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Ventura Foods · 5 hours ago

Learning and Development Manager

Chambersburg, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$91K/yr - $112K/yr

5+ years exp

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. The Training Manager is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering effective learning materials while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and enhancing employee growth and development.

Food ProcessingManufacturing

Responsibilities

Lead Skill Development processes to identify and address competency, knowledge, and talent gaps in areas of staffing, talent development and succession planning programs to ensure the organization is prepared to meet short- and long-term goals

Develop an integrated learning infrastructure that assures learning and development opportunities to equip employees and leaders with skills needed for growth and success

Ensure that learning materials are developed on time, are kept current and incorporate or respond to new information such as plant design changes, plant procedure changes and revisions, new regulations and learning effectiveness reports

Oversee and manage a consistent Job Skills Development plan and schedule for the plant that provides the necessary framework to ensure employees are prepared to start-up, operate, inspect and maintain facilities in a safe, efficient and environmentally conscious manner

Drive process adoption and leverage internal trainers to support learning and organizational development initiatives. Engage external resources as necessary and manage execution to lead to strong results

Design various managerial reports for review used for tracking and planning to ensure that training activities are making favorable business impacts

Provides guidance, consulting and learning development expertise throughout the organization

Partner with operations leaders across all areas of the operation to identify training needs and schedule training events to meet production forecasts and labor gaps

Support a continuous improvement culture by partnering with operations leaders for Operational Excellence activities

Supports HR with organizational development initiatives such as coaching, team development, change management and/or organizational design

Additional responsibilities as assigned

Qualification

DevelopmentInstructional DesignAdult Learning TheoryPerformance TrackingCoaching SkillsOrganizational DevelopmentInterpersonal SkillsPresentation SkillsNegotiation SkillsCollaboration Skills

Required

5+ years of relevant work and leadership experience in the learning and development sector, and of increasing responsibility

Bachelor's degree preferred in training, education, psychology, business management or related field

Ability to present ideas, coach and deliver messages related to performance in individual and/or group settings

Experience working with and delivering training/information to peers, hourly teams and management

Must be able to take complex material and processes and translate that material to an understandable learning method

Organization, self-motivation and capability to work in a rapidly changing environment with the ability to effectively interact with and influence all levels of the organization

Strong interpersonal, coaching, collaboration and negotiation skills

Exceptional written, oral and interpersonal communication skills at all levels of the organization and with individuals and group settings required

Ability to be a trusted advisor and consultative business partner to all functions within the facility

Self-driven and committed to providing the highest level of service while remaining aligned with the overall goals of the L&D organization

Demonstrated expertise in utilization of learning systems and capable to design, develop and implement learning programs and strategies

Sound knowledge of learning metrics, performance tracking, data integrity and process improvement methodologies

Knowledge of adult learning processes, instructional design techniques and evaluation methodologies

Effective presentation and persuasion skills are necessary as this role requires the ability to influence without authority

Supervisory and leadership skills development for frontline supervision, to aid in career development and succession planning

Benefits

Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees

Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)

Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays

Employee Appreciation Events and Employee Assistance Programs

Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)

Company

Ventura Foods

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Ventura Foods – a leading producer of custom and proprietary dressings, sauces, mayonnaises, oils and other flavorings. It is a sub-organization of CHS Hedging.

Founded in 1867

Brea, California, USA

1001-5000 employees