Production Training Manager

Trillium designs and manufactures imaging solutions primarily for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) market. Trillium's stabilized camera systems are best-in-class for their size, weight and power, and Trillium's feature-rich user interface is clean and user-friendly. The Trillium team together has close to 300 years of experience in unmanned systems. See  for more information. Trillium is located in Hood River, Oregon. 1 hour east of Portland Oregon in the central Columbia River Gorge area.

Trillium Engineering is an equal-opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, Trillium Engineering prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, marital or family status, age,national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Trillium Engineering conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Purpose of Position: This position is responsible for designing, delivering, and maintaining training programs that develop the skills of production. This role ensures technicians are trained to current standards, follow manufacturing processes, understand engineering changes, meet quality requirements, and advance their skills to meet business demands. The coordinator partners closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and HR to support onboarding, upskilling, cross-training, and ongoing workforce development for the production team.

Summary of Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and deliver hands-on technical training for electro-mechanical assembly, wiring, torqueing, calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of gimbal systems.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve production training curriculum to ensure alignment with manufacturing processes, quality standards, safety requirements, and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain and update training content, SOPs, work instructions, and skill matrices as new products, revisions, or processes are released.
• Provide structured onboarding for new production technicians, including safety, tools/fixtures, product knowledge, and manufacturing workflows.
• Conduct refresher training and reinforce critical-to-quality steps, ESD handling, and workmanship standards (IPC/ electromechanical best practices).
• Maintain the Production Technician Skills Matrix; track individual progress and ensure accurate competency documentation.
• Coordinate cross-training opportunities to support flexibility across production lines (assembly, wiring, testing, calibration).
• Work with lead(s), supervisor(s), and manager(s) to identify skill gaps and recommend training pathways to meet production needs.
• Support skill certification processes for torque tools, inspection steps, system bring-up, and test equipment.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Quality to ensure training reflects the latest ECOs, design changes, and corrective actions.
• Monitor technician performance during and after training; provide coaching and report concerns to supervisors.
• Participate in root cause and corrective action activities related to production training gaps or process errors.
• Ensure consistent application of standardized work, build documentation, and manufacturing best practices.
• Maintain accurate training records, certifications, and tracking in internal systems (e.g., O365 Lists, Skill Matrix, LMS).
• Create training guides, videos, checklists, and quick-reference materials for technicians and leads.
• Report training completion, KPIs, and skill readiness to Production Leadership and HR.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to improve training effectiveness and technician development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in electro-mechanical assembly, manufacturing operations, or technician-level work, with gimbal or similar systems preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of mechanical assembly, wiring, torquing, calibration, or system-level testing.
• Experience creating training materials, SOPs, checklists, or work instructions.
• Experience training complex technical concepts in a clear, step-by-step manner.
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams.

Physical Demands of Position:

• Physically able to lift up to 20 pounds (materials/equipment)
• Effective use of computer, laptop, cell phone and other mobile device to exchange information.

Competencies and Skills Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent team skills and team-oriented.
• Excellent time management skills and meets deadlines.
• Flexible; able to multi-task in response to time-sensitive and changing situations.
• Objective, solution-oriented problem-solving skills.
• Handles highly sensitive and confidential information.
• Resourceful, able to network and connect people to…