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Operations Training Manager

🇺🇸 Milpitas, California 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $121K - $167K 💻 Learning & Development 🗓️ September 3rd, 2026

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Flex is hiring an Operations Training Manager to lead and oversee manufacturing operations within production shifts or lines, ensuring volume, quality, and cost targets are met. The role involves designing training programs, evaluating their effectiveness, and collaborating with management to develop talent and improve training systems.

Highlights
  • Manage and revise company training plans through annual Training Needs Investigations.
  • Design, develop, and deliver tailored training programs using various instructional methods.
  • Evaluate training performance and implement follow-up action plans to reinforce skill application.
  • Advise management on training and development strategies to meet organizational needs.
  • Recruit and retain a motivated workforce through HR strategies.
  • Track and measure training effectiveness using data analysis.
  • Prepare training budgets and justify funding requests.
  • Maintain relationships with consulting firms and external training resources.
  • Require a bachelor's degree with 5+ years of training and managerial experience; Masters or MBA preferred.
  • Base salary range from $121,200 to $166,600 annually with full medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement benefits.

Operations Training Manager Full Description

Operations Training Manager
USA, CA, Milpitas
Full time

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.
A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Operations Training Manager located in Milpitas, CA.
Reporting to Director of Quality, Operations Training Manager this role involves overseeing directing the manufacturing operations performed in a shift or group of production lines, ensuring they reach volume, quality and cost goals.

What a typical day looks like:
  • Entrusted premium partner with managers and supervisors; conduct annual Training Needs Investigation and revise the company training plan to help development and advancement of talent. 
  • Plan, design, and develop relevant training programs based on renowned approach or methodology. 
  • Develop and conduct evaluation of training performance.  Create and manage follow-up action plans that reinforce the transfer of business skills from training programs back into the daily work environment.  
  • Manage and advise management on related training and development to meet local needs. 
  • Implements HR Strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce. 
  • Review and develop Training and Development procedures. 
  • Ensure good relationship and communication with management team, ensure all training programs match the requirement of organization and work. 
  • Utilize data and investigate to identify, measure and track effectiveness of training and learning activities.  
  • Research past and current year training requirements to prepare budgets and justify funds requested. 
  • Develop, coordinate, and conduct training plan implementation. 
  • Initiate corrective actions and continuous improvement process to the training systems, processes, and programs. 
  • Design and deliver customized training solutions based on client requests. 
  • Selects appropriate instructional procedures or methods such as unipersonal training, group instruction, self study, lectures, demonstrations, simulation exercises, role play, and computer-based training. 
  • Organizes and develops training manuals, reference library, testing and evaluation procedures, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials. 
  • Maintain a good relationship with consulting companies and select suitable external resources. 
  • May conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals. 

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
  • Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
  • Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of training experience. A Masters or MBA is preferred
  • Previous managerial and manufacturing experience
  • Training management tracking experience
  • Training certifications (prefer)

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
  • Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Matching 401(k) Contributions
  • Vacation and Paid Sick Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement

Application Deadline:
Applications for this job position will be accepted for at least five days following the job posting start date below and continuing until the end date below or until the position is filled. This posting may close sooner due to application volume.
Job Posting Start Date 08-25-2026  Job Posting End Date

The base pay range for this position is provided below. The final base rate offered will be determined using job-related, non-discriminatory criteria, including but not limited to experience, qualifications, geographic location, education, external market data, and internal equity.

$121,200.00 USD - $166,600.00 USD Annual

Job Category
Operations
Is Sponsorship Available?
No

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