Job Description
Title: Technical Training Manager - Industrial Robotics & Automation
Location: Columbus, OH
Hire Type: Full-time
Compensation: 100K - 125K
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO
Must have Skill Set:
- MUST HAVE hands-on technical experience in manufacturing, robotics, automation, or industrial equipment.
- MUST HAVE proven technical training experience developing and delivering training to technicians, operators, or customers.
- MUST HAVE experience operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, servicing, or commissioning industrial equipment.
- MUST HAVE both a hands-on technical background AND a technical training background.
- MUST HAVE ability to translate complex technical information into practical, hands-on instruction.
- MUST BE willing to travel 30–40%.
Overview:
We are seeking a hands-on Technical Training Manager with proven experience in industrial manufacturing, robotics, automation, or complex machinery and a strong background in technical training. This is not a traditional corporate training role. The ideal candidate must have hands-on technical experience and must have proven experience developing and delivering technical training.
You will develop and deliver hands-on training for technicians and operators covering operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, safety, and servicing of advanced robotic and automated systems. You will also partner with Engineering and Product teams to turn complex technical information into practical training.
Job Duties:
- Develop and deliver hands-on technical training for technicians, operators, and customers.
- Build onboarding, certification, and refresher training programs.
- Train on equipment operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and safety.
- Partner with Engineering and Product to convert technical information into training.
- Use field feedback to improve training programs.
- Travel approximately 30–40% to customer and field locations.
Qualifications:
- 4+ years of proven technical experience in manufacturing, robotics, automation, or industrial equipment.
- MUST HAVE direct hands-on experience with robotics, automated machinery, or complex manufacturing systems.
- MUST HAVE proven experience developing and delivering technical training.
- MUST HAVE experience troubleshooting, maintaining, servicing, or commissioning industrial equipment.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with technicians, operators, engineers, and customers.
- Experience with PLCs, industrial controls, machine vision, CNC, welding, or automated manufacturing technologies is a plus.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Columbus, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$125,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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