Director, Training Operations

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the strategy and execution quality of Hadrian's Training Operations function across all factory locations and manufacturing capabilities — every technician trained, certified, and production-ready on schedule
• Directly lead a team of Training Operations Managers across F2 (Torrance), F3 (Mesa), F4 (Muscle Shoals), and F5-RRAD, developing their capability and holding a high bar for performance
• Partner with Factory GMs and Program Managers to keep training capacity ahead of production ramp schedules and new capability launches
• Establish and enforce global competency and certification standards across all capabilities, identifying where standards slip and driving corrective action
• Own compliance and audit readiness across AS9100, NADCAP, and applicable government contract obligations — partnering with Quality and Program Management to stay ahead of requirements
• Build the headcount and capacity plan for the Training Operations function and produce regular reporting on workforce certification status and production readiness

Job requirements

• 10+ years in manufacturing operations, training, or workforce development, with at least 3–5 years leading teams across multiple sites and capabilities
• Proven track record building or scaling a training or operational function in a high-growth, technically complex environment
• Has led leaders — not just individuals — and can hold accountability across a distributed team without micromanaging
• Enough technical credibility to engage with engineers and factory SMEs and make sound judgments about training quality against real manufacturing complexity
• Experience owning compliance and audit readiness under a regulated quality system (AS9100, NADCAP, FAA, or equivalent)