This leadership role provides strategic direction for site learning, technical training, and workforce capability development. The Training Manager ensures employees have the necessary knowledge, skills, and qualifications to perform safely, effectively, and consistently, while also strengthening operational capability, leadership effectiveness, and succession readiness. The role involves partnering with site leadership, department managers, subject-matter experts, and external providers to align learning priorities with business plans, compliance obligations, and continuous-improvement goals.
Responsibilities
Develop and own the site learning and capability strategy, annual training plan, and budget, aligned with business priorities, workforce plans, competency requirements, audit findings, and statutory obligations
Lead site-wide training needs analysis and capability reviews, translating identified gaps into prioritised learning roadmaps, structured development programmes, and measurable outcomes
Establish training governance, policies, standards, and controls covering curriculum design, trainer qualification, employee certification, refresher training, record retention, and evaluation
Advise the site leadership team on workforce capability risks, critical-skill gaps, succession needs, and appropriate development interventions
Define learning key performance indicators and provide clear management reporting on participation, completion, competency, effectiveness, cost, compliance, and capability risk
Lead the design and implementation of onboarding, orientation, technical, quality, safety, compliance, leadership, and behavioural-skills programmes for employees at all levels
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, and other functions to establish role-based competency frameworks, skills matrices, qualification pathways, and on-the-job certification requirements
Ensure learning materials, assessments, work instructions, and supporting resources are accurate, standardised, current, and appropriate for the target audience
Build a sustainable internal-trainer and subject-matter-expert network, including trainer selection, qualification, coaching, observation, and ongoing performance improvement
Oversee assessment and verification processes to confirm knowledge transfer and workplace competence, with effective remediation for unsuccessful or overdue requirements
Lead capability-building initiatives that support productivity, quality, safety, new-product introduction, technology transfer, process changes, and continuous improvement
Oversee the training calendar and delivery portfolio, ensuring programmes are scheduled, resourced, and delivered to agreed quality, timing, and service standards
Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready learning records, competency data, and certification status in the learning management system or approved training records
Millions of jobs, with real people getting hired every day
200,000+
New jobs added daily
7,000,000+
Verified job listings
1,000,000+
Tailored applications submitted
Ensure training activities comply with company procedures, quality-system requirements, and applicable Malaysian legal and statutory obligations
Lead HRD Corp training applications, grants, and claims, ensuring eligibility, documentation, submission timelines, and financial controls are properly managed
Manage external training providers, including selection, quotations, service quality, scheduling, commercial performance, and programme evaluation
Evaluate learning effectiveness using participant feedback, assessments, workplace observation, competency verification, and agreed operational indicators, and implement improvements based on evidence
Lead, coach, and develop the training team, setting clear objectives, priorities, accountabilities, and service expectations
Build strong partnerships with leaders and managers to strengthen ownership of employee development and embed learning into day-to-day operations
Facilitate selected management, leadership, or high-impact programmes and represent the site in regional or global learning initiatives where required
Support internal and external audits, management reviews, talent discussions, and workforce-planning activities by providing reliable capability data and action plans
Promote a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and improvement across the site
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in Engineering, a technical discipline, or a related field
Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in learning and development, technical training, or workforce capability, including at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role within a manufacturing environment
Proven experience in developing training strategies, conducting training needs analyses, managing annual training plans and budgets, and delivering measurable capability improvements
Strong knowledge of competency frameworks, skills matrices, technical qualification pathways, on-the-job training, and trainer certification processes
Experience managing learning management systems, training records, compliance requirements, and audit-ready documentation
Working knowledge of HRD Corp grant applications and claims, Malaysian statutory training requirements, and relevant quality-management systems is preferred
Demonstrated ability to evaluate learning effectiveness using assessments, competency verification, workplace observation, and operational performance indicators
Strong leadership, coaching, facilitation, stakeholder-management, project-management, and vendor-management skills
Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels
Proficient in Microsoft Office and digital learning tools
Good command of written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia
About the Company
XP Power is a global leader in providing essential power solutions to the Industrial Technology, Healthcare, and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment sectors. The company designs and manufactures power controllers, which are essential hardware components in electrical equipment that convert power from the electricity grid. Listed as a FTSE 250 company on the London Stock Exchange, XP Power is a fast-growing business serving a global blue-chip customer base from 29 locations across Europe, North America, and Asia. The company is committed to a culture that values Customer Focus, Flexibility, Knowledge, Speed, and Integrity.
We are committed to being a leading provider of power solutions, including AC-DC power supplies and DC-DC converters, high voltage power supplies and RF power supplies.
