Position Summary

The Machinist Training & Development Coordinator develops and manages a structured program that moves new and developing machinists from onboarding through demonstrated competency, independent machine operation, setup capability, and cross-training. Working with Operations, experienced machinists, supervisors, and Human Resources, the Coordinator ensures employees receive effective instruction, hands-on practice, coaching, resources, and objective evaluations before advancing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Program Development and Onboarding

Build and maintain the training framework, learning objectives, competency levels, job aids, checklists, and certification requirements. Create individual onboarding plans and coordinate access to qualified trainers, equipment, tools, documentation, and practice.

Hands-On Training, Assessment, and Certification

Coordinate and, where qualified, provide instruction in machine operation, tooling, drawings, measurement, inspection, troubleshooting, and setup. Administer objective, performance-based evaluations and certify skills only after employees demonstrate safe, independent production of conforming parts.

Employee Progression, Coaching, and Program Effectiveness

• Monitor progress against defined milestones and maintain current individual development plans and skills matrices.
• Conduct regular reviews, identify skill gaps, and coordinate additional coaching, practice, or remedial training.
• Give employees clear feedback on demonstrated skills, remaining requirements, next milestones, and certification expectations.
• Serve as the primary contact for trainees and reinforce accountability for learners, trainers, and supervisors.
• Identify qualified trainers and subject matter experts; establish consistent expectations for instruction and evaluation.
• Coordinate training schedules with production needs and keep supervisors informed of progress and development gaps.
• Track onboarding, progression, certification, setup capability, cross-training, and recurring gaps; update the program as business needs change.

Qualifications

Required

• Prior hands-on experience as a CNC machinist is required, with demonstrated proficiency in machine operation and setup, tooling, blueprint reading, precision measurement, inspection, troubleshooting, and the safe production of conforming parts.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into structured training, competency standards, and practical evaluations.
• Minimum of two years of experience training, coaching, or developing machinists or other manufacturing employees, including organizing training, following up on progress, documenting competency, and providing objective developmental feedback.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across machinists, supervisors, technical experts, Operations leadership, and Human Resources.

Preferred

Experience with mill-turn CNC equipment, experience as a manufacturing trainer, or technical trainer; machine setup and multi-machine experience; and knowledge of drawings, measurement, inspection, tooling, CNC machining, competency matrices, and certification programs.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.