Site Training Leader – Manufacturing Excellence

fairlife; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid Time Off

Supplemental health plans

Job summary

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

The Site Training Manager at Webster’s site translates enterprise direction into site action, leading training strategy, data governance, and workforce readiness. You’ll partner across operations, HR, EHS, Quality, and engineering to improve proficiency and on‑the‑job performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in instructional design, education, training, operations, engineering, business, or related field—or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in manufacturing, technical training, L&D, or operations with demonstrated leadership and program delivery.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills from shop floor to site leadership.
• Proven ability to manage a training portfolio with deadlines, risk and ownership.
• Skilled in analyzing skills-matrix, learner, and operational data to drive priorities and resource decisions.
• Flexible availability to support all shifts, including mornings, evenings or weekends.
• Working knowledge of adult learning, instructional design, facilitation, and training measurement methods.
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint; familiar with LMS, budgeting, and digital training tools.
• Solid grasp of manufacturing operations to guide training decisions and involve SMEs.
• Preferred: experience in food & beverage, dairy, regulated manufacturing, startup/greenfield, CAPEX, multi-shift leadership.

Responsibilities

• Represent Technical Training in site leadership forums; align shift leaders on training priorities, qualification requirements, and change readiness.
• Own training data, skills-matrix, scorecard, and capability assessments—set standards, flag workforce risks, and guide qualification/investment decisions.
• Partner with site and shift leaders to secure training capacity and confirm evidence exists before qualification sign-off.
• Own the site’s training project portfolio (capital, equipment, process changes)—manage plans, milestones, risks, and resource trade-offs.
• Set curriculum and instructional design standards; oversee content ownership and quality across Training Specialists.
• Own training operations, governance, and records; delegate routine LMS/logistics work to the Training Coordinator.
• Lead, coach, and develop Training Specialists and the Coordinator—set goals, hold regular one-on-ones, and address performance early.
• Own the site training budget, team capacity, and the Certified Trainer program (selection, certification, quality calibration).
• Maintain regular presence across office, classroom, and floor to stay a credible training partner to employees and leadership; perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Training portfolio

Skills-matrix analysis

LMS familiarity

Adult learning

Cross-functional

Shift flexibility

MS Office

Manufacturing ops

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

LMS

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

The Site Training Manager at Webster’s site translates enterprise direction into site action, leading training strategy, data governance, and workforce readiness. You’ll partner across operations, HR, EHS, Quality, and engineering to improve proficiency and on‑the‑job performance.