Training and Development Manager

Summary

As a Training and Development Manager, you will design, implement, and oversee training programs that enhance our employees' skills and knowledge. This role is crucial in ensuring that our workforce has the necessary tools and expertise to excel in their roles and contribute to the organization's overall success.

Essential duties and responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodation for disabilities may be made for one or more of the following:

• Develop and implement training strategies and programs that align with the organization's goals and objectives.
• Identify training needs through consultation with managers, HR, and employees, and conduct skills gap analysis.
• Design and deliver training sessions, workshops, and seminars both in person and through online platforms.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to create training materials, manuals, and resources.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through feedback, assessments, and performance metrics.
• Monitor and track employee progress and development and provide ongoing support and coaching.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in training and development to improve programs continuously.
• Manage the training budget, resources, and vendors to ensure cost-effective delivery of training initiatives.
• Maintain the training systems utilizing our document control systems and in-house training platforms.
• Assist with the development of the annual training plan housed within the training documentation.
• Ensure training needs identified through the appraisal process are supported and delivered.
• Responsible for developing and implementing training in the following areas: LKI, Project Management, 6 Sigma, Project Facilitation, and any other suitable training package that can be delivered internally.
• Review and develop, where necessary, all on-the-job training processes to ensure they continue to meet production demands and health and safety requirements.
• Develop on-the-job training competencies across production.
• Monitor on-the-job training for all new hires and employees undergoing cross-training (this will require attendance outside of normal working hours to meet various shifts)
• Monitor refresher training for on-the-job training.
• Organize and manage in-house training e.g. Immersion Courses, LISI Knowledge Institute (LKI) programs, including liaising with external training providers who may be delivering the training
• Source and book venues for external training providers.
• Creating, maintaining, and distributing training figures on a monthly basis
• Monitor training hours undertaken and costs.
• Ensure training evaluations are completed in a timely manner across all platforms with the support of the HR.
• Identify state and local grants for training.

Ways of working, Experience, and Behaviors

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses experience to complement data; Designs workflows, and procedures as necessary to implement new processes and enhance productivity in current processes.
• Problem Solving Skills – Be able to define problems clearly, examine issues from various perspectives, evaluate alternatives, identify manageable components parts, deliver solutions -technical and financial- to problems, and use quantitative measures/indicators and analysis to solve problems.
• Technical Skills – Understands and has working knowledge of recruitment systems, process, and techniques.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens intently to others and seeks clarification; Provides clear and pleasant responses to inquires regardless of the situation; simply presents complex concepts to achieve understanding of new concepts at all levels of the organization. Able to teach others how to present and develop leaning materials. Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Places success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed; Recognizes accomplishments of team members.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; Contributes to profits and revenue; Conserves organizational resources.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities of self and others; Uses time efficiently; Plans for resources in a creative way only adding cost as absolutely necessary; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

Essential job requirements skills and abilities

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or 5-10 years of related fastener experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have experience working with fastener-industry-specific machines and tools.

Safety and Environmental

• The position's responsibilities include compliance with company and governmental safety, environmental, and hazardous materials regulations and procedures. Employees will be required to wear personal safety equipment (PPE) in specified areas, such as safety glasses, hearing protection, or proper footwear.
• Participate in the development and promotion of the HSE culture.
• Be exemplary in terms of health, safety, and the environment, in particular by:
• Respecting and ensuring respect for the instructions and rules established in the field of health, safety, and the environment (in particular, the LISI golden rules).
• Immediately correct, whenever possible, or report to his or her superiors and/or the HSE department any malfunction or risky situation in the fields of health, safety, and environmental protection.
• Implementing preventive actions to reduce the environmental footprint and control health and safety risks.
• Participate, upon request, in analyses (of risks, incidents) and HSE working groups related to his/her professional scope.
• Be familiar with the main health and safety risks and the main environmental impacts relating to the scope of his/her work.
• Be familiar with the site's HSE policy and objectives.
• To be able to make proposals for improving working conditions and limiting environmental impact.