Training & Development Manager

Training & Development Manager

The Training & Development Manager will collaborate with leaders and various stakeholders to develop and implement talent strategies, programs, and processes that enhance our organization's culture, efficiency, employee engagement, and talent development to help bridge the gap between current and future state in these key areas.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Program Design and Strategy
• Develops the overall learning and development strategy aligned with organizational goals and objectives.
• Identifies training needs through assessments, performance reviews, and collaboration with stakeholders.

• Curriculum Development
• Creates and sources effective, engaging learning materials including instructor-led training, virtual, and off-site resources.

• Training Delivery and Facilitation
• Serves as a subject matter expert for leadership development, skills training, and other relevant topics.
• Conducts and coordinates training workshops, both in-person and virtually.
• Evaluates learning programs and effectiveness through data and feedback.
• Maintains the Learning Management System to ensure tracking and review of training records is available for stakeholders.

• Organizational Development
• Leads team member engagement initiatives including surveys and feedback mechanisms.
• Partners with the Human Resources team and leaders to develop internal tools and resources such as career pathways, roadmaps, mentoring programs, internships, and leadership trainee programs.
• Coordinates career planning and succession planning activities for the organization.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development or a related field OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of proven experience in a role focused on talent management, training, or organizational development.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Language Skills:

Ability to speak English, read and interpret documents such as safety rules, instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Computer Skills:

Understanding personal computer applications and tools.

Food Safety:

Take a proactive role in assuring safe, quality products are produced by immediately addressing any safety or quality concerns.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in a manufacturing environment with mechanical equipment and humid conditions with temperatures below 40 degrees.