Learning Delivery Specialist

Warburtons; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Learning Delivery Specialist, where you will drive performance through innovative learning and coaching. This role is pivotal in enhancing capabilities across multiple sites, ensuring that development needs are met through engaging solutions. You'll collaborate with management to implement the national L&D strategy and foster a culture of continuous improvement. With a focus on both personal and team development, this position offers a unique opportunity to impact operational excellence and management skills. If you're passionate about shaping the future of learning, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Discretionary profit share

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts on products

Access to free physiotherapy

24/7 confidential helpline

Comprehensive occupational health service

Qualifications

• Expert in Learning and Development with a focus on coaching and mentoring.
• Strong influencing skills to promote a learning culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local L&D Agenda and collaborate with management teams.
• Design and develop learning solutions for operational teams.

Skills

Learning and Development Expertise

Coaching and Mentoring

Stakeholder Management

Adult Learning Theories

Learning Technologies

Management Development Knowledge

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

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Title: Learning Delivery Specialist
Function: Human Resources
Location: Tuscany / Howden & Stockton
Salary: Up to £40,000(Depending on experience)

Are you an L&D Specialist looking for your next challenge?

Are you an L&D Specialist looking for a new opportunity to build capability at our Wakefield, Howden & Stockton sites? We are looking for an individual that could be based at Tuscany but would be willing to travel between sites.

Warburtons are a sixth-generation family company, we not only value our rich heritage but also embrace innovation across our 11 bakeries and 17 depots nationwide. With a dedicated family of over 5,000 colleagues, family values and pride in our work are essential ingredients to our success.

To contribute to that success you will be passionate about driving performance through innovative learning and coaching? Our Learning and Development team is at the heart of our aim to enhance our manufacturing and distribution capabilities. As part of an engaged and supportive team, you will partner with site leadership teams to own the L&D agenda across your site and depots, directly impacting our operational excellence and management skills.

You would be joining a high-performing, fun, national L&D team that is committed to not only the development of their colleagues but also their own development and the achievement of both personal and business goals.

The Role

It is an exciting time to be joining our Learning team, our business is transforming. As a Learning & Development Specialist, you will lead the local L&D Agenda and work in collaboration with the Management and HR teams to identify local and national development needs, delivering engaging solutions, using blended approaches, to meet the learners needs. Technology plays a key role in our future and we are excited about how we can evolve as a team to embrace the opportunities this brings.

With a focus on both developing the people management fundamentals of our line managers and ensuring we develop the core skills and competencies across all our operational teams to deliver brilliant basics every day. You will work in collaboration, to assess and develop plans to address learning needs, ensuring they are aligned to the National L&D strategy and through implementing the annual L&D plan. Utilising the Learning Management System (LMS) to ensure that processes are managed, and accurate training records are maintained.

You'll also contribute to the design and development of learning solutions, working in partnership with the Learning Content Designer and business teams to ensure effective learning methodologies are applied and consistent design standards are met.You will be able to coach and develop the capability of all Operations skills trainers, to ensure high standards and consistency of delivery are met. Has a responsibility to develop junior operational talent, including next generation talent (apprentices), contributing to the development of an internal pipeline for operations.

The role has responsibility for several bakeries and depots, where regular travel to these is required. The key to successfully managing the learning agenda at multiple sites is to build close relationships with stakeholders to understand their priorities and deliver against these.

• An expert in Learning and Development
• Ability to use coaching and mentoring approaches in learning
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, with confidence to promote the value of a learning culture
• Excellent knowledge of the learning cycle and experience in its implementation
• Excellent understanding of accelerated learning techniques and adult learning theories and confident in using this to design and deliver engaging development solutions
• Experience of working with Learning Technologies and embraces a range of blended learning solutions
• Knowledge of management development theory, models and best practice
• Flexibility to work across multiple locations to ensure a consistent service is provided across both Manufacturing and Distribution teams. A driving licence will be required.
• Full UK Driving License

Extra Dough

You will want to know what your bread is worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us, and we know it will be to you, so you’ll have 5 weeks holiday and bank holidays with the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Support for your health and wellbeing, access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.