Sr. Training Program Manager U.S. Manufacturing Operations

Job Summary

The Sr. Training Program Manager U.S. Manufacturing Operations is responsible for leading standardizing and continuously improving training strategies across all U.S.-based Vertiv manufacturing plants. This role serves as a primary learning partner to U.S. Operations leadership ensuring that training programs directly support safety quality delivery cost and growth objectives.

This leader will partner closely with plant leadership salaried and hourly training teams Operations Quality and HR to design develop deploy evaluate and report on manufacturing training programs. The role requires strong manufacturing experience hands-on application of Lean Six Sigma principles and the ability to drive alignment and consistency while enabling site-level execution.

The Senior Training Program Manager will play a critical role in advancing standardized learning operational excellence and innovative training solutions within Vertivs U.S. manufacturing network.

Responsibilities:

Learning Strategy & Operations Partnership

• Serve as the primary learning and training partner for U.S. manufacturing Operations leadership aligning training initiatives to business priorities and performance metrics.
• Translate Operations goals into scalable standardized training strategies that improve safety quality productivity and workforce capability.
• Partner with site leaders to assess training needs identify capability gaps and prioritize initiatives across the U.S. plant network.

Manufacturing Training Program Leadership

• Lead end-to-end responsibility for manufacturing training programs across U.S. plants including onboarding job-related training structured OJT (S-OJT) multiskilling and upskilling.
• Establish and maintain training standards frameworks and governance to ensure consistency while enabling site-level execution.
• Partner with Quality and EHS to ensure training supports regulatory compliance and audit requirements.

Lean Six Sigma & Continuous Improvement

• Apply Lean Six Sigma (minimum Green Belt) methodologies to improve training effectiveness reduce waste and drive operational performance.
• Support plant teams in integrating Lean principles into training design and delivery.
• Use data metrics and root cause analysis to evaluate training impact and drive continuous improvement.

Training Team Engagement & Capability Building

• Build strong trust-based relationships with salaried and hourly training staff across all U.S. manufacturing sites.
• Coach and support site training teams in best practices for instructional delivery assessment and learner engagement.
• Partner with Operations and HR to ensure instructors and employees are qualified and trained to perform their roles.

Standardization Reporting & Analytics

• Develop and maintain controls reporting and dashboards to track training completion effectiveness and alignment to Operations KPIs.
• Ensure accurate documentation of training requirements competency matrices and qualification records.
• Contribute to broader Global Operations Learning scorecards and reporting structures.

Innovation & Learning Enablement

• Identify and pilot innovative learning solutions within manufacturing environments including blended learning digital tools and experiential methods.
• Partner with Global Learning teams to scale proven solutions and align with enterprise learning strategies.
• Stay current on manufacturing training trends learning technologies and best practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Organizational Development Education Instructional Design Engineering Operations Business or related field or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of experience in manufacturing operations training learning & development or operational excellence roles.
• Demonstrated manufacturing plant experience with direct exposure to shop floor operations.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (minimum) with hands-on experience executing Lean practices.
• Proven experience partnering with Operations leadership and influencing across multiple sites.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing training systems structured OJT and competency-based training models.
  • Experience working in a multi-site or matrixed manufacturing environment.
  • Proven ability to standardize processes while enabling local execution.
  • Strong project and program management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Excellent communication facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or advanced CI experience.
  • Masters degree preferred. Bachelors degree with 7; years relevant experience accepted.

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS

• Fast-paced manufacturing and operations environment.
• Ability to spend time on plant floors as required.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

• 25% domestic travel to U.S. manufacturing sites.
• 5-10% international travelto Global sites and training academies.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertivs Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

High-Performance Culture

Innovation

Financial Strength

OUR BEHAVIORS

Own It

Act With Urgency

Foster a Customer-First Mindset

Think Big and Execute

Lead by Example

Drive Continuous Improvement

Learn and Seek Out Development

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a $8.0billion global critical infrastructure and data center technology company. We ensure customers vital applications run continuously by bringing together hardware software analytics and ongoing services. Our portfolio includes power cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus Ohio USA Vertiv employs around 20000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit to learn more.

Work Authorization

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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