Training Manager

Johnson Controls, Inc.; York, Northern (York County, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls is seeking a Training Manager to lead development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of programs for hourly manufacturing staff, with a focus on Welders, Tubers, Electricians, and Insulators.

You will partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Safety, and Production leadership to shape training strategies, qualification programs, and career pathways across the site, ensuring safety, quality, and production goals are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in manufacturing operations, workforce development, technical training, skilled trades, or a related field.
• Experience leading training programs within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of welding, tubing, electrical, insulation, or other industrial manufacturing processes.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and project management skills.
• Experience developing training curricula, qualification standards, certification programs, and skills matrices.
• Ability to influence leaders and employees at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of training programs for hourly manufacturing employees, focusing on Welders, Tubers, Electricians, and Insulators.
• Ensure employees are trained, qualified, and certified to safely and effectively perform their jobs while meeting production, quality, and safety standards.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Safety, and Production leadership to establish training strategies, maintain qualification programs, and develop career progression pathways for skilled trades employees.
• Oversee training governance, monitor workforce competency, manage training records and certifications, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

About Us

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

The Training Manager is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of training programs for hourly manufacturing employees, with a primary focus on Welders, Tubers, Electricians, and Insulators. This role ensures employees are trained, qualified, and certified to safely and effectively perform their jobs while meeting production, quality, and safety standards.

The Training Manager partners with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Safety, and Production leadership to establish training strategies, maintain skill qualification programs, and develop career progression pathways for skilled trades employees. The role oversees training governance, monitors workforce competency, manages training records and certifications, and drives continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen workforce capability, productivity, quality, and employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in manufacturing operations, workforce development, technical training, skilled trades, or a related field.
• Experience leading training programs within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of welding, tubing, electrical, insulation, or other industrial manufacturing processes.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and project management skills.
• Experience developing training curricula, qualification standards, certification programs, and skills matrices.
• Ability to influence leaders and employees at all levels of the organization.