Columbus,GA,USA Full-time Technical Support Manager-Columbus,GA

Kia Georgia is a prominent manufacturing facility within the automotive industry, recognized for its commitment to innovation, quality, and the professional growth of its team members. As a key player in automotive manufacturing, Kia Georgia continually advances its operations by integrating cutting-edge technologies and optimizing processes to maintain high standards of production efficiency and safety. The company places a strong emphasis on employee development, particularly through technical training programs, to ensure that its workforce is equipped with the latest industry knowledge and skills necessary to support the evolving automotive landscape. Kia Georgia fosters a dynamic and collaborative work environment where leadership and teamwork are valued and encouraged, contributing to the overall success and sustainability of the organization. The Manager role at Kia Georgia is pivotal in driving operational excellence by implementing an effective reporting system and maintaining critical metrics such as the annual operation plan and maintenance index. This position carries a significant responsibility for the technical training and development functions within the company, involving comprehensive planning, creation, and execution of technical training programs utilizing all appropriate resources. The Manager will play a critical role in overseeing maintenance work standards and plant-wide management of the GERP SAP PM module, ensuring reliability engineering principles are applied effectively to asset management. This is an opportunity for an experienced professional with a strong background in industrial engineering, manufacturing, and training to lead major projects that improve smart factory operations including CMS and OT network security enhancements. Additionally, the Manager is responsible for mentoring assistant managers, fostering leadership development, and guiding technical trainers, subject matter experts, and educational partners in delivering high-quality training events. The role includes significant involvement in talent management initiatives and developing analytic dashboards to track and communicate key business and performance indicators. The Manager must also manage budgeting related to training and administrative functions and deliver insightful weekly reports that support decision-making at the management level. This position requires a collaborative and innovative approach to fine-tune training methodologies and execute pilot programs that can be scaled across Kia Georgia. Overall, this managerial opportunity is ideal for someone seeking to shape the future of technical training and operational maintenance in a forward-thinking automotive manufacturing environment.

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, computer science, or related field
• Eight years of progressive experience in manufacturing and industrial training field
• Five years of leadership or supervisory experience
• Ability to model best practices to direct improvement
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral
• Ability to interact with leadership, team members, trainees and educational agencies
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Power BI
• Experience with SAP S4 Hana PM Module
• Working knowledge of state and federal employment and labor laws including Title VII, EEO, FLSA, FMLA, NLRA, ADEA, ADA
• Experience with Allen Bradley or Siemens PLC
• Experience with servers, networking and OT network security