Country Training Manager

Can-Pack Colombia; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Can-Pack Colombia seeks a Manager to own the region's technical skills implementation and execution of global training standards. You will drive regional capability outcomes and workforce readiness across plants, aligning with global methodologies and strategic priorities.

This role leads a dispersed team, partners with Operations, Engineering, Quality and HR, manages budgets, and travels up to 50% to sites and investments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in training, learning & development in manufacturing.
• Experience leading regional or multi-site training programs.
• Proven ability to implement global standards locally.
• Strong measurement and KPI governance in education programs.
• Experience with virtual and online workshops.

Responsibilities

• Own regional strategy for proficiency pathways and workforce readiness.
• Lead training initiatives across multiple plants with budget responsibility.
• Govern training processes and sustainment; ensure execution excellence.
• Audit alignment with global standards and drive continuous improvement.
• Travel up to 50% to support sites and investments.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, HR and Quality leaders.
• Hire and develop a regional training team; foster collaboration.
• Report KPIs to senior leaders and drive performance.

Skills

Project management

Facilitation

Strategic planning

Remote team leadership

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Change management

Education

University degree in Education/Manufacturing

Master Trainer Certification

TWI Certification

Project Management Certification

Change Management Certification

Tools

MS Office Suite

Learning Management System (LMS)

Instructional Design

Job description

Manager that owns the region's technical skills implementation and execution strategy of global standards surrounding training standards and process. Accountable for both regional technical capability outcomes, and workforce readiness.

Duties and Tasks

• Accountability for regional strategy, role-based proficiency pathways, plant-level delivery, business impact measurement, regional workforce readiness, standardization and knowledge transfer, and regional training team leadership
• Leadership and governance of all training initiatives. Development of Technical Training process and rigor to include governing implementation, execution excellence and sustainment, integrating training operations across plants, and allocating resources across the region.
• Ensuring training practices are aligned with global methodology, plant needs, and operational requirements. Providing regional guidance and decision-making support to local teams. Auditing training routines to quantify alignment with global standards and foster continuous development of technical excellence and knowledge/best practice sharing across plants.
• KPI Ownership, Reporting, and Data-Driven Improvements. Own and consolidate KPIs for all plants in the region. Setting regional priorities by analyzing training data to identify trends, capability gaps, and improvement opportunities. Communicate insights and recommendations to Managing Directors, Operational Directors and Global Director of Training.
• Leadership and Development of a geographically dispersed team training team. Lead, coach, and strengthen the capabilities of training specialists and [training] mentors across assigned region. Provide both regional and local priorities and direction. Removing cross-site barriers or obstacles and ensuring specialists have the skills, resources, and clarity needed to succeed. Build a collaborative, aligned, and high-performing training regional network.
• Strategic Partnership with Operations & Cross Functional Stakeholders. Build strong relationships with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and HR Leaders. Ensuring alignment between training initiatives and operational strategies.
• Leadership of training initiatives at investment sites (ex. green fields, expansion, replacement or improvement projects). Responsible for training budget, coordination of supporting global resources, timeline adherence, and technical training process adherence. Responsible for hiring and onboarding new training team members.
• Perform other duties as assigned by global Training director, in line with the scope of the position and employment agreement.
• Directly manage all training specialists at all sites across assigned region (4 to 9 direct reports).
• Travel 50% to support sites, corporate initiatives, investments, professional development and/or meetings.

Required Qualifications / Education

• University degree in Education, Manufacturing, Adult Learning, Learning & Development, Organizational Development or related fields.
• Master Trainer Certification preferred
• TWI Certification preferred
• Project Management Certification preferred
• Change Management Certification preferred

Work Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in training, learning & development roles within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading teams, projects, or new initiatives within operations.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience implementation of training standards in a technical training process, preferably high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience in remote team leadership.
• Experience with multi-site responsibility.
• Experience working in and managing teams in multicultural environments.

Skills

• Excellent project management skills, proven ability to plan and execute training models across multiple manufacturing environments.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and collaboration skills, enabling effective work across functions and various stakeholders.
• Proficiency in development and delivery of virtual and online multi-site developmental and training workshops
• Proficiency in performing multi-site comparative analysis on training data and report progress, gaps, and results in a clear and structured way to senior leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively work with all levels within the organization.
• Strategic planning that enables a phasic and tiered approach to executing project plans.
• Excellent problem resolution and time management skills.
• Performance management skills for remote, multi-site teams in a matrix reporting structure.
• Expertise in MS Office Suite, instructional design, and
  learning/skills management systems.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of training processes in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of on-the-job training and mentoring principles.
• Knowledge of skills assessment methods and skills matrices.
• Knowledge of technical writing, training documentation, and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of change management, project management, and continuous impr