Training & Development Leader - Onboarding & Apprenticeships

Midwest Drywall Co Inc; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 95.000 - 125.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Profit sharing

Bonus opportunities

401(k) plan

Health Care Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care FSA

Zusammenfassung

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.

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Adult learning

Instructional design

Needs assessment

Facilitation

Train-the-trainer

Program evaluation

Project management

Communication

Coaching

Data analysis

Ausbildung

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

Tools

Learning management systems

Microsoft 365

Jobbeschreibung

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.