Training and Workforce Development Specialist

Siemens; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 63,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens in Wendell, NC seeks a Training and Workforce Development Specialist to teach, coach, and grow employees through classroom and hands-on instruction while building and managing curricula that build critical skills across the plant.

The role partners with operations leaders and SMEs to launch programs like a leadership academy, track progress, and ensure workforce readiness with robust data reporting. A strong instructor capable of teaching diverse audiences is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of leadership, teaching, or training in a high-growth manufacturing or education environment, such as manufacturing workforce training or education with curriculum development.
• Creating, managing, and delivering training or instruction, including presenting and teaching to small and large groups (30+ participants).
• Coaching employees and assessing, tracking, and reporting on skills and competency, using data to drive decisions.
• Experience building leadership development, train-the-trainer, or enrichment programs that teach communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, comfort with instructional technology, the ability to learn new systems quickly, and experience using a learning management system (any platform).
• Experience creating and managing skills rubrics, competency matrices, tracking tools, training records, qualification databases, and workforce development reporting systems to measure employee skill development.
• Developing training dashboards and analyzing workforce development data using Excel, Power Query, Power BI, or similar reporting tools.
• General understanding of common hand and power tools (e.g., screwdriver, drill, crimping tools).
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Teach instructor-led and hands-on training in classroom and production environments to small and large groups (30+ participants).
• Create, manage, and implement training curriculum and courses that address skill gaps, including a leadership academy and enrichment training for team leads and supervisors.
• Serve as a coach and mentor to employees, providing ongoing instruction, feedback, and support through onboarding, qualification, and skills development as they progress from foundational skills to advanced operational competencies; teach and coach site trainers and subject matter experts how to teach effectively, using a variety of training and learning styles.
• Evaluate learning and competency through observation, demonstration, and skills assessments; build rubrics and data trackers for the competency matrix; monitor required training, qualifications, certifications, and regulatory requirements; and provide status reports and compliance metrics to plant leadership, using data to drive decisions and confirm workforce readiness.
• Use instructional technology, Microsoft Office, AI tools, and learning management systems to design, deliver, and track training, partnering with system owners to build out learning content.
• Develop, maintain, and improve OJT programs, qualification standards, training records, certification pathways, and skills verification processes.
• Partner with supervisors, subject matter experts, and site leadership to translate complex manufacturing processes into engaging training that closes skill gaps and fosters a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and growth; analyze workforce capability data to identify future workforce development priorities, succession needs, and skills shortages.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Training delivery

Coaching

Curriculum development

Data-driven decisions

LMS experience

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Excel

Microsoft Office

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That's why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

Transform the everyday with us!

We are looking for a Training and Workforce Development Specialist. This position will be based in Wendell, NC.

In this role, you will teach, coach, and develop employees through classroom and hands-on instruction while creating and managing the curriculum that builds skills across our plant. You will partner with operations leaders and subject matter experts to deliver effective training, launch new programs such as a leadership academy, and track employee skill development. We are looking for a strong instructor who can quickly learn technical content and teach it with clarity to small and large groups.

You’ll make a difference by:

• Instruction and Facilitation - Teach instructor-led and hands-on training in classroom and production environments to small and large groups (30+ participants), helping employees build the technical knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to work safely, efficiently, and effectively.
• Curriculum Development and Management - Create, manage, and implement training curriculum and courses that address skill gaps, including a leadership academy and enrichment training for team leads and supervisors.
• Coaching, Mentoring, and Train-the-Trainer Enablement - Serve as a coach and mentor to employees, providing ongoing instruction, feedback, and support through onboarding, qualification, and skills development as they progress from foundational skills to advanced operational competencies; teach and coach site trainers and subject matter experts how to teach effectively, using a variety of training and learning styles.
• Skills Assessment, Compliance, and Reporting - Evaluate learning and competency through observation, demonstration, and skills assessments; build rubrics and data trackers for the competency matrix; monitor required training, qualifications, certifications, and regulatory requirements; and provide status reports and compliance metrics to plant leadership, using data to drive decisions and confirm workforce readiness.
• Technology and Learning Systems - Use instructional technology, Microsoft Office, AI tools, and learning management systems to design, deliver, and track training, partnering with system owners to build out learning content.
• On-the-Job Training Program Management - Develop, maintain, and improve OJT programs, qualification standards, training records, certification pathways, and skills verification processes.
• Partnership and Workforce Planning - Partner with supervisors, subject matter experts, and site leadership to translate complex manufacturing processes into engaging training that closes skill gaps and fosters a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and growth; analyze workforce capability data to identify future workforce development priorities, succession needs, and skills shortages.

You’ll win us over by having the following qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience with the following:
• Leadership, teaching, or training in a high-growth manufacturing or education environment, such as manufacturing workforce training or education with curriculum development.
• Creating, managing, and delivering training or instruction, including presenting and teaching to small and large groups (30+ participants).
• Coaching employees and assessing, tracking, and reporting on skills and competency, using data to drive decisions.
• Experience building leadership development, train-the-trainer, or enrichment programs that teach communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, comfort with instructional technology, the ability to learn new systems quickly, and experience using a learning management system (any platform).
• Experience creating and managing skills rubrics, competency matrices, tracking tools, training records, qualification databases, and workforce development reporting systems to measure employee skill development.
• Developing training dashboards and analyzing workforce development data using Excel, Power Query, Power BI, or similar reporting tools.
• General understanding of common hand and power tools (e.g., screwdriver, drill, crimping tools).
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual in English and Spanish (highly preferred).
• Experience using AI tools, such as prompting or agent building, to support curriculum development, productivity, and data management.
• Experience managing training records, qualification databases, skills matrices, learning management systems, or workforce development reporting systems within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in electrical, power protection or distribution, or engineered-to-order and discrete manufacturing environments, including mechanical work or use of power tools.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is framed to cover two levels accommodating varying years of experience.

$63,393 $132,376