Job Description

Bring value to yourself and the organization by putting your superpowers to work!

Collaborating with Production, Engineering, PPC, and LCI, this position fosters skill development, operational efficiency, and embodies crafting education across the international LEGO community.

Play your part in our team succeeding

The Technical Training Manager (Molding Division) is responsible for leading the full training organization that supports LEGO® Manufacturing Virginia’s molding operations. This role advises Global and Local Trainers, ensuring training programs are delivered to the highest standard and aligned with global requirements, molding performance goals, workforce flexibility, and functional priorities. As the system owner for CHAMP, LEGO’s global training platform, the Training Manager maintains visibility, compliance, and certification across the molding workforce.

Core Responsibilities:

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Global and Local Trainers, ensuring clarity of role, accountability, and high-impact delivery.
• Build and grow the training organization, including recruitment, development, and capability building of trainers.
• Provide direction, mandate, and representation for all matters related to molding training.
• Lead performance evaluation, employee development, and other People Processes for the training team.

Training Strategy & Deployment

• Translate business plans, MWBs, and molding initiatives into a structured training roadmap with measurable deliverables.
• Act as a training methodology expert, ensuring high-quality standards in delivery and effectiveness.
• Deploy global training programs locally using a train-the-trainer model to integrate seamlessly into molding operations.
• Define and maintain processes, KPIs, and visual management systems to support organizational goals.

System Ownership (CHAMP)

• Serve as the system owner and administrator for CHAMP within the Molding Division.
• Ensure accurate training matrices, onboarding flows, skill requalification, and certification records.
• Partner with PPC and global learning teams to continuously improve system usage, compliance, and data quality.

Documentation & Compliance

• Oversee the creation, validation, and maintenance of technical training materials in collaboration with SMEs and Technical Writers.
• Ensure consistency, accuracy, and adherence to LEGO standards in all learning materials.
• Support audits and compliance through robust documentation control and traceability.

Global & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong global relationships across LEGO sites, leading efforts to align training approaches, content, and standards.
• Actively promote coherence and collaboration between factory sites and across departments.
• Partner with Production Managers, Shift Leaders, Changeover Teams, Engineering, LCI, PPC, and HR (L&D) to identify needs and allocate resources.

Continuous Improvement

• Track and analyze training KPIs (e.g., completion rates, time-to-competence, workforce flexibility).
• Implement tools to ensure transparency of training progress across shifts and areas.
• Drive continuous improvement in trainer performance, workforce flexibility, and training effectiveness.
• Lead and manage large-scale training projects or cross-functional initiatives independently.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant technical, operations, or learning discipline (required).
• Proven experience in manufacturing or molding operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role focused on training, capability building, or people development.
• Experience in greenfield projects or ramp-up manufacturing environments, with a proven ability to establish training systems and organizations from the ground up
• Hands-on experience in delivery training, operational coaching, or direct involvement in molding/production processes (required).
• Proven experience in building and managing a training organization (including recruiting, developing, and evaluating trainers).
• Prior experience leading large projects, handling conflicts, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders with minimal support.
• Certifications in LEAN, TWI Job Instruction, instructional design, or technical/process training.
• Experience working in global manufacturing environments with multi-site collaboration.
• Proficiency in CHAMP (or similar LMS) for training management and compliance.
• Strong understanding of SAP, MES, and other digital production/training tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, visual dashboards, and KPI reporting tools.
• Proficiency in crafting and implementing systems for visualizing training progress.
• English fluent level
• Note: This position is based at our LEGO Virginia manufacturing factory located in Richmond. This is not a remote position.

The salary for this position has a range of min 100,799 to max  151,199 annual based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The definitive compensation may vary in alignment with the selected candidate’s professional background, experience, operational needs and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer.

Join the global LEGO® family

What’s in it for you? Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellness – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you’ll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached, you’ll be rewarded through our global bonus scheme.

Your workplace – Our offices will be your primary workplace with flexibility to work from home during your working week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model, role eligibility and frequency with you.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued, and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

Build your career brick by brick at the LEGO Group.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended for those with disabilities – LEGO systems endeavors to make www.LEGO.com/jobs accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at 1.860.394.3769. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.

Compensation

The salary for this position has a range of $100,799.00 – $151,199.00 based on anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational constraints. The LEGO Group carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to prior experience, skills, expertise, location, internal equity, and other considerations permitted by law. The comprehensive remuneration details, inclusive of benefits, will be communicated upon finalisation of the employment offer.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you’re interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you? 

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you’ll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you’ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace – When you join the team you’ll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”
                                                                                                                                           
The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. 

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

Online Application Accessibility Statement; which is intended for people with disabilities – LEGO systems endeavors to make www.LEGO.com/jobs accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our web site or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Service Desk at 1.860-763-7777, option #3. Please note, these communication channels should be used for those having difficulty accessing our on-line channels, not to inquire about job opportunities.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO® team today.