Technical Training and Operational Excellence Manager

About the role

The Technical Training and Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for developing organizational capability, driving operational excellence, and support in building a sustainable talent pipeline within the manufacturing organization. The role leads technical training, competency management, continuous improvement initiatives, to ensure workforce readiness, operational stability, and long-term business growth.

Key responsibilities

• Overall manage plant annual lean plan, identifying key improvement priorities to enhance site
• Develop and execute the plant's technical training strategy
• Drive workforce capability development and certification programs
• Lead Operational Excellence initiatives to improve productivity, quality, cost, and delivery performance
• Establish and maintain training governance, competency frameworks, and skills matrices
• Support NPI readiness through development of training and qualification plans
• Build succession pipelines for critical technical positions
• Lead continuous improvement projects and OE culture transformation initiatives
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer from experts, expatriates, or assignees to local talent

About you

• B.S. Degree in any Engineering-related course
• 8-10 years of manufacturing experience
• 3-5 years in a leadership or management role
• Experience in technical training, learning and development, manufacturing engineering, production, quality, or operational excellence
• Proven experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and workforce capability development
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and industrial operations
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, and problem-solving methodologies
• Experience in developing and implementing technical certification programs
• Knowledge of training systems, skills matrices, competency management, and qualification processes
• Understanding of quality systems and manufacturing best practices

About us:

TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries, TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Our core values are integrity, accountability, inclusion, innovation and teamwork.