Training Manager Jobs in Highlands Ranch, CO (NOW HIRING)

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Position Summary

The Training Manager is responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving the manufacturing training and workforce development system for a high-complexity, low-volume medical device manufacturing operation. This role ensures employees are trained, qualified, and maintained in compliance with quality system requirements while supporting operational excellence, product quality, employee safety, regulatory compliance, and employee development.

Key Responsibilities

Training Strategy & Program Management

• Develop and execute the site's manufacturing training and development strategy aligned with business objectives, growth plans, quality requirements, and operational needs.
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive training framework for production associates, technicians, engineers, supervisors, and support functions.

Skills Matrix & Workforce Capability Management

• Develop, implement, and maintain site-wide skills matrices for all manufacturing roles.
• Establish standards for proficiency levels, certification requirements, and requalification criteria.

Training Content Development

• Design and develop engaging training materials utilizing adult learning principles.
• Create training curricula, presentations, e-learning modules, practical exercises, qualification checklists, and knowledge assessments.

Qualification & Competency Management

• Establish and maintain standardized qualification processes for manufacturing processes, equipment, and critical operations.
• Implement methods to assess knowledge, practical skills, and operator proficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Organizational Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• 3+ years developing training systems, competency programs, and workforce development initiatives.
• Experience supporting medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, aerospace, or similarly regulated manufacturing organizations.
• Experience creating and managing skills matrices, qualification systems, and onboarding programs.
• Strong project management and change management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device manufacturing.
• Knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations, ISO 13485, GMP, and Good Documentation Practices.
• Experience implementing Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Experience supporting high-mix, low-volume or high-complexity manufacturing environments.
• Professional certifications in training, instructional design, lean manufacturing, or quality systems.

Pay Transparency: A reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $95,000 - $125,000 + discretionary annual bonus.

Valuing different backgrounds:

LivaNova values equality and diversity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, transparent and free from unlawful discrimination. Our selection process is driven by the key demands/requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate's sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.

Notice to third party agencies:

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

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