About the Role
Celestix Industries is seeking an experienced Training Manager / Training & Skill Development Manager to establish and lead our employee training and skill development initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with manufacturing labour, managing worker training and blue-collar training, setting up government-approved Skill Development Centres, and implementing digital Learning Management Systems (LMS).
This role is responsible for building a structured manufacturing training ecosystem that improves workforce productivity, quality, safety, competency development and employee career growth.
We are looking for someone who understands practical shop-floor training, technical training, Training Needs Analysis (TNA), competency mapping and LMS implementation, rather than someone whose experience is limited to classroom-based corporate training.
Key Responsibilities
1. Government Skill Development Centre Setup & Management
- Establish and manage a Gujarat Government-approved Skill Development Centre.
- Liaise with government departments such as Kaushalya – The Skill University, Gujarat Skill Development Mission (GSDM), National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and other relevant authorities.
- Obtain required approvals, accreditations, and certifications.
- Manage government documentation, audits, reporting, and compliance requirements.
- Identify and apply for applicable government grants, subsidies, and skill development programs.
The role requires practical experience in government skill development centre management, vocational training centre setup and skill centre operations, including coordination with government authorities and compliance requirements.
2. Factory Workforce Training & Competency Development
- Develop structured induction programs for new employees.
- Train blue-collar workforce across manufacturing, production, quality, maintenance, stores, and safety functions.
- Create skill matrices for different job roles and monitor competency levels.
- Design refresher training programs to improve productivity and reduce quality defects.
- Conduct classroom, on-the-job, and practical hands-on training.
- Evaluate employee competency through written and practical assessments.
The Training Manager will focus on manufacturing training, worker training, operator training, technical training and shop-floor training to strengthen employee skills across production and support departments.
This includes using skill matrices and competency assessments to monitor skill development and identify training requirements.
3. Learning Management System (LMS) Implementation & Administration
- Select, implement, and administer a Learning Management System (LMS).
- Digitize training materials including SOPs, work instructions, videos, quizzes, and assessments.
- Track employee training completion, certifications, competency levels, and retraining schedules.
- Generate training reports and dashboards for management.
- Coordinate with IT and department heads to continuously improve digital learning content.
The role includes LMS implementation, LMS administration, digital learning and training compliance tracking.
Candidates should be comfortable taking responsibility for the rollout and ongoing administration of a Learning Management System, including maintaining accurate training records and monitoring course completion.
4. Training Content Development
- Prepare training manuals, SOPs, presentations, videos, and work instructions.
- Develop multilingual training content, preferably in English, Hindi, and Gujarati.
- Create visual work instructions suitable for shop-floor operators.
- Standardize training documentation across departments.
Training content should support practical manufacturing operations, including process training, SOP training, work instruction training, quality training and safety training.
The focus is on making technical and operational information understandable and usable by employees with different educational backgrounds and skill levels.
5. Training Compliance, Quality & Safety
- Ensure training programs comply with ISO 9001, IATF 16949 (if applicable), IPC/WHMA-A-620 (if applicable), OSHA/EHS, and customer-specific requirements.
- Support customer audits and certification audits related to employee competency.
- Maintain complete training records and documentation.
The Training Manager will coordinate manufacturing training compliance, quality training, employee competency documentation and safety training records to support internal processes and applicable customer or certification requirements.
6. Continuous Improvement & Training Effectiveness
- Analyze skill gaps across departments through Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
- Develop annual training calendars.
- Measure training effectiveness using KPIs such as productivity, quality improvements, rejection reduction, and employee competency.
- Recommend continuous improvement initiatives to enhance workforce capability.
This includes supporting competency development, skill gap analysis, training matrix management, employee skill development and productivity improvement through structured training activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Human Resources, Industrial Training, Education, or a related field.
- 5–10+ years of experience in manufacturing training and skill development.
- Proven experience setting up or managing Gujarat Government or NSDC/GSDM skill development centres.
- Experience training factory operators and blue-collar workforce.
- Experience implementing or administering a Learning Management System (LMS).
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and shop-floor operations.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and documentation skills.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams across Production, Quality, HR, Engineering, and Management.
Candidates should demonstrate practical experience in manufacturing training, workforce skill development, technical training, training operations and LMS administration.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in electrical, cable, wiring harness, electronics, or automotive manufacturing.
- Knowledge of competency mapping and Training Needs Analysis (TNA).
- Experience with SCORM-compliant LMS platforms such as Moodle, TalentLMS, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors Learning, or similar systems.
- Experience developing e-learning modules and instructional videos.
- Knowledge of government-funded apprenticeship and skill development schemes.
Prior experience as a Training Manager, Training and Development Manager, Learning and Development Manager, Technical Training Manager or Skill Development Centre Manager in a relevant manufacturing or vocational training environment is particularly useful.
Performance will be measured against:
- Successful establishment of the Gujarat Government Skill Development Centre.
- Percentage of workforce trained and certified.
- Training completion rate.
- Competency improvement scores.
- Reduction in quality defects and rework attributable to training.
- LMS adoption and completion rates.
- Government compliance and successful audit outcomes.
- Employee skill matrix completion and ongoing maintenance.
These KPIs will help evaluate training effectiveness, LMS implementation success, competency development and the contribution of workforce training to manufacturing performance.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to build a world-class manufacturing training ecosystem from the ground up.
- Drive workforce transformation through digital learning and structured skill development.
- Work closely with leadership to shape the company's long-term talent development strategy.
- Play a key role in improving productivity, quality, and employee growth across the organization.
This is an opportunity for an experienced Training Manager to combine manufacturing training, government skill development centre operations, employee competency development, and Learning Management System implementation into one comprehensive role.
