{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"df5e2fd2222cd2292d33ea66","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/df5e2fd2222cd2292d33ea66","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/df5e2fd2222cd2292d33ea66","title":"Training Program Specialist","description":"Do you like working with different project teams in a fast-paced environment? Are you interested in joining an organization focused on making a positive impact? If so, we'd like to talk with you about growing with us.\r\nWe are currently seeking a Training Program Specialist to work as a full-time consultant at a client site in East Hartford, CT . This position is based on a 1-year contract with the potential for extension. This is a dynamic opportunity to make a meaningful impact by driving safety culture and compliance.\r\nAs a Training Program Specialist, work directly with production teams to evaluate external training programs, assess workforce skill gaps, and build structured training plans across manufacturing disciplines.\r\nDuties / Responsibilities\r\nIn this role, you will:\r\nEvaluate internal training frameworks across manufacturing disciplines to ensure alignment with operational needs and skill progression.\r\nIdentify, assess, and compare external training opportunities from OEM vendors and local suppliers (e.g., HESCO, Motion Industries, Goodwin, etc.) to determine effectiveness and applicability.\r\nParticipate in select training sessions alongside production employees to assess training quality, content, and delivery.\r\nMaintain and manage training records within the Covalent system, ensuring all completed training is accurately documented.\r\nDevelop and maintain structured training plans in collaboration with MTS engineers and supervisors.\r\nConduct workforce skill gap assessments and partner with supervisors to develop practical, timeline-driven plans for gap closure.\r\nMaintain and continuously update skill matrices, ensuring alignment with machine-specific requirements and production disciplines.\r\nDocument and summarize training outcomes, including key skills and competencies covered in each training program.\r\nTrack and manage machine-specific training disciplines to support operational readiness and compliance.\r\nIdentify industry-standard training topics and integrate them into existing training programs and frameworks.\r\nCollaborate with the Training Manager and operations leadership to improve training effectiveness and workforce capability development.\r\nSkills / Experience\r\nMinimum Skills and Requirements\r\nHigh school diploma or equivalent is required.\r\n2+ years of experience in a manufacturing, production, maintenance, or technical environment.\r\nExperience working with training programs, skills matrices, or workforce development initiatives in an operational setting.\r\nStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple training programs, vendors, and tracking systems.\r\nAbility to evaluate hands-on training programs and assess quality, relevance, and effectiveness.\r\nComfortable working directly with production teams, supervisors, and technical staff.\r\nStrong attention to detail in tracking training records, skill levels, and compliance requirements.\r\nAbility to develop structured training plans and skill gap closure strategies.\r\nProficiency in Microsoft Excel or similar tools for tracking training progress and skill matrices.\r\nAbility to document and clearly summarize training content and outcomes.\r\nPreferred Skills\r\nAssociate's or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Technology or related field.\r\nExperience in aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing environments.\r\nFamiliarity with Covalent or similar platforms.\r\nBackground in technical roles (e.g., technician, quality, maintenance, or production support).\r\nExposure to continuous improvement, workforce development, or skills-based training programs.\r\nBenefits\r\nEmployee-Owned Advantage\r\nEnSafe is 100% employee-owned, with an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) since 1997. That means when EnSafe succeeds, you succeed too, turning company growth directly into shared rewards.\r\nCommitment to Growth and Wellness\r\nThe company supports personalized career development, mentorship, and employee wellness initiatives such as health tracking tools.\r\nPurpose-Driven Work\r\nEnSafe's mission focuses on impactful environmental, health, and safety consulting—making a real difference in communities and is backed by its long-standing technical credibility.\r\nSafety as a Value, Not Just a Service\r\nSafety is deeply embedded in our culture, prioritizing employee well-being in addition to helping clients maintain compliance. We stress that \"safety is part of everything we do.\"\r\nA Culture of Freedom & Ownership\r\nAt EnSafe, our career philosophy is built on freedom. The freedom to take initiative, achieve your goals, and shape your own career path. Employees are encouraged to pursue growth in a flexible, entrepreneurial environment.