Training Specialist, Sr

About the role

This position is responsible for owning and driving the full suite of role-specific, nuanced leadership development programs for manufacturing. The incumbent will maintain and grow existing offerings through consistent implementation, effectiveness measurements, and continual improvement efforts. The position will also identify gaps in current offerings and design and create specific content for additional personas including specialists and manufacturing managers. This position allows opportunity for the incumbent to drive improvements and change within the Global Manufacturing training organization by identifying, developing, and implementing learning strategies that focus on core manufacturing leadership gaps.

Responsibilities

• Provide ownership, direction, and execution of the Foundations Leadership Program (FLP) at all sites located in the Global Manufacturing organization.
• Oversee Step Up training (Leadership Prep Program) and Manufacturing Leadership Development through the Intentional Leadership Academy (ILA).
• Support other GTLS programs such as Train the Trainer, supporting OE specialists, and support other dedicated site operations or maintenance trainers.
• Develop curriculum, optimize delivery mechanisms (e.g., self-directed learning, digital), facilitate training, measure curriculum effectiveness, and continuously improve.
• Consult and work collaboratively with manufacturing site personnel as well as management to gain buy-in and accomplish program objectives.
• Conduct routine health and maturity assessments of current programs to ensure consistency and capability to add value for Global Manufacturing.

Leadership Skills/Competency Needs

• Act with an enterprise mindset to have company-wide impact.
• Influence internal stakeholders from first-line supervisors to site management.
• Build capability in others to mature program effectiveness.
• Be highly self-sufficient and driven for results.
• Understand, anticipate, and address internal customer needs in a way consistent with learning objectives.
• Engage teams and individuals to facilitate results through the contributions of others within Global Manufacturing.
• Demonstrate strong consultative, influencing, and coaching skills to establish and maintain relationships at multiple levels.
• Take initiative; be a self-starter; demonstrate a bias for action.
• Exhibit an innovative mindset with a desire to continuously improve business processes.

Technical Skills

• Utilize instructional design and adult learning principles.
• Have first-hand understanding of operations and maintenance tasks.
• Be knowledgeable of the training systems for site operations and maintenance.
• Exhibit interest in digital tools to evolve to today’s workforce learning needs.

Education

• High school education required.
• Formal instructional design training preferred.

Work Experience

• Demonstrated experience in project, process, or program management.
• Experience in manufacturing with some combination of leadership, leadership training, and instructional design.
• Typically 10 to 15 years of manufacturing experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in training development and deployment or supervision.

Benefits

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