Job Description

Corporate Trainer

Salary Range $85,000.00 - $110,000.00 Salary Level Experienced Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day

About Robinson Helicopter Company

For more than 50 years, Robinson Helicopter Company has made accessible, dependable rotorcraft that help customers accomplish critical missions around the world. We are practical, reliable, responsible, and committed to safety, integrity, self-reliance, and respect. By leading vertical-lift innovation, we are advancing rotorcraft and broadening access to the skies.

The Opportunity

Robinson Helicopter Company is hiring a Corporate Trainer to build and manage training programs across our manufacturing and corporate operations. Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, this role partners with Quality, Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Engineering, and department leaders to maintain an effective training system that supports employee proficiency, FAA compliance, and audit readiness. The position owns the companywide training program and provides functional direction to subject matter experts and designated on-the-job trainers.

What You Will Do

• Develop and maintain the companywide training strategy, annual training plan, curricula, and supporting budget.
• Create instructor-led, virtual, e-learning, and structured on-the-job training from regulations, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and technical source material.
• Coordinate technical and job-qualification training with managers and subject matter experts, who approve technical content before release.
• Administer the learning management system, including the course catalog, role-based training matrices, curriculum assignments, user access, completion records, and recurrency tracking.
• Maintain auditable training and qualification records and produce competency evidence for FAA and other internal or external audits.
• Develop qualification tests and competency assessments that confirm demonstrated proficiency, including training that supports inspection stamp authority and authorized personnel designations.
• Establish and maintain a train-the-trainer program for production and quality subject matter experts who deliver structured on-the-job training.
• Partner with Environmental Health and Safety on Cal/OSHA, environmental, human factors, job-safety, and corrective training requirements.
• Design and deliver new-hire onboarding, production orientation, job aids, visual work instructions, and supervisory development programs.
• Report completion, overdue training, competency, and effectiveness metrics to leadership and the Safety Review Board; manage training vendors and support education and technical-pipeline partnerships.

Qualifications

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, education, organizational development, aviation management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant industry training experience.
• At least five years of corporate or workforce training experience, including curriculum design and instructor-led delivery.
• Experience designing and delivering training for both production-floor and management audiences.
• Experience administering a learning management system and maintaining records that can withstand regulatory or quality audits.
• Working knowledge of training, competency, and recordkeeping requirements in an FAA-regulated manufacturing environment, including the safety-promotion component of a Safety Management System.
• Demonstrated ability to develop competency-based assessments and measure whether training improved performance.
• Strong presentation, writing, project-management, analytical, and cross-functional coordination skills, with the ability to translate technical and regulatory material into clear instruction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification such as CPTD, ATD Master Trainer, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, or a comparable training or human resources credential.
• Experience with e-learning authoring tools, Cal/OSHA training requirements, corrective and preventive actions, or technical training in aerospace manufacturing.

Schedule, Location, and Travel

Work Location - Torrance, California - Arrangement - On-site

Schedule - Full-time - Travel - Occasional

Remote Eligibility - Not applicable - Work Areas - Offices, classrooms, and manufacturing areas

Compensation and Other Pay

The anticipated hiring range for this exempt position is $85,000 to $110,000 per year. The actual offer will be based on documented, job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, certifications, internal equity, and geographic location. Eligibility and payment terms are governed by the applicable compensation program.

Benefits

Robinson Helicopter Company offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible full-time employees regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week. Current benefits include medical plan options, including company-paid employee-only coverage under certain plans; dental and vision coverage; company-paid basic life and accidental death insurance; optional supplemental life, accident, disability, hospitalization, cancer, and pet insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions; accrued personal paid time and company-paid holidays; tuition reimbursement for approved educational programs; direct deposit; and employee discount programs. Medical, dental, and vision coverage is generally available beginning on the first day of employment. Eligibility for the 401(k) plan generally begins on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment.

Year-End Shutdown

Robinson Helicopter Company generally schedules a company shutdown between Christmas and New Year's Day. The specific shutdown dates and pay treatment are established and communicated annually. Some shutdown days may be designated as company-paid holidays, while other days may require the use of accrued personal paid time or may be unpaid, depending on employment classification, available leave, and applicable company policy.

Benefit eligibility, coverage, employee contributions, and other terms are governed by the applicable benefit plans and company policies and may change in accordance with applicable law.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This role works in offices, classrooms, and manufacturing areas where noise levels range from quiet to moderate. The position regularly uses a computer and audiovisual training equipment, moves throughout the facility to reach training locations, and stands and speaks for extended periods while delivering instruction. The employee may occasionally lift up to 25 pounds and must follow applicable personal protective equipment requirements in manufacturing areas. Occasional travel is required for vendor training, industry conferences, and field support.

The physical demands and work-environment characteristics described are associated with performing the position's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law.

How To Apply

Apply through the Robinson Helicopter Company careers site. The position will remain open until filled, subject to applicable law. For a reasonable accommodation during the application process, contact HR@robinsonheli.com. This contact is for accommodation requests only.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Robinson Helicopter Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants and employees will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Robinson Helicopter Company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, and observances, as required by law.

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