Learning & Development Coordinator

Greencore; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Greencore, a leading food manufacturer in the UK, is seeking a Learning and Development Leader for its Warrington site. The role involves owning site training activities, coaching operational trainers, and ensuring compliance with training standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in manufacturing environments and a passion for employee development. Strong communication skills and relevant qualifications, such as Train the Trainer, are desirable.

Benefits

8% matched contributory pension

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Life insurance (4x salary)

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to our full Wellbeing Centre

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a learning and development leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with learning management systems and a data-driven approach to learning.
• IT literate with strong Microsoft skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Operational Trainers to deliver site-wide training.
• Maintain training records and improve performance insights.
• Manage external training suppliers and reporting requirements.

Skills

Learning and development leadership

Compliance and auditing

Coaching

Strong communication

Data-driven approach

IT skills

Education

Train the Trainer qualification

PTLLS qualification

Job description

Why Greencore?
We're one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, employing around 14,000 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's major food retailers with everything from sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals. In FY24, we generated revenues of 1.8bn.
Our mission is to make every day taste better.
Greencore Warrington is our Italian centre of excellence. Recent expansion and investment have made this a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit, producing high-quality Italian ready meals for customers including Tesco and Co-op. With over 800 colleagues operating 24/7, it's a fast-paced, high-volume site at the heart of Greencore's operations.

What you'll be doing
You'll take ownership of the site's learning and development activity, balancing hands-on delivery with strategic oversight. This will include:

• Lead, coach and support two Operational Trainers to deliver site-wide training effectively.
• Deliver a strong, compliance-led training plan while also spending time on the shop floor-building relationships and ensuring all our training is meaningful and practical
• Ensure day-one inductions are delivered to a high standard and support new starters through onboarding and early-stage development.
• Maintain accurate training records and use insights to improve performance, drive engagement, and shape the future of site-wide training delivery.
• Support customer and regulatory audits by maintaining high standards of compliance and readiness.
• Collaborate with functional and operational leaders to identify training needs and design site-specific learning solutions.
• Manage external training suppliers, training spend and reporting requirements.
• Champion Greencore's Grow with Greencore pathways and career development initiatives.

To succeed in this role, you'll need to be site-based 5 days per week, with occasional flexibility around working hours to support our shift-based colleagues (nights, weekends etc)
What we're looking for

• Proven experience in a learning and development leadership role within a manufacturing or similarly operational environment (e.g. Logistics).
• Skilled at balancing compliance and auditing requirements with hands-on engagement and practical coaching.
• Strong communicator with the ability to work across all levels of a diverse, shift-based workforce.
• Experience leading or coordinating site-based training teams.
• Familiar with learning management systems and data-driven approaches to learning.
• Passionate about people development and employee experience.
• Relevant training qualification such as Train the Trainer, PTLLS, or equivalent is desirable.
• IT literate with strong Microsoft skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)

We're not all the same at Greencore, and our differences help us make every day taste better for everyone. We're proud of our inclusive culture and are committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive.

What you'll get in return

• 8% matched contributory pension
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive employee discount platform
• Access to our full Wellbeing Centre

You'll also benefit from strong leadership, meaningful work and plenty of opportunity to grow-especially if you're looking to develop your career in a fast-moving, people-focused environment.
If this sounds like you, apply now and grow with Greencore.