Training Specialist

About the role

The Training Specialist plays a crucial role in Hadrian's workforce development team, focusing on the operational excellence of Hadrian's manufacturing environments. They lead training activities, ensuring that technicians and technician-trainers are proficient and self-sufficient in executing processes consistently.

Responsibilities

• Lead all training activities for your assigned area, delivering on-the-job instruction and acting as the technical expert.
• Work directly with technicians to understand process nuances, pain points, and improvement opportunities.
• Master every process in your area and convert new methods into clear, teachable steps.
• Train technicians and technician-trainers to ensure consistent, standard execution across all shifts.
• Adapt coaching approaches to individual learning styles and support trainees through challenges.
• Mentor technician-trainers to promote best practices in training delivery.
• Create and refine evaluation criteria covering both hard and soft skills.
• Partner with process designers to define tasks and decision points using structured "if/then" logic.
• Maintain up-to-date, version-controlled training content that is always audit-ready.
• Ensure returning technicians are aligned with the latest training standards.
• Conduct and support training audits to ensure 100% procedural compliance.
• Manage a blend of on-the-job and off-the-job training formats.
• Collaborate with Learning System Engineers to develop and execute continuous improvement roadmaps.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in a training, instructing, or teaching role with a focus on entry-level individual contributors.
• At least 2 years of experience working in a production / inspection environment.
• Proven ability to train people with experience ranging from entry level – mid level.
• Aptitude for rapid learning, reteaching, and influencing process adoption.
• Ability to independently recognize human patterns (both macro + micro) and provide actionable, objective, and mature recommendations to leadership.

What You'll Do

As a Training Specialist, you will be responsible for leading all training activities for your assigned area, delivering on-the-job instruction and acting as the technical expert. You will work directly with technicians to understand process nuances, pain points, and improvement opportunities. You will master every process in your area and convert new methods into clear, teachable steps. You will train technicians and technician-trainers to ensure consistent, standard execution across all shifts. You will adapt coaching approaches to individual learning styles and support trainees through challenges. You will mentor technician-trainers to promote best practices in training delivery. You will create and refine evaluation criteria covering both hard and soft skills. You will partner with process designers to define tasks and decision points using structured "if/then" logic. You will maintain up-to-date, version-controlled training content that is always audit-ready. You will ensure returning technicians are aligned with the latest training standards. You will conduct and support training audits to ensure 100% procedural compliance. You will manage a blend of on-the-job and off-the-job training formats. You will collaborate with Learning System Engineers to develop and execute continuous improvement roadmaps.

What We're Looking For

• 1+ years of experience in a training, instructing, or teaching role with a focus on entry-level individual contributors.
• At least 2 years of experience working in a production / inspection environment.
• Proven ability to train people with experience ranging from entry level – mid level.
• Aptitude for rapid learning, reteaching, and influencing process adoption.
• Ability to independently recognize human patterns (both macro + micro) and provide actionable, objective, and mature recommendations to leadership.

Pay

The target salary range for this role is $24/hr - $40/hr (actual range may vary based on experience).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees.
• 401k.
• Flexible vacation policy.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Hadrian is an equal opportunity employer. The company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.