Job Description

Employment Type: Salaried
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary:
The Plant Training Manager is responsible for: the application of adult learning theory and principles for the design, development and delivery of effective learning materials; use talent management and succession planning to assist the plant team in generating people capacity to meet the demands of the business. This role is responsible for ensuring that the plant is supported with the right learning opportunities and tools to enhance the growth and development of our employees. This role will also coordinate learning and assessment activities to comply with federal regulations (OSHA, FSMA and others) as well as the development of competency based learning models, introduction of new training delivery methods as well as building the learning component as part of World Class Manufacturing.
Major Duties and 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.

Education and Experience:

• 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.

Knowledge and Skills:

• 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.

Why Join Us:
Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses. We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves. When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work. As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you're willing to push yourself to get there. We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.
Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and 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
• Salary Base Range of $90,952.00 - $117,941.25*
• Annual bonus (based on the incentive program terms and conditions)

*The "base salary range" provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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