Production Training Lead

About the role

The Training Lead designs, implements and continuously improves Pulse Nova’s manufacturing training and competency framework. The role ensures a skilled, compliant and production‑ready workforce while aligning training with quality, safety and operational requirements in a regulated defence manufacturing environment.

Key responsibilities

• Design, deploy and maintain the training system to support safe, repeatable and high‑quality production execution.
• Define role‑based training paths and manage the skills matrix, ensuring onboarding, certification and re‑certification are executed on time.
• Develop and maintain training standards and content (standard work, visual aids, work instructions, assessments) with strong document control.
• Execute operator qualification and skills testing, track training records and ensure full traceability for audits and production readiness.
• Establish training governance with Production TL (cadence, metrics, audits) and coach leaders on on‑the‑job training best practices.
• Monitor training KPIs (time‑to‑competence, certification coverage, training compliance) and link outcomes to shop‑floor performance (FPY, defects, scrap).
• Update and deploy training after engineering changes or process updates (ECNs) and align it with continuous‑improvement/lean initiatives.

Required profile

• 5‑7+ years in manufacturing training or industrial learning roles, preferably in high‑mix or high‑reliability production environments.
• Proven experience deploying skills matrices, certification frameworks and standardized‑work training at shop‑floor level.
• Solid understanding of Lean/Continuous Improvement principles and daily management routines (standard work, 5S, problem solving).
• Ability to create operator‑friendly training materials and assessments, and to run train‑the‑trainer/coaching programs.
• Experience working with Quality, Engineering and HSE to maintain training compliance, documentation and audit readiness.

Required skills

• Lean/Continuous Improvement (CI) principles
• 5S methodology
• Standard work development
• Skills matrix creation and management
• Training system design and deployment
• Operator qualification and skills testing