Manufacturing Training Leader – Ops Excellence

Agropur; Lake Norden (SD); On-site; USD 84,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range

Work schedule

Benefits package

401(k)

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Agropur, Lake Norden, SD, is seeking an Operations Training Manager to drive on-site training initiatives aligned with strategic priorities and the Education & Training roadmap. You will analyze training effectiveness and coach a team to continuously improve technical skills in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role requires five years in learning and development and manufacturing training experience, with a preference for food manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of learning and development/employee engagement experience.
• Manufacturing training experience required.
• Food Manufacturing training experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• This person will lead the local production training strategy operationalization, and execution of site-wide training programs for our manufacturing population to support manufacturing excellence.
• This role will also collaborate across corporate functional teams to deliver training on corporate initiatives and programs such as Health & Safety, Quality, Operations, Compliance, and Operational Excellence, etc. in alignment with the Education & Training Pillar Global roadmap.
• Operationalization of the Education & Training (E&T) Pillar Local roadmap in collaboration with the Education & Training (E&T) Global Pillar lead.
• Procedures and structured training programs aligned to global operations and plant strategic goals.
• Collaborate with Plant Leadership, Human Capital and Operational Functions to align and implement the local training strategy with input from various departments.
• Lead the local execution of site-wide training operational training programs and delivery to our manufacturing population following a plan do check act approach for continuous improvement and technical skills development. Close operator standard work gaps to ensure employees are fully trained and capable to perform current and evolving work responsibilities.
• Build, lead and coach a high performing local training team.
• Lead the local deployment of digital learning tools to enhance accessibility and traceability in line with global roadmap. Explore evaluate and adopt technology and AI to optimize content, development and learning management.

Skills

Learning & Development

Employee Engagement

Manufacturing training

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Digital Learning Tools

AI for learning

Job description

Agropur, Lake Norden, SD, is seeking an Operations Training Manager to drive on-site training initiatives aligned with strategic priorities and the Education & Training roadmap. You will analyze training effectiveness and coach a team to continuously improve technical skills in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role requires five years in learning and development and manufacturing training experience, with a preference for food manufacturing.