Strategic Training Architect for Development Programs

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing in Cincinnati, OH seeks a hands-on Training & Development Program Lead to build and improve training programs, systems, and resources. You will partner with SMEs, HR, Quality, and department leaders to translate manufacturing processes into clear, visual, and practical training materials.

The role owns the training framework, documentation, coordination, measurement, and follow-through.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred.
• Experience in technical writing, process documentation, training-content development, manufacturing documentation, or program coordination preferred.
• Manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience creating SOPs, Work Instructions, visual instructions, or training materials preferred.
• Strong writing, presentation, interviewing, active-listening, visual communication, organization, and project-coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with SMEs and Technical Writer to create SOPs, Work Instructions, flowcharts, job aids, checklists, videos, presentations, visual standards, and hands-on training materials.
• Observe manufacturing processes and interview SMEs to document best practices, defects, troubleshooting methods, and lessons learned.
• Organize training resources so employees can quickly find and understand required information.
• Own and standardize training framework, including delivery, access, measurement, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate orientation across Safety, Quality, HR/compliance, classroom, hands-on, and production-floor learning.
• Create role-based learning plans outlining required skills, training order, timelines, competencies, and completion.
• Support certification, recertification, and retraining programs, using weld certification and in-role specialist programs as benchmarks.
• Develop department training matrices for leaders to maintain.
• Coordinate peer trainers and establish annual training calendars to track completion and effectiveness.
• Build a centralized glossary and library of SOPs, videos, workbooks, and reference materials.
• Partner with HR and leaders to document career paths, skills, certifications, development milestones, and compensation progression with proper approval.
• Support Quality audits and continuously improve training content and systems.

Skills

Technical writing

Process documentation

Training content development

Project coordination

Manufacturing experience

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Equivalent experience considered

Technical Communication degree

Tools

Document management tools

Learning management systems

Video/graphics tools

Process-mapping tools

Job description

Steel & O'Brien Manufacturing in Cincinnati, OH seeks a hands-on Training & Development Program Lead to build and improve training programs, systems, and resources. You will partner with SMEs, HR, Quality, and department leaders to translate manufacturing processes into clear, visual, and practical training materials.

The role owns the training framework, documentation, coordination, measurement, and follow-through.