Manufacturing Training Program Manager

About the role

The Manufacturing Training Program Manager oversees and maintains the daily processes for the Manufacturing Training Team. They provide daily task planning guidance for the team and summarize the team’s daily completion results for the manufacturing leadership team. They work with cross-functional manufacturing and leadership teams to meet and exceed customer training expectations. We are seeking candidates with manufacturing and training experience in the areas of Rack Build, Server Build, Warehouse & Safety, or Manufacturing Test.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that training and certification standards are uniformly applied
• Complete new-hire personnel onboarding training
• Complete hands-on and classroom-based training
• Complete post-training follow-ups
• Conduct retraining and recertification training
• Guide and coordinate the certification and recertification training sessions
• Track and communicate all certification and training requests from leadership and assign task owners for the requests
• Observe on-the-job training and provide feedback when required
• Create task completion targets and work with the training team to ensure that the targets are reached
• Develop training completion targets with manufacturing leadership and plan, prioritize, assign, and communicate the targets with the training team
• Conduct certification training gap assessments and create and share reports with manufacturing leadership
• Create certification summary reports to share with upper manufacturing management
• Share feedback for certification programs, training, process, and quality improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• 0-2+ years of related training experience
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to prioritize workload and multi-task
• Ability to lead, guide, and ensure the continuous improvement of the training program
• Ability to work across manufacturing, engineering, and other support teams
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to all levels of personnel
• Proficiency in MS Office suite, including Outlook and Excel
• Experience working in a manufacturing or warehousing environment is beneficial but not required

Benefits

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development—both now and in the future.

Compensation & Financial Security

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs
• Company-paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

• Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
• Parental leave and family care support programs

Growth & Purpose

• Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location. Learn more about our benefits here.