Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc. · 18 hours ago
Learning & Development Manager
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $135K/yr
5+ years expBaldor Specialty Foods, Inc. is seeking a Learning & Development Manager to lead the design, delivery, and evaluation of learning programs that enhance organizational capability and support employee success. This role involves overseeing HR Specialists, managing New Hire Orientation, and developing training programs for various managerial roles.
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Responsibilities
Supervise and develop the HR Specialists, ensuring consistency, quality, and efficiency in the new hire experience
Provide coaching, guidance, and performance feedback to support professional development and service excellence
Lead the full redesign of New Hire Orientation (NHO) to support both in-person and virtual/hybrid formats
Ensure NHO is engaging, branded, compliant, aligned to culture, and effectively transitions new hires into their roles
Establish standard work, playbooks, and delivery guidelines for onboarding facilitators
Design, build, and maintain a complete frontline manager training curriculum (supervisors, warehouse leads, transportation managers, manufacturing managers)
Develop and deliver corporate manager training, including leadership skills, feedback, coaching, communication, performance management, and compliance elements
Create content using modern instruction design methodologies (ADDIE, blended learning, microlearning, scenario-based learning) appropriate for a diverse audience base
Serve as the lead facilitator for high-impact leadership, management, and culture programs
Deliver training both in-person and virtually, using engaging, interactive, learner-centered techniques
Model best-in-class facilitation techniques and coach others to elevate their delivery
Evaluate learning technologies and tools to support corporate and business units that deliver specific functional training
Support competency development and leadership pipeline programs
Partner with HRBPs to address skill gaps and identify targeted development solutions
Evaluate training effectiveness through assessments, feedback, dashboards and business metrics
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Education, Organizational Development, or related field
5+ years of L&D or OD experience with strong instructional design and facilitation background
Demonstrated experience designing both frontline and corporate leadership training
Expert-level delivery and facilitation skills for diverse audiences and environments
Proven experience leading onboarding and NHO redesign initiatives (in-person and virtual)
Spanish fluency required
Preferred
Experience working in distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or similar operational environments
Company
Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc.
Baldor is one of the largest importers and distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
TJ Murphy
CEO
Andrew Howell
SVP of Operations
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