Senior CI & Training Lead (Hybrid Work)

McCormick & Company, Incorporated; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home up to 50% of time

Health & Wellness initiatives

Community engagement

Family-friendly policies with parental

Employee recognition program

Flexible novated lease options with SG

Flexible schedules for work-life

Job summary

McCormick is seeking a Senior CI & Training Specialist to drive Journey to Excellence and continuous improvement across people, processes and systems in Melbourne. You will lead cross-functional projects that lift safety, quality, service and productivity.

The role manages LMS, learning and development programs, and competency-building. You’ll partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, HR and Maintenance to strengthen workforce capability and support audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience within manufacturing, continuous improvement, operational excellence or a related environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading improvement projects and driving measurable business outcomes.
• Practical knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience developing training programs, competency frameworks or workforce capability initiatives.
• Exposure to Learning Management Systems and training compliance processes.
• Strong analytical capability with experience using systems such as SAP, Power BI or similar reporting and analytics tools.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to influence across all levels of the organisation and drive sustainable behavioural changes.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE) highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the site's Journey to Excellence (JTE) and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional improvement projects that deliver measurable outcomes in safety, quality, service, cost and productivity.
• Drive loss elimination activities, problem-solving workshops and performance improvement programs.
• Maintain key industrial performance systems, labour standards, planning rates and manufacturing master data.
• Lead the site's Training & Development pillar and competency-building strategy.
• Develop and implement training programs, SOPs, one-point lessons and capability-building initiatives.
• Manage the Learning Management System (LMS), skills matrices and training compliance processes.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, HR and Maintenance teams to build workforce capability and support audit readiness.
• Use data and analytics to identify opportunities, improve decision making and strengthen operational discipline.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

TPM

Problem-solving

Training programs

LMS exposure

SAP

Power BI

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

TAE

Education

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE)

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

McCormick is seeking a Senior CI & Training Specialist to drive Journey to Excellence and continuous improvement across people, processes and systems in Melbourne. You will lead cross-functional projects that lift safety, quality, service and productivity.

The role manages LMS, learning and development programs, and competency-building. You’ll partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, HR and Maintenance to strengthen workforce capability and support audit readiness.