Senior Manager, Operations Training (Manufacturing)

Location: Ideally based at a U.S. branch location in McKinney, TX; Riverside, CA; Stockton, CA; Gallatin, TN; or Columbus, OH. Full-time, exempt role with up to 40% domestic and international travel. Relocation assistance is not available.

Salary: $123,700–$210,300 per year, with eligibility for quarterly bonus or commission.

Company

hirify.global manufactures engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry.

What you will do

• Develop and execute an enterprise operations training strategy aligned with manufacturing priorities.
• Design and scale production onboarding, OJT frameworks, qualification processes, and certification standards across multiple sites.
• Manage skills matrices, proficiency standards, role-based learning paths, and technical and operational curricula.
• Develop trainer qualification standards, coaching programs, standardized tools, and training quality assurance processes.
• Partner with manufacturing leaders, branch teams, HR, and Learning & Organizational Development to align enterprise programs with local operational needs.
• Use learning technologies, training systems, data, and reporting to measure outcomes and improve safety, quality, productivity, retention, and time-to-proficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8–10+ years of progressive experience leading manufacturing training, workforce development, technical training, or learning functions in manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting production operations, plant workforces, and frontline manufacturing employees.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and scaling enterprise OJT programs across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Experience developing skills matrices, operator qualification programs, certification frameworks, and workforce readiness initiatives.
• Experience standardizing training across plants, branches, or manufacturing facilities and using LMS platforms, learning technologies, data, and reporting to measure effectiveness.

Nice to have

• Experience in manufacturing, building products, industrial products, automotive, metals and fabrication, consumer products manufacturing, or distribution and manufacturing operations.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and technical training methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for eligible full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement contributions.
• Employee stock purchase and bonus plans, paid holidays, vacation, sick days, and other paid leave.
• Education reimbursement, employee discounts, referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, and service awards.
• Quarterly bonus or commission program tied to company performance and employee impact.
• Employment is contingent on a successful drug screen and criminal background check.