Factory Instructor Taranto

Do you have experience in manufacturing training and shop-floor instruction?

Are you looking for a role within the wind energy sector?

Join Vestas and become part of the Training Department at our Taranto factory, playing a key role in ensuring effective, standardized, and high‑quality training of factory operators. This position offers the opportunity to work in a structured, international manufacturing environment, with strong focus on safety, quality, and competence development, and excellent professional growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical and training reference on the shop floor for the assigned manufacturing area.
• Conduct onboarding, basic, and introductory training for both blue‑collar and white‑collar employees.
• Organize and support Process Instructors with job‑specific process and tooling training on the shop floor.
• Ensure operators achieve and maintain required competence levels (up to Level 3) and that Process Instructors maintain Level 4 competence in their respective areas.
• Maintain and manage training competence records within the Learning Management System (LMS).
• Ensure HSE, quality, workmanship, and 5S standards are embedded in all training and on‑the‑job support activities.
• Develop, update, and localize training materials, and provide structured feedback to improve global course content.
• Ensure effective visual management of training status through training boards.
• Monitor and support the achievement of training KPIs, providing statistics and reports for the assigned manufacturing area.
• Collaborate closely with Production Engineering on the development and maintenance of training documentation.
• Support technical transfer and New Product Introduction (NPI) training activities.
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of training materials, methods, and equipment.
• Mentor Process Instructors and support competency assessments in line with Vestas standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Good level of English language proficiency.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• Solid understanding of safety, quality, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with or exposure to digital training tools and learning equipment.
• Ability to work in compliance with Vestas Manufacturing and Quality Management Systems.

Competencies

• Strong manufacturing process and system knowledge.
• Proven ability to train, coach, and assess production operators.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• High level of reliability, strong quality mindset, and excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Ability to operate effectively in a structured and international environment.
• Demonstrated resilience, flexibility, and action‑oriented mindset.

What We Offer

We offer an exciting opportunity in a highly motivating and global environment, where you will collaborate with international stakeholders and manufacturing professionals across Vestas.

You will be surrounded by a team that is open, direct, performance‑driven, and genuinely cares for each other. This role gives you the opportunity to be an integral part of developing and strengthening the training setup in Italy, with a strong focus on:

• Safety
• Quality
• Competence coverage and enhancement
• Effective transmission of Vestas values

At Vestas, our core values are accountability, simplicity, and collaboration, and we strive every day to live up to them. We guarantee excellent personal and professional development opportunities in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Additional Information

“Candidates who are recipients of income support interventions, or are unemployed following collective dismissal procedures, or workers of companies in the reference area involved in crisis unit activities at the Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy constitute a preferential requirement.”