Operations Training & Design Lead

Viva Energy Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Viva Energy Australia is seeking an experienced Operations Training & Design Lead to shape and deliver learning across our national retail network, including brands like OTR and Krispy Kreme. Based in Melbourne or Adelaide, you will lead a small central team and partner with an external content development partner to ensure practical, engaging training aligned to business priorities.

You will establish role-based pathways, drive capability improvements, and support a store manager‑led training

Qualifications

• Significant experience in learning and development, capability, instructional design or operational training.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of adult learning principles and instructional design.
• Demonstrated experience developing training strategies and frameworks within a multi-site environment.
• Experience across e-learning, face-to-face and blended learning.
• Strong ability to translate operational requirements into simple, practical and engaging learning.
• Proven experience leading a team and delivering outcomes through others.
• Experience in fuel, convenience, QSR or high-volume retail will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the operations training strategy and framework across the retail network.
• Establish role-based learning pathways, capability requirements and training standards aligned to operational priorities.
• Apply adult learning principles and instructional design expertise to ensure training is simple, practical and engaging.
• Guide and manage an external content development partner, ensuring quality, consistency and delivery to brief.
• Lead and develop the Operations Training team, setting clear priorities, accountabilities and performance expectations.
• Partner with Operations, Compliance & Standards and field leaders to identify capability gaps and align training to store needs.
• Support a store manager-led training model that builds field capability and reduces reliance on Support Office for training delivery.

Skills

Learning & Development

Instructional Design

Adult Learning Principles

People Leadership

Multi-site rollout

E-learning

Job description

Viva Energy Retail comprises of over 1000 retail, convenience, and quick service restaurants – including brands such as OTR, Reddy Express (formerly known as Coles Express), Smokemart and Giftbox, and in S.A, Krispy Kreme, Hungry Jacks, Oporto, Guzman and Gomez and many others. Viva Energy Retail is part of the Viva Energy Australia Group – an ASX-listed company helping Australians reach their destination by refining, importing, and distributing energy products while building a safe and sustainable energy future for all Australians. With Viva Energy Australia’s national footprint there has never been a more exciting time to join Viva Energy Retail as we set out to redefine the retail landscape in Australia.

This role is open to Adelaide and Melbourne

Job Description

The Operations Training & Design Lead will lead the operations training function within Store Enablement & Excellence, reporting to the Head of Store Enablement & Excellence. You will lead a small central team and own the strategy, framework and design standards that build capability across our national retail network.

This role will shape how operational training is designed and enabled across our stores, working closely with an external content development partner to ensure learning is practical, engaging and aligned to business priorities. You will play a key role in supporting a store manager-led training model and building a more capable and empowered field.

You will:

• Develop and own the operations training strategy and framework across the retail network.
• Establish role-based learning pathways, capability requirements and training standards aligned to operational priorities.
• Apply adult learning principles and instructional design expertise to ensure training is simple, practical and engaging.
• Guide and manage an external content development partner, ensuring quality, consistency and delivery to brief.
• Lead and develop the Operations Training team, setting clear priorities, accountabilities and performance expectations.
• Partner with Operations, Compliance & Standards and field leaders to identify capability gaps and align training to store needs.
• Support a store manager-led training model that builds field capability and reduces reliance on Support Office for training delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in learning and development, capability, instructional design or operational training.
• Strong knowledge and practical application of adult learning principles and instructional design.
• Demonstrated experience developing training strategies and frameworks within a multi-site environment.
• Experience across e-learning, face-to-face and blended learning.
• Strong ability to translate operational requirements into simple, practical and engaging learning.
• Proven experience leading a team and delivering outcomes through others.
• Experience in fuel, convenience, QSR or high-volume retail will be highly regarded.

Additional Information

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and encourage and support diversity in our traditional and non-traditional roles.

Please note: This role is being sourced by our internal Talent Acquisition team; therefore, we will not be accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.

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