records while partnering with Operations, Safety, and HR to sustain workforce development.

The role drives onboarding, cross-training, and recurring training plans, employing classroom, virtual, and on-the-job methods to improve performance and compliance.