Learning & Development Specialist
Posted 9 days 13 hours ago by AAK
£38,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Cheshire, Runcorn, United Kingdom, WA7 1
Job Description
Salary: Starts from £38,000Hours: Full timeContract: PermanentLocation: RuncornJoin AAK and enjoy a competitive salary, a generous bonus scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension, Life Assurance, Healthcare and more!About AAKAAK is proud to be the world's leading producer of specialty vegetable fats. Through our unique co-development approach, we develop and provide value-adding vegetable oil solutions in close collaboration with our customers, enabling them to achieve long-lasting business results.By doing so, we solve customer specific needs across many industries including Bakery, Chocolate & Confectionery, Dairy, Foodservice, Infant Nutrition and Personal Care.Our pioneering spirit and passion for innovation keeps us at the cutting edge of our industry and is what sets us apart. It enables our employees to work in a safe and supportive environment in which they make a genuine impact.AAK employ more than 3,500 employees globally and with 20 production facilities and customisation plants, and sales offices in over 25 countries spanning six continents we have one of our industries most diverse global footprints.AAK RuncornAAK Runcorn is the home to AAK Foods, a major manufacturer and supplier of sauces, condiments and dressings to the retail and foodservice sectors.Our private label work has won awards for taste and quality, and our products can be found on the shelves of stores throughout the world.From our site on Davy Road, to the east of the town centre, we work with customers to co-develop new recipes for grocery private label products, retail restaurants, quick service restaurants, foodservice and food ingredients.About the roleAAK Foods are seeking to appoint a Learning & Development Specialist to join the HR team. The successful candidate will be responsible for working closely with key stakeholders in production, technical, engineering and health & safety, to deliver the site's L&D objectives. The role reports directly to the HR Manager and comes with a level of autonomy, allowing the successful candidate to develop the role.Responsibilities
- Plan, deliver and evaluate key learning interventions to improve operational capability, whilst assuring learner proficiency and compliance.
- Apply industry knowledge, whilst leading the TNA (training needs analysis) with key stakeholders, to identify training
- requirements according to job role, industry standards, customer requirements and local legislation.
- Translate the TNA into the local training plan, ensuring alignment to local strategic direction.
- Manage the training plan through to completion, coordinating learners, training providers, e-learning platforms,
- and certification management. Monitoring progress through KPI reporting and regular meetings with key stakeholders.
- Apply financial rigour to the training budget, optimising ROI (return on investment) by assessing value for money against learner experience and the achievement of learning outcomes.
- Create and supervise the creation of new learning content for the adult learning environment. Optimising the principles of instructional design for physical, virtual, or electronic delivery.
- Deliver in-house programs with knowledge, professionalism and enthusiasm achieving expected learning outcomes.
- Actively participate in audits, both internal and external, ensuring training conformance to customer codes of practise, industry standards and local legislation.
- Competency based learning and development and training needs analysis
- Training solution development and instructional design
- Training evaluation and continuous improvement
- A competitive salary and benefits package.
- Company pension 3% Employee, 5% employer.
- UK Healthcare Scheme, Including Gym And Lifestyle Discounts
- 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
- Bonus scheme.
- Life Assurance Cover
- Free Hot Drinks
- Free Parking Onsite
- On-Site Canteen Serving Hot Food
- Investment in training and development.