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Salary: USD 36.09 - 66.22 / hourly
Divergent 3D is seeking an AM Training Specialist to design, implement, and optimize industrial processes in our advanced manufacturing facility. This role focuses on additive manufacturing (AM) and auxiliary equipment, working closely with production and service teams to enhance efficiency, quality, and safety across aerospace and automotive manufacturing operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Process Design and Implementation: Develop and refine process instructions, ensuring clear communication and consistent adherence across the facility.
Audits and Inspections: Conduct scheduled audits on machine performance and support continuous improvement programs, including space inspections and surveillances aligned with AS9100D guidelines.
Quality Control: Drive a "quality-first" culture across all manufacturing operations while maintaining accountability to aerospace quality standards.
Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with production, quality assurance, AM service, and machine shop teams to resolve process issues and ensure smooth operations.
Continuous Improvement: Drive structured problem-solving using A3/8D methodologies, waste elimination, and kaizen to improve flow and performance.
Documentation: Standardize processes and work content to reduce variation, improve first-pass yield, and enable flexible labor deployment.
Training: Partner with Operations, Safety, and Quality to develop, implement, and maintain the company's training platform. Conduct routine training audits, verify training effectiveness through on-floor observations and coaching, identify skill gaps, and ensure employees demonstrate competency in daily responsibilities. Monitor training compliance, maintain accurate records, and drive continuous improvements to training content and delivery methods.
Additional Responsibilities: Support departmental objectives as needed.
Work Environment: Manufacturing setting with long hours on the factory floor, computer work, meetings, and occasional nights/weekend work.
Requirements:
Must-Have Qualifications:
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls
- Understanding of product life cycle (NPI to scaled production), LEAN manufacturing principles, and change management
- Ability to interpret technical documentation (mechanical drawings, work instructions, building plans, equipment specifications, electrical schematics)
- Reliable, organized, detail-oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Passion for employee development and training both new hires and veteran production staff
- Experience troubleshooting manufacturing processes and equipment in dynamic production environments
- Experience supporting process development
- Knowledge of 5S, Lean Manufacturing, or Six Sigma principles
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in Additive Manufacturing
- Experience training others, coaching teammates, or providing technical guidance in manufacturing
- Ability to develop cross-functional relationships as a trusted partner
- Ability to work autonomously and troubleshoot systems and processes under pressure
