Manufacturing Training Specialist

Manufacturing Training Specialist

Location: Urbana, OH

Rittal LLC has built a strong tradition of innovation and takes pride in a progressive approach to engineering. We design and manufacture the world's leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks, and accessories, including high-efficiency, high-density power management, and climate control systems for industrial, data center, outdoor, and hybrid applications. Great Place to Work Certified, Rittal LLC offers a workplace culture focused on employee experience, teamwork, and collaborative innovation in a thriving environment.

Primary Activities/Duties:

• Design and implement structured learning programs for MIG, TIG, stainless steel, and emerging welding technologies.
• Deliver welding training and technical support across all three shifts, covering both new processes and existing procedures.
• Identify welding skill gaps across multiple product lines and develop targeted training solutions.
• Support and promote welding career pathways, including skill progression and certification readiness.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement in welding processes.
• Assist with root-cause analysis and problem-solving related to welding quality, defects, and process variation.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry-leading welding techniques, technologies, and procedures through external training, research, and collaboration with multiple vendors.
• Develop and deliver clear, structured training objectives, ensuring a safe, organized, and controlled learning environment in both classroom and lab settings.
• Maintain, inspect, and organize training aids, tooling, fixtures, equipment, and consumables.
• Foster an environment of active learning, professionalism, and accountability, ensuring all trainees meet established expectations.
• Identify weld quality issues and implement corrective improvements through structured on-the-job training (OJT).
• Collaborate with management and cross-functional partners to define learning outcomes, skills matrices, and competency standards.
• Prepare, document, and distribute regular training reports, progress metrics, and competency assessments.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for training programs, materials, work processes, equipment, tools, and procedures, incorporating feedback from supervisors, managers, and welders.
• Manage training records, certification compliance, competency assessments, and related reporting through AG5, SuccessFactors, and other learning management systems.
• Design trainings to support hourly production.
• Coordinate and facilitate onboarding and workforce development programs to ensure alignment with organizational competency requirements.
• Maintain certifications to facilitate Crane, Forklift, and safety trainings.
• Perform special projects and additional duties as assigned to support operational and training objectives.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Associate's degree in Welding Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Education, Human Resources Development, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.
• Minimum 5-7 years of welding industry experience, including training
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with basic welding tools, techniques, and safety procedures.

Physical Requirements:

• Stand at the weld station throughout the work shift.
• Walk, bend, twist, and reach frequently during the shift.
• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds to waist level; frequently lift 2540 pounds to waist level and up to 25 pounds above the shoulders.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt to changing assignments and multitask effectively.

Safety Requirements:

• Wear Safety-toed footwear
• Safety glasses with side shields
• Hearing protection
• Welding hood and protective clothing

Work Environment:

• Manufacturing and welding areas with exposure to heat, sparks, fumes, and noise.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may contact the company's Human Resources Department. Rittal LLC and Eplan are proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. EEO, including Disability/Vets.