Operations Trainer

Detroit. Posted a month ago

The role

You will lead hands-on onboarding and maintain training standards for new floor employees. You will work with operations leaders to close skill gaps in material handling, saws, shipping, and software systems.

What you will do

Deliver new-hire orientation and floor onboarding
Teach safety procedures, standard work, material traceability, and software workflows
Coordinate equipment training and qualification with authorized leaders
Build and maintain practical training guides, checklists, and skills matrices
Observe employees performing work and provide clear coaching
Identify recurring errors and partner with leaders to improve the process
Track required training and follow up before qualifications expire
Support retraining after incidents, process changes, or quality issues
Help Production Supervisors become stronger on-the-job coaches
Complete other tasks as assigned

Required qualifications

Patient, credible teacher who enjoys helping people improve
Comfortable demonstrating work on a manufacturing floor
Clear in both written and spoken communication
Serious about safety and unwilling to sign off incomplete training
Organized with records, schedules, and follow-up
Able to adapt teaching to different experience levels and learning styles
Comfortable with software, documentation, and operating data

Nice to have

Experience training employees in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, or another industrial setting
Hands-on experience with forklifts, cranes, saws, shipping, or material handling
Experience building standard work or qualification programs
Familiarity with adult learning or train-the-trainer methods
Comfortable using AI tools to work faster and smarter

Benefits

Equity in Nox Metals
Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

About the company

Nox Metals is a technology company supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. They use software and automation to supply metal to American factories.