Manufacturing Learning & Development Manager

Manufacturing Learning & Development Manager

Heartline Staffing is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Learning & Development Manager for a growing multi-site manufacturing organization in Tyler, Texas. This leadership role partners closely with Operations, Quality, Safety, Industrial Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and Human Resources to strengthen workforce capability, develop frontline leaders, and improve operational execution across multiple manufacturing facilities.

This is not a traditional classroom training position. The Manufacturing Learning & Development Manager is responsible for building workforce capability systems that improve operational readiness, strengthen frontline leadership, standardize qualification processes, and support continuous improvement across multiple production facilities. The successful candidate will lead capability initiatives that ensure employees are trained, qualified, and prepared to perform safely and effectively.

Key responsibilities include identifying workforce capability gaps with plant leadership, designing and improving onboarding, qualification, certification, and cross-training programs, coaching frontline leaders to improve accountability and execution, leading and developing a technical learning and workforce development team, standardizing workforce capability processes across multiple manufacturing sites, partnering with Operations, Quality, Safety, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, and Continuous Improvement teams, improving workforce flexibility through cross-training initiatives, driving operational readiness and leadership development, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives throughout manufacturing operations.

Work environment includes office and production floor environment, up to 50% travel supporting multiple manufacturing facilities, and limited relocation assistance available.

Requirements include a bachelor's degree in manufacturing, operations, industrial engineering, business, organizational leadership, or related field (or equivalent experience), minimum seven years manufacturing operations, workforce capability, technical training, learning & development, continuous improvement, or operational excellence experience, experience coaching frontline leaders in a manufacturing environment, experience building onboarding, qualification, certification, and cross-training programs, strong facilitation, coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills, ability to influence cross-functional teams, and willingness to travel up to 50%.

Food manufacturing or high-volume production experience preferred, multi-site manufacturing experience preferred, leadership of a training or workforce development team preferred, lean manufacturing, TWI, standard work, TPM, or continuous improvement experience preferred.