Production Team Lead Trainer

Location: Remote; San Mateo, California, United States. Employment eligibility in the United States is verified through E-Verify.

Hourly rate: $30–$35 per hour, depending on final leveling and position location.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous drones through artificial intelligence, hardware, and software for utility inspection, public safety, national security, and other applications.

What you will do

• Design, develop, deliver, and continuously improve training curricula for new and existing production team leads and frontline supervisors.
• Conduct hands-on, classroom, and on-the-floor training covering leadership, standard operating procedures, quality, safety, and production systems.
• Create and maintain training materials, job aids, SOPs, and certification or competency checklists.
• Evaluate trainee performance, provide coaching and feedback, and track training completion, effectiveness, and impact on safety, quality, throughput, and efficiency KPIs.
• Partner with Production, Quality, EHS, and HR to identify skill gaps and adapt training to process changes, equipment, audits, and operational feedback.
• Provide hands-on production-floor support during peak periods, staffing shortages, process launches, shift coverage, line balancing, daily meetings, and equipment changes.

Requirements

• Ability to train production team leads and frontline supervisors in leadership, technical, process, safety, quality, and production-system knowledge.
• Ability to provide direct, hands-on support on the production floor and help resolve day-to-day operational issues.
• Ability to evaluate performance, coach trainees, and ensure effective transfer of skills to production operations.
• Ability to collaborate with Production, Quality, EHS, and HR on skill gaps and training needs.
• Ability to support problem-solving, root cause analysis, lean, and 5S principles.
• Flexibility to take direction from management and operations leadership and assume additional operational, safety, quality, or business responsibilities as assigned.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible priorities that change with business, shift, season, and operational needs.
• Regular full-time hourly employees may enroll in group health insurance plans and receive paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, and a 401(k) savings plan.
• Regular full-time employees receive base pay, stock-option equity, and comprehensive benefits; relocation assistance may be available for eligible roles.
• Work supports a multidisciplinary and inclusive environment focused on diverse perspectives and continuous improvement.