Learning & Development Specialist, North Coast

E. & J. Gallo Winery; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

E. & J. Gallo Winery in Napa, CA is seeking a Training Specialist to design, implement, and maintain training programs across FSMA, EHS, Production, Quality, and Maintenance.

You will coordinate schedules, monitor completion, evaluate effectiveness, and contribute to onboarding and new hire orientation, partnering with multiple functions to support employee growth and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years in training, learning and development, or related field.
• Experience delivering instructional content to varied audiences.
• Strong communication, written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain training initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Coordinate training schedules and monitor completion records across FSMA, EHS, Production, Quality and Maintenance.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and recommend improvements; support onboarding and new hire orientation.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience

High school diploma + 6 years experience

TWI Certified Job Instruction Trainer

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Job Type: Full-time

Work Category: Onsite,

Application Close Date: 09/02/2026

Sponsorship: Not Available

Compensation: $ 38.94 - $ 58.37

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We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor 'Best Places to Work.' We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We're home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.

A Taste of What You'll Do

Join a team dedicated to building workforce capability through engaging, effective training programs that support operational excellence. In this role, you will help implement and maintain training initiatives while ensuring training content, records, and processes are accurate, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.

You will collaborate across multiple functions to support training efforts in key areas such as FSMA, EHS, Production, Quality, and Maintenance. From reviewing and improving training materials to coordinating training schedules and monitoring completion records, you will play an important role in helping employees develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, support Training Within Industry (TWI) on-the-job training practices, and participate in new hire orientation and onboarding activities. You will also help evaluate training effectiveness, provide insight into training metrics, and recommend enhancements that improve learning outcomes and job performance.

We are looking for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with diverse audiences, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is passionate about supporting employee growth and organizational success.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 6 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• Training experience that includes the delivery of instructional content for a varied audience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong organizational and time management skills; experience with working independently and as part of a team.
• Skilled in the use of MS Outlook, MS Excel and MS Word at an intermediate level.
• Required to lift and move up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to comply with company PPE and/or GMP requirements appropriate for the job site(s).
• Candidate is required to have a valid driver's license, a safe driving record and reliable vehicle (if applicable) at the time of hire. This position will undergo a motor vehicle check (MVR) to confirm a history of safe and responsible driving. If needed, candidate must obtain the appropriate state driver's license based on the position's location within 30 days of hire.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

How You'll Stand Out

• Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility. TWI Certified Job Instruction Trainer.
• Experience effectively presenting and responding to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, students and the general public; experience effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• Skilled in reading, analyzing and interpreting general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations; experience writing reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals; experience working in the wine or spirits industry.
• Demonstrated experience as a strong team player with a track record of reliably contributing to operational and project work; strong organizational and time management skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and individually manage a changing workload and schedule; experience solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; experience interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form; experience performing work that is varied and may be somewhat difficult in character, usually involving limited responsibility, requiring frequent evaluation, originality or ingenuity.

Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• We offer a broad salary range to allow for long-term growth. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
• It is the Company's policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

Gallo's policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

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