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About the Role

As Director of Training Operations, you will own the strategy, structure, and execution quality of Hadrian's Training Operations function across all active factory locations and manufacturing capabilities. Lead a team of Training Operations Managers, ensure training programs are running consistently and to a high standard, and maintain alignment between training capacity and production demand at all times. Ensure the function meets all applicable compliance and regulatory requirements across factory assignments, and that training execution is always audit-ready.

Responsibilities

Own strategy and execution quality of Training Operations across all factory locations and manufacturing capabilities, ensuring technicians are trained, certified, and production-ready on schedule.
Lead a team of Training Operations Managers across multiple factory locations, developing their capabilities and maintaining high performance standards.
Partner with Factory GMs and Program Managers to align training capacity with production ramp schedules and new capability launches.
Establish and enforce global competency and certification standards, identifying deviations and driving corrective actions.
Ensure compliance and audit readiness for AS9100, NADCAP, and government contract obligations, partnering with Quality and Program Management.
Develop headcount and capacity plans for Training Operations and report on workforce certification status and production readiness.

Requirements

10+ years in manufacturing operations, training, or workforce development.
3-5 years leading teams across multiple sites and capabilities.
Proven track record building or scaling a training or operational function in a high-growth, technically complex environment.
Experience leading leaders and holding accountability across distributed teams.
Technical credibility to engage with engineers and factory SMEs, making sound judgments on training quality.
Experience owning compliance and audit readiness under a regulated quality system (AS9100, NADCAP, FAA, or equivalent).

Skills

Direct experience in CNC Machining, Welding, NDT, or other precision manufacturing capabilities.
Background in a high-stakes operational environment (e.g., flight line, kitchen, logistics hub, MRO facility) where execution quality has immediate consequences.
Military training command, standardization, or depot operations background.
Experience standing up a greenfield site or launching a new capability from scratch.
Familiarity with skills matrix platforms (e.g., AG5) and certification-gated production workflows.

Location

Torrance
Mesa, Arizona
Muscle Shoals
F5-RRAD

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

10+ years in manufacturing operations, training, or workforce development
3-5 years leading teams

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
401k
Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need
Flexible vacation policy

About the Company

Hadrian builds autonomous factories to help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and 2x cheaper.
The company combines advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing to reinvent critical parts production.
Hadrian is launching Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs.
Expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires.
Launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production.
Introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model delivering complete systems.
Backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz.
Fast-growing team united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

Equal Opportunity

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
The Company provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics.
When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.