Plant Training Manager - AO Phoenix - Aerospace & Defense

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Corning’s businesses are ever-evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, automotive, and solar markets. We are changing the world with: 

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 
• Solar polysilicon, wafers, and innovative photovoltaic modules, enabling low-cost solar energy solutions

Position Summary

The Training Manager is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of all training and workforce development programs for the AO Phoenix facility. This role serves as the site owner for onboarding, offboarding, employee qualification programs, on-the-job training (OJT), training compliance, and workforce development initiatives. Working closely with Operations, Quality, Safety, Engineering, and Human Resources, the Training Manager develops and executes training strategies that support operational excellence, quality compliance, employee engagement, and organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve site-wide training and development programs aligned with business, operational, quality, and safety objectives.
• Lead plant-wide training initiatives and long-range training plans supporting workforce readiness, organizational growth, succession planning, and changing business requirements.
• Own all training-related onboarding and offboarding processes for the facility.
• Develop and own structured OJT programs, employee qualification standards, and trainer certification processes.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and Safety to ensure employees are properly trained and qualified to perform assigned responsibilities.
• Serve as site owner for training-related procedures, SOPs, work instructions, and training documentation.
• Coordinate retraining activities resulting from process, equipment, procedural, customer, or regulatory changes.
• Maintain training records, qualification status, compliance metrics, and audit-ready documentation.
• Support corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives by identifying and addressing training-related gaps.
• Provide leadership and direction for site training processes, trainers, and workforce development initiatives.

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 5 years of experience in training, workforce development, manufacturing operations, or a related field.
• Experience developing and managing onboarding programs, employee qualification systems, and OJT programs.
• Experience with SOPs, work instructions, document control systems, and training compliance requirements.
• Strong project management, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and training management systems.

Desired Experience

• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, machining, plating, metal finishing, or other regulated production environments.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100, or similar quality management systems.
• Experience supporting internal, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and workforce development initiatives.

Key Competencies

Training Strategy, Workforce Development, Organizational Learning, Onboarding & Offboarding, OJT, Employee Qualification Programs, SOP & Document Management, Quality & Safety Compliance, Continuous Improvement, Change Management, Leadership Development, Succession Planning, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Communication & Facilitation.

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $106,400.00 - $146,300.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. 

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Corning offers you the total package.  

Your well-being is our priority. Our compensation and benefits package supports your health and wellness, financial aspirations, and career from day one.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning’s total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That’s why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions. 

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Corning is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considers requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. Individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs may request reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, or access other benefits and privileges of employment. To submit a request for reasonable accommodation related to disability or religion, please contact us at View email address on us.fitly.work .