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Nox Metals is a technology-enabled supplier of aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. The company combines software and automation to deliver metal products faster than traditional industry practices.
The Operations Trainer role is a floor-based position responsible for developing safe, confident, and effective new employees. You will deliver hands-on onboarding and training across material handling, saws, shipping, and software systems. Your core responsibilities include:
- Conducting new-hire orientation and floor onboarding programs
- Teaching safety procedures, standard work, material traceability, and software workflows
- Coordinating equipment training and qualifications with authorized leaders
- Building and maintaining practical training guides, checklists, and skills matrices
- Observing employees performing work and providing clear, constructive coaching
- Identifying recurring errors and partnering with operations leaders to improve processes
- Tracking required training and following up before qualifications expire
- Supporting retraining after incidents, process changes, or quality issues
- Helping Production Supervisors develop stronger on-the-job coaching capabilities
You will work directly on the manufacturing floor, demonstrating work and ensuring training standards are maintained. Success requires patience, credibility as a teacher, and a commitment to safety. You must be organized with documentation and records, able to adapt teaching to different experience levels and learning styles, and comfortable with software and operating data.
This is a full-time, in-person role in Detroit. The company offers equity, company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Patient, credible teacher who enjoys helping people improve; comfortable demonstrating work on a manufacturing floor; clear written and spoken communication; serious about safety; organized with records and follow-up; able to adapt teaching to different experience levels; comfortable with software, documentation, and operating data.
Nice to have: Experience training employees in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, or industrial settings; hands-on experience with forklifts, cranes, saws, shipping, or material handling; experience building standard work or qualification programs; familiarity with adult learning or train-the-trainer methods; comfort using AI tools.
