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Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and today, we manufacture thousands of products, generate an excess of $4B in revenue, and employ approximately 12,000 associates worldwide. At AFL, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. We hire and train each individual, investing in them to ensure success in their careers. With a commitment to professional development and growth, let us connect you to your next career opportunity.\nWhat We Offer:\n401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)\nProfessional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs\nExcellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options\nOpportunities for career advance with an industry leading company!\nThe Manufacturing Training Instructor will be part of AFL’s manufacturing operations. The incumbent will design, develop, coordinate, conduct and manage various training programs that support operational and Lean knowledge growth and initiatives. To be successful in this role, the incumbent will be required to learn a detailed understanding of the plant’s manufacturing processes. In addition to process knowledge, he or she must possess strong interpersonal, computer, administrative/organization, and communication skills.\nResponsibilities\nLead, teach and coach lean principles to include SMED, 5S and Practical Problem Solving\nCoordinate with the engineering team to review and update Certifications and Job Instructions (JI)\nResponsible for JI and JM training for JI and JM lead teams\nConduct a needs assessment to identify educational gaps and map out training plans; design, develop and deliver training programs using the appropriate method considering the subject and audience\nAssess and report on instructional effectiveness in regards to business impact\nPartner with internal stakeholders and liaise with subject matter experts regarding instructional design\nMaintain the JI trainer certification network within the plant by partnering with the Leaders to define the criteria and designate process trainers within each process.\nWork with plant management on Lean Development and Lean oriented processes to improve efficiency and standardize work\nWork directly with each trainee to develop their individual certification timeline. Follow each trainee closely and determine if adequate time and effort is being given by the trainer. Eliminate obstacles preventing on time completion of certifications\nPersonally conduct training in areas qualified to do so; facilitate training sessions and coaching sessions as needed\nRoutinely meet with each process trainer and leader to review the progress of their trainees and develop appropriate follow-up action plans as needed. Assess instructional effectiveness and summarize evaluation reports determining the impact of training on employee skills and how it affects KPIs.\nMaintain the certification documentation system.\nContinuously improve the certification and training process by identifying inefficiencies, eliminating redundancies, and streamline paperwork among processes and production lines.\nPartner with operational leaders to generate lean ideas and solutions\nDevelop and display visual indicators of metrics and KPI\nInitiate compensation increase when certification criteria is met (Both full time and temporary associates)\nPartner with EHS, shipping, and receiving to maintain personnel licensing and safety requirements for forklifts and lifting and handling equipment\nUse video equipment and video editing software to create training material for internal customers\nCoordinate with the HR team to complete pre and post hiring onboarding activities\nFacilitate train the trainer sessions and mentor certified trainers to enable effective OJT\nOther tasks as assigned by the Training Manager\nPersonal Qualities\nEmotional intelligence (understanding the reactions and emotions of others) and ability to work with all personality types\nGood written and verbal communication skills\nInitiative - self-starter and self-managing\nIntegrity - honest and ethical with both employees and the company\nAdvanced organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments\nCoaching and facilitation skills\nQualifications\nHigh School Diploma or equivalent required. Associate's or technical degree preferred.\n3+ years of technical writing or documentation experience.\nPrevious background in manufacturing training\nDemonstrated Lean and/or 6 Sigma background related to Continuous Operational Improvement\nProficient user of MS Office applications.\nProven work experience in coordinating multiple training events in a corporate/manufacturing setting\nExtensive knowledge of instructional design theory and implementation\nAdequate knowledge of learning management systems and web delivery tools\nProven ability to complete full training cycle (assess needs, plan, develop, coordinate, monitor and evaluate)\nFamiliarity with traditional and modern training methods and techniques\nMS Office proficiency\nExperience in multiple training delivery methods preferred. Including in-person, web based and a hybrid of both\nCable manufacturing experience is preferred, but not required\nWorking Conditions\nVaried environment, some time spent on the shop floor and some office work.\nOff shift support of training initiatives will be required at times.\nOccasional overnight travel may be required.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5568,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Life insurance","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Broadband","Optical Communications","Electrical Equipment & Cables"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-06T20:05:55Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/afl-manufacturing-training-instructor-aca","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/afl-manufacturing-training-instructor-aca.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-08T13:41:17Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28994,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1851112},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1851112"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fafl-manufacturing-training-instructor-aca"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fafl-manufacturing-training-instructor-aca"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fafl-manufacturing-training-instructor-aca"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/afl-manufacturing-training-instructor-aca\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fafl-manufacturing-training-instructor-aca"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3887410}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"aflglobal.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3887410},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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