\r\nChallenging, Creative Work\r\nWorkdays at EnSafe are anything but ordinary, fast-paced, dynamic, and filled with opportunities to tackle projects in environmental consulting, health & safety, engineering, and technology. Every day calls for creativity, innovation, and agile problem-solving.\r\nEnSafe is committed to being an EEO employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age (except for bona fide occupational qualifications), sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military or veteran status, any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, or association with a person on the basis on one or more of the foregoing.\r\nAs set forth in EnSafe Inc.'s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Ensafe","rawCompany":"ensafe","city":"Wethersfield","state":"CT","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T03:27:55.068Z","occupations":[{"code":"13-1151.00","title":"Training and Development Specialists","slug":"training-and-development-specialists"},{"code":"11-3131.00","title":"Training and Development Managers","slug":"training-and-development-managers"},{"code":"19-5011.00","title":"Occupational Health and Safety Specialists","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"611430","title":"Professional and Management Development Training","slug":"professional-and-management-development-training"},{"code":"541618","title":"Other Management Consulting Services","slug":"other-management-consulting-services"},{"code":"611420","title":"Computer Training","slug":"computer-training"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Training Program Specialist","description":"Do you like working with different project teams in a fast-paced environment? 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This is a dynamic opportunity to make a meaningful impact by driving safety culture and compliance.\r\nAs a Training Program Specialist, work directly with production teams to evaluate external training programs, assess workforce skill gaps, and build structured training plans across manufacturing disciplines.\r\nDuties / Responsibilities\r\nIn this role, you will:\r\nEvaluate internal training frameworks across manufacturing disciplines to ensure alignment with operational needs and skill progression.\r\nIdentify, assess, and compare external training opportunities from OEM vendors and local suppliers (e.g., HESCO, Motion Industries, Goodwin, etc.) to determine effectiveness and applicability.\r\nParticipate in select training sessions alongside production employees to assess training quality, content, and delivery.\r\nMaintain and manage training records within the Covalent system, ensuring all completed training is accurately documented.\r\nDevelop and maintain structured training plans in collaboration with MTS engineers and supervisors.\r\nConduct workforce skill gap assessments and partner with supervisors to develop practical, timeline-driven plans for gap closure.\r\nMaintain and continuously update skill matrices, ensuring alignment with machine-specific requirements and production disciplines.\r\nDocument and summarize training outcomes, including key skills and competencies covered in each training program.\r\nTrack and manage machine-specific training disciplines to support operational readiness and compliance.\r\nIdentify industry-standard training topics and integrate them into existing training programs and frameworks.\r\nCollaborate with the Training Manager and operations leadership to improve training effectiveness and workforce capability development.\r\nSkills / Experience\r\nMinimum Skills and Requirements\r\nHigh school diploma or equivalent is required.\r\n2+ years of experience in a manufacturing, production, maintenance, or technical environment.\r\nExperience working with training programs, skills matrices, or workforce development initiatives in an operational setting.\r\nStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple training programs, vendors, and tracking systems.\r\nAbility to evaluate hands-on training programs and assess quality, relevance, and effectiveness.\r\nComfortable working directly with production teams, supervisors, and technical staff.\r\nStrong attention to detail in tracking training records, skill levels, and compliance requirements.\r\nAbility to develop structured training plans and skill gap closure strategies.\r\nProficiency in Microsoft Excel or similar tools for tracking training progress and skill matrices.\r\nAbility to document and clearly summarize training content and outcomes.\r\nPreferred Skills\r\nAssociate's or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Technology or related field.\r\nExperience in aerospace or highly regulated manufacturing environments.\r\nFamiliarity with Covalent or similar platforms.\r\nBackground in technical roles (e.g., technician, quality, maintenance, or production support).\r\nExposure to continuous improvement, workforce development, or skills-based training programs.\r\nBenefits\r\nEmployee-Owned Advantage\r\nEnSafe is 100% employee-owned, with an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) since 1997. 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