Metal Manufacturing Training Specialist

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, and land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it ...

Safety - Integrity - Customer Focus - Respect & Trust - Accountability - Excellence

Who is SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and qualifying complex ducting systems for aerospace applications. Since its humble roots in 1945, the campus has now expanded to include a 59,000 sq. ft high-volume production facility, in addition to its legacy 131,000 ft2 main buildings which combined, accommodate over 500 employees. Vertically integrated with its own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO certified engineering lab, Senior Aerospace SSP acquired by Senior PLC in 1995 and has continued its expansion into new programs and technologies.

What does the job involve?

Summary: The Metal Manufacturing Training Specialist will organize, facilitate, and deliver training programs for front-line representative employees including clerical, supervisory, technical, and lower-level management staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Metal Manufacturing Training Specialist must be a self-motivator, work independently, and be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Plans, organizes, and effectively conducts employee training on various manufacturing processes including but not limited to metal fabrication, assembly, metal tacking, welding, and process control.
• Researches and identifies areas in which training is required and/or beneficial.
• Evaluates and modifies existing or proposed programs; suggests and implements suitable changes.
• Designs, drafts, and/or acquires new training materials.
• Collaborates with management to deliver training.
• Administers, scores, and logs results of qualification, learning assessment, and retention tests; arranges retraining or other appropriate action for insufficient scores.
• Facilitates delivery of training by setting up manufacturing cells with required parts and equipment; demonstrates correct processes; monitors and provides feedback to trainees; and performing other related tasks.
• Performs other related duties, as required.

Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• BS or BA Degree or a combination of education and 7+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably as a manufacturing lead or technician and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 7+ years of hands-on experience in metal manufacturing preferably in the aerospace industry.
• Experience with metal fabrication, assembly, metal tacking, and welding.

Required Skills:

• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Other Skills and Abilities: Must have the ability to interact with employees / customers of all levels and cultural backgrounds; must have the ability to closely work with sheet metal workers and share knowledge.

EAR/ITAR Compliance:

Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Persons, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee's names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.