Employee Training Specialist

Employee Training Specialist

Location: La Vista, NE

Salary Compensation: $50,000 - $70,000 annually | $25.00-$35.00 per hour (Salary commensurate with experience.)

Work Location: On-Site Only (Not remote or hybrid)

Job Type: Direct Hire

Industry: Manufacturing

Company Size: 100 - 700 million in annual revenue

Keys to Job: Employee training administration; strong instructional design and facilitation; proven training development and evaluation; MS Office and training-tool proficiency, including Articulate, Camtasia, or Adobe; excellent communication and project management; and experience creating technical or safety training. Organized, collaborative, and passionate about employee growth.

Job Description

The Employee Training Specialist designs, implements, and evaluates learning programs that build employee skills and strengthen organizational performance. This role also provides general HR support across the employee lifecycle while promoting a culture of continuous learning and development.

Core Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the Learning Management System (LMS), including course creation, updates, user registration, record-keeping, and reporting on training effectiveness. Train managers on LMS functionality and on-the-job training documentation.
• Facilitate classroom, virtual, and train-the-trainer sessions. Coordinate and deliver new-hire onboarding in partnership with hiring managers.
• Handle end-to-end training logistics, including scheduling, materials preparation, facilities, communications, and version control. Ensure timely distribution of training related to product updates, system changes, and policy updates.
• Research, secure, and administer external funding opportunities such as workforce development grants while ensuring compliance.
• Collaborate with leaders to assess training needs and develop comprehensive plans using instructional design methodologies, including ADDIE, and adult-learning principles.
• Design and deliver learning programs across multiple formats, including instructor-led, virtual, and blended learning.
• Partner with subject matter experts to create technical, product, and safety training.
• Develop training schedules, agendas, assessments, and materials for all job functions.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, identify skill gaps, support targeted development plans, and provide coaching to enhance employee engagement.
• Act as an HR generalist to support the full employee lifecycle when needed.
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and alignment with organizational values while driving continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Education, Human Resources, or a related field preferred, or 5+ years of experience in instructional design, training, or learning and development.
• Experience administering a Learning Management System.
• Strong instructional design and training facilitation skills.
• Experience developing training programs and evaluating effectiveness.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and training tools such as Articulate, Camtasia, and Adobe.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred experience with e-learning, webinars, digital course creation, video/audio editing, and leadership development programs.
• Core competencies include instructional design and learning strategy, project management, communication and presentation, collaboration, problem-solving, change management, and internal customer focus.
• Primarily office-based work with occasional standing, walking, and lifting up to 25 pounds.