US Training Manager - Operations & Production

• Full-time
• Office Locations:
  Leawood, KS
• Department:
  Operations

Wire Co® is the strength behind the world’s evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. Our global footprint includes manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, and research and development centers around the world.

Wire Co® offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wages plus bonus program, paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

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The US Training Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving a standardized onboarding, training and workforce development strategy for hourly and production team members across Wire Co’s U.S. operations. The role is also responsible for enterprise-wise performance management processes for all team members.

The US Training Manager partners closely with Plant Managers, Operations Leaders, Human Resources, Safety, and Quality to ensure employees are effectively onboarded and trained, such that they are confident in their responsibilities and qualified to perform the work required to support safe and reliable operations.

The US Training Manager candidate must exhibit and proactively motivate others in the behaviors of the Wire Co Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
• Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Production Onboarding Excellence (30-60-90 Day Focus)

• Design, implement, and continuously improve a standardized 30-60-90 day onboarding framework inclusive of onboarding checklists, qualification standards, job training guides, leader tools, and employee learning plans
• Establish clear learning milestones, proficiency expectations, and accountability at each stage of the new-hire experience from Day 1 through 90.
• Ensure new employees receive consistent, role-appropriate training in safety, quality, operational processes, equipment, and performance expectations.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure onboarding standards are consistently executed
• Establish mechanisms for gathering feedback and incorporating insights into program improvements.
• Measure onboarding effectiveness through retention, time-to-proficiency, training completion, employee feedback, and early performance indicators.
• Partner with HR and Operations to understand turnover trends and early-tenure attrition drivers, and identify onboarding interventions that improve the employee experience and retention.

Cross-Training & Workforce Flexibility

• Develop and maintain skills and cross-training matrices for critical production roles, and establish consistent qualification, certification, and skill-validation standards for hourly team members.
• Establish structured cross-training pathways that increase workforce flexibility, strengthen operational resilience, and reduce single-point-of-failure…