Training Manager

ABB Inc.; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Training Manager for the Fort Smith Motor Plant at ABB is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing training and organizational development strategies to ensure safety, compliance, and workforce readiness. You will lead cross-functional initiatives, collaborate with plant leadership, and drive continuous improvement in employee skills and business performance.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this onsite role requires 5+ years in training and development, including leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 2 years of experience
• 5+ years of training and development experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role within manufacturing/industrial environment
• Proven success designing, implementing, and evaluating training programs that improve workforce capability, safety, compliance, and business results
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design, LMS, training technologies, and virtual/hybrid learning delivery
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA and regulatory compliance, safety training, workforce development, continuous improvement methodologies, and training effectiveness measurement
• Exceptional leadership, communication, project management, and analytical skills with ability to influence stakeholders
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the plant training strategy aligning capability, leadership development, safety, and compliance with business objectives
• Lead design, delivery, and improvement of training programs, curricula, competency frameworks, and learning systems
• Manage training function and team including resource planning, performance management, and ROI measurement
• Champion a culture of safety, compliance, and operational excellence through regulatory adherence and workforce development initiatives

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Analytical skills

Adult learning principles

LMS knowledge

OSHA compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School Diploma

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Plant Manager

The work model for the role is:

Onsite #LI-Onsite

Your role and responsibilities:

The Training Manager for the Fort Smith Motor Plant is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive training and organizational development strategies to ensure operational excellence, safety compliance, and workforce competency. This strategic leadership role involves directing training initiatives across all departments, collaborating with plant leadership and corporate training functions, and driving continuous improvement in employee skills, safety culture, and business performance. The position reports to the Plant Manageand serves as a key strategic partner in achieving plant objectives and supporting corporate learning and development initiatives.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Develop and execute the plant training strategy, aligning workforce capability, leadership development, safety, and compliance programs with business objectives, operational needs, and organizational growth plans.
• Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of training programs, curricula, competency frameworks, and learning systems to build technical expertise, leadership capability, and workforce readiness.
• Manage the training function and team, including resource planning, performance management, succession development, training analytics, and measurement of program effectiveness and return on investment.
• Champion a culture of safety, compliance, and operational excellence by ensuring regulatory adherence, driving workforce development initiatives, and leveraging training to support continuous improvement, productivity, and employee engagement.

Qualifications for the role:

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 2 years of experience OR Associate's degree with minimum 4 years of experience OR High School Diploma with minimum 6 years of experience.
• 5+ years of training and development experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role within a manufacturing, industrial, or operations environment.
• Proven success designing, implementing, and evaluating training programs that improve workforce capability, safety performance, compliance, and business results.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design, learning management systems (LMS), training technologies, and virtual/hybrid learning delivery.
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA and regulatory compliance, safety training, workforce development, continuous improvement methodologies, and training effectiveness measurement.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, project management, and analytical skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and develop high-performing teams.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us:

ABB's NEMA Motors Division is the global leading electric NEMA motors manufacturer. With more than 4,500 employees across the globe and seven manufacturing locations that produce more than 1.6 million motors every year, the division powers its customers from many industries with safe, reliable energy-efficient and effective solutions. NEMA Motors Division is a trusted leader with the shortest lead time and the broadest modularized product offering.

What's in it for you

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiliation legislation employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiliation Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

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