Regional Seed Production Training Leader (Hybrid)

Iowa Ag; Johnston (IA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Job summary

Vylor is seeking a Regional Production Training Specialist in Johnston, IA, to lead and improve training programs across Global Seed Operations. You will coordinate with Production, Quality, EHS&S, and other groups to standardize onboarding and ensure safety, quality, and operational excellence.

The role requires designing and delivering instructor-led, blended, and digital training, maintaining LMS resources, and driving continuous improvement across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, and delivering employee training programs.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and priorities across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and build collaborative relationships.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Experience developing and maintaining documentation, training records, learning resources, and LMS.
• Expertise in Microsoft 365 applications including Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Forms.
• Ability to develop assessments/surveys, analyze feedback and data, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the central point of contact for production training programs across Global Seed Operations.
• Partner with Production, Quality, EHS&S, and other teams to align training priorities and execution strategies.
• Lead design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of onboarding and training programs for production environments (instructor-led, blended, digital).
• Standardize training and onboarding across locations with site-specific processes.
• Provide guidance on learning strategy and adult learning principles to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Maintain training procedures, certification processes, learning documentation, and program resources for compliance.
• Coordinate and support training content related to quality systems and seed production processes.
• Collaborate with Quality and EHS&S teams to keep content current and compliant.
• Monitor training effectiveness via feedback, metrics, and audits to identify gaps and improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance training quality and cross-site collaboration.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning

Facilitation & coaching

Project coordination

Influence without authority

Organization

Documentation & LMS

MS 365

Assessments & data

Communication

Safety & quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education/Ag Education/Ag Systems/Organizational Development/HR or related

Tools

LMS

Microsoft 365

Job description

Vylor is seeking a Regional Production Training Specialist in Johnston, IA, to lead and improve training programs across Global Seed Operations. You will coordinate with Production, Quality, EHS&S, and other groups to standardize onboarding and ensure safety, quality, and operational excellence.

The role requires designing and delivering instructor-led, blended, and digital training, maintaining LMS resources, and driving continuous improvement across sites.