Director of Learning & Development

Job Title: Director of Learning & Development

Location: Denton, TX | Future Location: Lewisville, TX

CornerStone Professional Placement is seeking a Director of Learning & Development for an exciting direct-hire opportunity with a fast-growing North Texas manufacturing and technology organization.

This isnt an opportunity to inherit someone elses training program. Its an opportunity to build the university yourself.

The Director of Learning & Development will have the unique opportunity to build an internal technology and engineering university from the ground up, including a dedicated technical training lab, curriculum, classroom instruction, assessments, and employee development programs. This highly visible role is ideal for an L&D leader who enjoys getting close to the technology—learning directly from engineers, technicians, and subject-matter experts and transforming complex technical knowledge into engaging, scalable training.

The company is currently located in Denton and is preparing to move into a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility in Lewisville designed around technology, innovation, collaboration, and an exceptional employee experience. The new campus will feature amenities including a gym with an on-site trainer, running trails, chef-prepared breakfast, lunch and dinner, pickleball, nap pods, on-site car detailing, and on-site dry cleaning.

Responsibilities:

• Build and lead the companys internal technology and engineering university from the ground up.
• Help develop and utilize a dedicated technical training lab and classroom environment.
• Assess training and skill-development needs across engineering, manufacturing, technical, and professional teams.
• Work directly with engineers, technicians, and subject-matter experts to understand how technical jobs, equipment, and processes are performed.
• Translate complex engineering and technical knowledge into clear, practical, and scalable curriculum.
• Develop technical documentation, classroom materials, assessments, learning paths, and training resources.
• Personally deliver engaging instructor-led and classroom training for engineers, technicians, and other employees.
• Develop training around engineering and technical skills, processes, efficiencies, best practices, and standardized ways of working.
• Establish methods for tracking employee training, competency, completion, and overall program effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver selected leadership and soft-skills training.
• Incorporate the organizations process-driven operating approach into training where appropriate.
• Continuously improve curriculum as technology, processes, and business needs evolve.

Requirements:

• Learning & Development, technical training, instructional design, or related experience within an engineering, manufacturing, industrial, or similarly technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering training for engineers, technicians, or other technical audiences.
• Strong technical writing and curriculum-development skills.
• Ability to observe unfamiliar technical work, understand how it is performed, and translate that knowledge into effective training.
• Strong classroom facilitation and instructor-led training experience.
• Engaging and concise communication style with the ability to hold the attention of highly technical audiences.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with engineers and subject-matter experts and convert their expertise into scalable learning programs.
• Experience developing assessments and measuring training effectiveness.
• Ability to develop both technical and selected soft-skills content.
• Builder mentality with demonstrated experience creating programs—not simply administering established training.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Employment Type: Direct Hire
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Location: On-site in Denton, TX, transitioning to the new Lewisville, TX facility
• Salary: Competitive and based on experience
• Bonus: Up to 40% annual bonus opportunity — 30% based on company performance and 10% based on individual performance
• Workplace Amenities at New Lewisville Facility: Gym with on-site trainer, running trails, chef-prepared breakfast, lunch and dinner, pickleball, nap pods, on-site car detailing, and on-site dry cleaning
• Benefits: Competitive benefits package

If youve ever looked at an established corporate training program and thought, “I know how I would build this better if I could start from the beginning,” this is that opportunity.

This is a chance to put your fingerprints on something lasting—building the curriculum, technical learning environment, and development programs that will help shape the next generation of engineers, technicians, and technical professionals within a growing organization.

Come build the university.

If you are an experienced Learning & Development professional who combines technical credibility, curriculum development expertise, and exceptional classroom presence, we invite you to apply today. Send your resume to Allison Harrison at allisonh@cornerstonestaffing.com or call 817-635-0500 ext. 162 for immediate consideration.