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Instructor - Technical

Kinston, North Carolina Job ID 2025-15169 Category Human Resources Post Date Sep. 10, 2025
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Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Utilize current curriculum / instructor guides to confidently present technical training which may include standard, repeatable modules, as well as customized and new product modules.
  • Work with new employees throughout the assembly process in providing the necessary coaching to help become successful.
  • Provide assistance and support to all divisions in helping determine their training needs and develop and conduct their training programs.
  • Facilitate multiple classes related to the Onboarding process.
  • Conduct certification training sessions, product demonstrations, and develop criteria for evaluating effectiveness of training activities.
  • Administers tests.
  • Develop lesson plans and training materials, designs product demonstrations, develops course content, determines methodology, and coordinates the development of training aids.
  • Continuously revise lesson plans to ensure course material reflect product features, meet new training requirements and to keep technical information up to date.
  • Personnel matters: Is or becomes familiar with policies and procedures, surveys and market data, employee data, laws and regulations, labor agreements, business plans, labor forecasts, recruiting data, and business principles, as they relate to personnel matters.
  • Collaborates with other employees of the human resources organization to analyze and design processes and systems to effectively attract, reward, and motivate Spirit's workforce.

Requirements:

  • 2+ years’ experience with sheet metal and/or composites.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (or equivalent), specifically Power Point, Excel, and Word.
  • Experience with authoring tools/software (Adobe Captivate, Articulate, iSpring, Elucidat, Easygenerator, etc.) to create training materials and interactive learning content.
  • Experience with instructing, training, mentoring or coaching employees/staff.
  • Strong with organizational skills and managing projects.
  • The ability to work and support a variety of shifts for training and business continuity.

  • Ability to work/communicate with all levels of employee and management.
  • Ability to handle a variety of responsibilities with little to no supervision.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Recognized as a subject matter expert of their area of expertise.
  • Experience developing course content using Addie Model
  • Desire to inspire, relate, motivate, and encourage learners.
  • Ability to communicate expectations and provide feedback.
  • Desire to inspire, relate, motivate, and encourage learners.
  • Familiar with instructional design models that include analysis, design, development and evaluation.
  • Experience with video recording software (Adobe Premiere, Camtasia, etc.).
  • Experience with audio recording software (Audition, Pro Tools, etc).

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

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Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

  • Generous company match to your 401(k).
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
  • Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.
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