Training & Development Leader

Peterborough

This is a great opportunity to join our team and continue the great work in bringing to life our condiments manufacturing facility, located in Peterborough, UK. Our vision is to build a sustainable, innovative McCormick factory-of-the-future to support our Flavour Solutions customers.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the plant leadership team to determine training needs in accordance with budgetary requirements.
• Implement training strategy and structure that is integrated with the Journey to Excellence: identify site level training losses, define training objectives, develop, and deliver training solutions that address employee development needs and business priorities.
• Create and execute the site T&D Pillar Plan and Strategy in line with Journey to Excellence (JTE, McCormick term for Continuous Improvement) Masterplan.
• Define and ensure the implementation and effectiveness of training and qualification process: training standards, site level qualification process and governance, evaluation process to measure training effectiveness; on-boarding and early development program.
• Support new technologies as they become available, coordinating, and preparing training schedules to accommodate facility needs.
• Foster the development of internal subject matter experts through Train-the-Trainer program to leverage internal training resources and promote knowledge transfer within organization.
• Ensure the creation, update, and improvement of skills matrix to accelerate skills development.
• Identify and manage Competency Gap Reduction Project with the team, to reduce losses due to skill gap.
• Provide framework to create regional training standards.
• Determine learning management system solution that will meet the needs of the manufacturing sites.
• Support the development of robust learning solutions for both operational and soft skills.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Bachelor or equivalent in HR, Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, OR relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Manufacturing environment experience and/or relevant training experience, with experience developing training materials and facilitating training courses.
• Experience in adult learning theory.
• Experience in working in a TPM Environment.
• Ability to create team goals and Smart Goals in support of organizational priorities and strategies.
• Ability to achieve project goals and objectives by applying the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about successful project completion.
• Ability to use appropriate root cause analysis decision tools for decision making.

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