About This Role
Leading, promoting, and implementing effective workforce development initiatives with a focus on equity and inclusion across the aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing industries is the core of this role. The Director will forge and maintain strong partnerships to advance workforce needs in the region, providing world-class training to current and future workers.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and guidance to students, instructors, and industry partners to ensure training and apprenticeship program initiatives are achieved
- Actively seek out and develop partnerships with local employers, community and technical colleges, as well as workforce stakeholders including WDC, GSI, K12, etc.
- Oversee facility development to include industry-relevant equipment requisition, continual improvement, and proper maintenance schedules
- Manage relationships with instructors; monitoring teaching performance, providing professional development opportunities, and ensuring all areas of programs have subject matter experts to teach
- Lead efforts in outreach to students for all training programs; attending career fairs, speaking at local area high schools, follow up on interest in programs
- Provide orientation and ongoing technical support to assist with any other issues that arise that affect success in their program
- Focus on equity and inclusion across all aspects of their role
Requirements
- Strengths in project planning, project implementation, and coordination of stakeholders to meet project goals
- Proven experience in workforce development, registered apprenticeship, educational program development, and team collaboration
- Strong and demonstrated interpersonal communication skills
- Experience in providing training/orientation in one-on-one, online, and group formats
- Ability to present program benefits to employers, labor organizations, industry associations, workforce stakeholders, and government agencies
- Understanding of outreach opportunities within the community and experience organizing and participating in events that promote educational programs
- Working familiarity with grants, organizational contracts, budgets, project plans, and proposals for finding opportunities
- Proven track record in supervising projects and teams
- Available for travel when required while maintaining a self-imposed work schedule without direct supervision
Benefits
- Generous health and welfare benefits
- 401K with employer contributions and matching
- HSA
- Vacation time
- Sick time
About the Company
The Machinists Institute is a nonprofit apprenticeship and training organization that provides world-class training to current and future aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing workers. They are focused on providing living-wage career opportunities through education and training across the state.
