Director of Training

About the Role

The Director of Training serves as a strategic, enterprise‑level leader responsible for designing, implementing and sustaining a world‑class training ecosystem across all Zekelman facilities. Partnering with Operations, HR, Safety, Quality and Plant Leadership, the role builds scalable frameworks that drive retention, productivity and operational excellence. Key responsibilities include developing an enterprise training strategy aligned with business goals, establishing governance structures, creating a unified training architecture, and designing standardized onboarding and competency‑based pathways for hourly workers, skilled trades and leaders. The director also leads the creation of training content, digital learning modules, supervisor development curricula, succession‑planning solutions, and systems for tracking completion, skill progression and certification. • Develop and own enterprise training strategy aligned with business goals and workforce needs. • Establish training governance councils, standards and cross‑facility best‑practice sharing. • Build a unified training architecture that balances consistency with local adaptability. • Design and deploy standardized onboarding programs for hourly, skilled trades and leadership roles. • Create competency‑based training pathways for operators, maintenance staff, supervisors and emerging leaders. • Lead development of training content, playbooks, SOPs and digital learning modules. • Integrate training programs with safety, quality and operational requirements. • Build and manage a comprehensive supervisor development curriculum focused on communication, coaching and engagement. • Partner with HR and Operations to identify leadership gaps and implement targeted development solutions. • Support succession planning through structured learning pathways and capability assessments. • Oversee training delivery across all facilities, ensuring consistency and quality. • Coach facility‑level trainers, training coordinators and operational leaders. • Implement systems to track training completion, skill progression and certification status. • Develop retention solutions such as onboarding buddies and supervisor coaching tools. • Use workforce analytics to identify trends, gaps and opportunities for targeted interventions. • Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to support hiring, ramp‑up and long‑term workforce planning. • Establish KPIs and dashboards to measure training effectiveness, ROI and operational impact. • Benchmark training programs against industry best practices and drive continuous improvement. • Lead healthy and safe work practice initiatives in compliance with regulatory agencies and company policy.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸training strategy
• ▸governance
• ▸learning architecture
• ▸digital learning
• ▸tracking system
• ▸analytics

What You Bring

Successful candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Education, Business, Operations or a related field (master’s preferred) and bring at least eight years of experience in training, workforce development or operational leadership, preferably in a manufacturing environment. They must have proven expertise in building multi‑site training systems, instructional design, adult learning, data‑driven decision making and cross‑functional project management. • Hold a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Education, Business, Operations or related field; master’s preferred. • Minimum 8 + years experience in training, workforce development or operational leadership, preferably in manufacturing. • Proven track record building scalable, multi‑site training systems. • Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, workforce dynamics and frontline leadership. • Expertise in instructional design, adult learning principles and competency‑based training. • Exceptional communication, facilitation and coaching abilities. • Data‑driven mindset with experience using metrics to guide decisions. • Strong project management skills and ability to collaborate cross‑functionally.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸8+ years
• ▸instructional design
• ▸project management
• ▸data‑driven
• ▸manufacturing

Benefits

The position offers a competitive base salary ranging from $150,000 to $170,000, with merit increases, profit‑sharing bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package that includes a 401(k) plan with generous matching, low‑cost health, dental and vision insurance, tuition assistance, paid vacation, holidays and employee recognition programs. • Base salary range $150,000–$170,000 with merit increases and profit‑sharing bonuses. • 401(k) plan with generous company match and immediate vesting. • Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance with low‑cost options. • Tuition assistance program. • Paid vacation, holidays and employee loyalty awards.

Work Environment

Onsite