Manufacturing Training & Integration Specialist

TES Recruiting is partnering with a growing manufacturer to identify a Training Integration Specialist who will help newly acquired facilities and external suppliers adopt the company’s fabrication, quality and certification standards.

This is a hands‑on manufacturing training and integration role with significant travel and visibility across the organization. The ideal candidate understands manufacturing processes from the shop floor through the broader quality system and can effectively train everyone from production employees to company owners and senior leaders.

This person will conduct supplier audits, identify operational gaps, lead corrective training and remain involved after the initial integration to help partners maintain quality, performance and compliance.

• Lead the training and integration of newly acquired facilities and external suppliers into established manufacturing, quality and certification standards.
• Conduct supplier quality audits, document findings, identify process gaps and work with partners to implement corrective actions.
• Develop and deliver practical training for shop-floor employees, supervisors, managers and senior leaders.
• Serve as the ongoing point of contact for assigned suppliers and acquired operations following the initial training and integration period.
• Coordinate training schedules, audit activities and integration timelines with internal fabrication, quality and operations teams.
• Build effective relationships with partner-company owners, directors and operational leaders while maintaining accountability for established requirements.
• Monitor partner performance and provide follow‑up coaching, training and onsite support as needed.
• Support integration, supplier‑development and training needs across other manufacturing locations as the organization continues to grow.

• At least 5 years of manufacturing experience
  , including responsibility for training employees across production processes, quality requirements or operating standards.
• Experience integrating acquired operations or training external suppliers to follow a parent company’s processes and requirements.
• Hands‑on supplier quality auditing experience
  , including identifying gaps and supporting corrective action.
• Strong presentation, training and relationship‑management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both shop‑floor employees and senior executives.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50-75% and work onsite in Duluth when not traveling.

Experience with fabrication processes, manufacturing certifications, quality management systems or post‑acquisition integration is a plus.

• Healthcare, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• company-paid life insurance and short‑term disability
• long‑term disability
• 401(k) with company match
• paid holidays and vacation
• tuition reimbursement
• adoption assistance
• and a company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP), subject to plan eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.