Manufacturing Trainer (Aerospace) 2nd Shift

Manufacturing Trainer

The Manufacturing Trainer is responsible for developing, delivering, documenting, and continuously improving technical training and qualification programs for production associates across machining, saw, utility, and manufacturing support operations. This position ensures employees receive consistent instruction, hands-on practice, objective evaluation, and documented certification before independently performing assigned work. The Manufacturing Trainer supports the development of a capable, flexible, and safety-focused workforce aligned with Regal Rexnord standards, customer requirements, and operational priorities.

Under general supervision, the Manufacturing Trainer partners with Production, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, EHS, Human Resources, and experienced subject matter experts to translate approved work instructions, engineering drawings, process documentation, quality requirements, and safe work practices into effective training. The position maintains training plans and qualification records, identifies skill gaps, coordinates cross-training based on business needs, and verifies that employees can consistently perform required tasks to the established standard.

The Manufacturing Trainer must be able to teach and evaluate the knowledge and practical skills defined for Utility Worker I-III, SAW Operator I-III, Machinist Trainee, Machinist I-III, Lead Machinist, and Lead Support roles, within the trainer's approved areas of qualification. This includes machine and equipment operation, setup fundamentals, blueprint and GD&T interpretation, tooling and workholding, inspection and measurement, process documentation, safety, quality, 6S, problem solving, and continuous improvement. The trainer uses clear instruction, demonstration, supervised practice, and consistent certification criteria to support employee development and operational excellence. This position is located in Simi Valley, California.

Essential Functions include developing and maintaining structured training plans, delivering classroom, one-on-one, and hands-on shop-floor training, evaluating employee knowledge and practical performance, maintaining records for training, qualifications, certifications, and providing instruction on safe machine operation, tooling, workholding, offsets, feeds and speeds, tool wear, basic program and control navigation, setup verification, dry-run practices, and troubleshooting appropriate to each role level.

Desirable Capabilities and Success Factors include hands-on experience in precision manufacturing or machining operations, technical competency, strong working knowledge of shop safety, PPE, machine guarding, lockout/tagout requirements, quality systems, process documentation, and disciplined standard work, ability to interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, GD&T, setup sheets, travelers, work instructions, inspection plans, and manufacturing records, proficiency with precision measurement and inspection tools, practical knowledge of CNC and manual machine operation, tooling, workholding, offsets, feeds and speeds, tool wear, setup verification, and structured troubleshooting, experience developing or administering skills matrices, training plans, qualification checklists, certification records, and employee development programs in a manufacturing environment, demonstrated ability to explain technical requirements in clear, practical language and adapt instruction to different experience levels and learning needs, strong coaching, observation, communication, organization, documentation, and follow-through skills, with the ability to provide constructive feedback objectively and respectfully, ability to collaborate across Production, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, EHS, Human Resources, and multiple shifts while balancing training priorities with production needs, and proven commitment to safety, quality, accountability, standardization, continuous improvement, confidentiality, and Regal Rexnord values.