McWane Ductile Ohio Workforce Development Manager

Leads the design execution and sustainment of a plant-wide training and competency system for hourly and salaried employees in a ductile iron pipe manufacturing facility. Ensures employees are trained verified competent and aligned with safety expectations standard work product requirements (including AWWA/customer specifications) and company values. Owns training metrics and auditable records develops trainers and partners with Operations Quality and EHS to improve safety quality and operational discipline.

Key Responsibilities:

Training System & Competency

Develop and maintain job-based training matrices qualification paths and competency verification for all departments (production maintenance quality engineering and supervision).

Define clear requirements for high-risk and quality-critical work (e.g. molten metal handling rotating equipment cranes/forklifts coatings/lining systems).

Establish measurable metrics (time-to-qualification refresher cadence cross-training progression and demonstrated proficiency).

Ensure training content aligns with standard work process controls and product specifications.

Onboarding Certification & Records

Own the onboarding process for new hires transfers and promotions; verify readiness prior to independent work.

Track and report training status certifications and re-certifications; escalate gaps to leaders for action.

Maintain accurate auditable training records to support OSHA compliance customer/thirdparty audits insurance reviews and internal assessments.

Safety & Quality-Critical Training

Integrate applicable safety requirements into training (JSAs lockout/tagout confined space PPE safe material handling).

Partner with EHS Operations and Quality to evaluate effectiveness using incident/near-miss trends defect/rework data and process performance.

Coordinate targeted retraining and skills reinforcement based on risk process changes and performance trends.

Trainer Development & Accountability

Recruit select and onboard qualified hourly and salaried trainers; ensure coverage across shifts.

Develop TraintheTrainer expectations (technical accuracy safety leadership effective instruction and consistent documentation).

Coach trainers and supervisors; implement feedback mechanisms and simple measures of trainer effectiveness.

Culture & Values Integration

Reinforcing expected behaviors and values through onboarding job training and leader developmenthow work is performed is as important as output.

Support supervisors in coaching recognition and corrective feedback to strengthen accountability and operational discipline.

Continuous Improvement & Change Support

Identify skill gaps and workforce development needs; support succession and crosstraining plans.

Build structured training plans for new equipment process changes specification updates or new product introductions.

Qualifications :

Required

     Bachelors degree in Education Engineering Industrial Technology Safety or related field; or equivalent manufacturing experience in a moltenmetal environment.

     5 years of experience in ductile iron pipe manufacturing or similar heavy/metal manufacturing operations.

     Experience building job-based training systems competency verification and training records suitable for audit.

     Ability to influence across levels coach leaders and drive consistent execution.

Preferred

     Experience in a unionized manufacturing operation.

     Familiarity with LMS or digital training tracking tools.

     Experience supporting AWWA/customer audits and quality management systems.

Key Competencies

     Safety and quality leadership in industrial environments

     Clear communication and coaching; ability to teach and influence

     Data-driven training management and reporting

     Continuous improvement mindset and high integrity/accountability

Additional Information :

McWane Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Employment is made available to all persons without regard to race color religion sex national origin age and marital status disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with reasonable accommodation Vietnam Era or veteran status. This policy applies to hiring placement recruitment rates of pay or other forms of compensation benefits promotions transfers layoffs recalls Company-sponsored training terminations and other employment-related activities.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation disability veteran or service member status marital status citizenship status (In IL - sex including same sex ancestry order of protection status physical or mental disability military status pregnancy unfavorable discharge status genetic information) (In IA - gender identity) (In CA- gender identity or expression and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time