Training Lead

At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world.  We strive to create a safe, inclusive and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization. 

The Training Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, and sustaining a comprehensive training strategy that supports safe operations, operational excellence, workforce capability, and leadership effectiveness at the Lafayette Extrusions operation.  This role leads training efforts for hourly union employees, salaried leaders, and manufacturing support functions, ensuring compliance with corporate requirements while aligning training programs to site-specific operational and safety needs.

The Training Lead serves as the site subject-matter expert for job-specific skill development, employee health and safety training, leadership development, and training compliance tracking.  This role partners closely with Operations, EHS, Human Resources and Union leadership to ensure training programs are effective, timely and impactful.

Training Strategy & Program Design

• Develop and execute a site-wide training strategy aligned with Arconic corporate standards, regulatory requirements, and Lafayette operational priorities.
• Design structured job-specific training programs for hourly union roles, including onboarding, qualification, cross-training, and requalification.
• Establish standardized training curricula, materials, assessments, and certification processes for manufacturing roles.
• Ensure training programs support operational stability, quality, productivity, and risk reduction.

Employee Health & Safety Training                                                                          

• Partner with EHS leadership to design, deploy, and sustain mandatory safety training programs, including, but not limited to: Lock/Tag/Verify (LTV), Powered Industrial Vehicle (PIV), Crane Operation, Confined Space, Hazard Communication, PPE and task-specific risk mitigation.

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, regulatory, corporate, and site-specific safety training requirements.

• Support incident prevention efforts through targeted training and skill reinforcement.

Leadership & Supervisory Development

• Design, and deliver leadership training for supervisors and salaried leaders in a manufacturing environment, including Frontline leadership fundamentals, Safety leadership and accountability, Employee engagement and communication, coaching, performance management and corrective action
• Support leadership capability building aligned with Arconic leadership expectations and plant culture initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops, classroom sessions, and hands-on leadership learning experiences.

Training Delivery & Facilitation

• Deliver engaging, adult-learning-focused training sessions across hourly and salaried populations.

• Coach subject-matter experts, trainers, and supervisors on effective training delivery and skill transfer.

• Utilize a blended learning approach (classroom, on-the-job training, simulations, digital learning where applicable)

Training Compliance & Tracking

• Manage site training records and ensure accurate tracking of training completion, certifications, and requalification requirements.

• Ensure timely completion of corporate required training across all employee populations.

• Maintain audit-ready documentation and respond to internal and external audits as needed.

• Leverage learning management (LMS) and site tracking tools to monitor training effectiveness and compliance

Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate training effectiveness using metrics, assessments, and feedback.

• Identify skill gaps and proactively develop training solutions.

• Benchmark best practices and continuously improve training content and delivery methods.

Also note:

• Relocation assistance is available

• Travel less than 25%

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Education, Organizational Development, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of training or learning & development experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience delivering leadership training to frontline supervisors and plant leadership.
• Experience designing and implementing hourly job-specific training programs including hands-on and on-the-job training.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing safety training requirements and regulatory compliance.
• Strong organizational, project management and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence without authority and work effectively across functions
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment; eligibility will be required at the time of Hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred

• Experience in metals, extrusion, or heavy industrial manufacturing environments.

• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS) and digital training platforms.

• Background in continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, or operational excellence.

• Experience supporting audits, regulatory inspections, or corporate compliance reviews.

Key Competencies

• Safety leadership mindset

• Adult learning and facilitation excellence

• Operational acumen

• Strong communication and coaching skills

• Credibility with hourly and salaried populations

• Data-driven and detail-oriented

• Change leadership and continuous improvement focus