Training & Development Leader - Onboarding & Apprenticeships

Midwest Drywall Co Inc; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Bonus opportunities

401(k) plan

Health Care Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care FSA

Job summary

Midwest Drywall Co., Inc. in Wichita, KS, is seeking a Training & Development Manager to lead practical learning programs for employees and the apprentice pipeline, aligning with our ESOP culture and safety standards.

You will own orientation, onboarding, and the Midwest Academy; design modules for leadership, soft skills, and role-based training; partner with operations, safety, and People Ops to boost time-to-productivity and internal mobility.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in adult learning, instructional design, needs assessment, facilitation, on-the-job training, train-the-trainer methods, and program evaluation.
• Ability to build practical, scalable programs for field and office employees; strong communication, coaching, project management, change leadership, relationship-building, and data-analysis skills; ability to travel and adjust schedules for field training.
• Preferred: experience in commercial construction, drywall, apprenticeship, bilingual English/Spanish communication, and learning-management systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a companywide learning strategy and annual training plan aligned with business priorities, core values, employee-owner culture, safety, quality, productivity, and retention.
• Own orientation and onboarding content for field and office employees, including role-based 30/60/90-day learning plans, leader tools, required training, and measures of time-to-productivity and early retention.
• Lead and continuously improve the Midwest Academy/apprenticeship program, including curriculum, instructor and mentor support, progression standards, documentation, completion, and external partnerships as applicable.
• Design and deliver employee, leadership, and soft-skills development covering communication, coaching, feedback, accountability, conflict resolution, decision-making, relationship management, and team effectiveness.
• Build structured on-the-job training pathways, competency checklists, and train-the-trainer resources for Project Managers, Estimators, and other critical operations roles; coordinate job shadowing, practice, and proficiency validation.
• Develop foundational computer and systems training, including Microsoft 365, email and collaboration tools, file management, company applications, digital communication, and documentation standards.
• Establish mentorship, job-shadowing, cross-training, career-path, and knowledge-transfer programs that support internal mobility, bench strength, succession planning, and retention.
• Facilitate instructor-led, virtual, and blended learning; prepare internal trainers and mentors; manage outside vendors, learning systems, calendars, content libraries, budgets, qualifications, and training records; adapt delivery to field schedules and workforce needs.
• Evaluate effectiveness through feedback, assessments, manager observation, time-to-competency, internal promotion, retention, quality, rework, safety, and productivity indicators.
• Follow Midwest Drywall policies, jobsite safety requirements, quality standards, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Adult learning

Instructional design

Needs assessment

Facilitation

Train-the-trainer

Program evaluation

Project management

Communication

Coaching

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HRD / organizational development / adult education / business / construction management

Tools

Learning management systems

Microsoft 365

Job description

Midwest Drywall Co., Inc. in Wichita, KS, is seeking a Training & Development Manager to lead practical learning programs for employees and the apprentice pipeline, aligning with our ESOP culture and safety standards.

You will own orientation, onboarding, and the Midwest Academy; design modules for leadership, soft skills, and role-based training; partner with operations, safety, and People Ops to boost time-to-productivity and internal mobility.