Training Specialist

9 – 12 months contract covering maternity leave in Crewe (Mainly onsite, some flexibility).

Main goals & objectives:

To identify and address technical training needs across manufacturing functions, this role involves designing, developing or sourcing training solutions to enhance technical knowledge and skills in areas such as Planning, Launch Quality Centre, Logistics, Strategy, Quality and Projects. The Technical Training Specialist ensures that colleagues are equipped to meet the strategic objectives of manufacturing and adapt to changes in technology, processes and industry standards.

Main Responsibilities:

• Identify learning and development needs at individual/group level:

• Ability to determine appropriate audience.
• Identify the appropriate method of delivery.
• Agree timescales and budget.
• Identify return on investment opportunities.

• Identify and agree clear objectives and measures.
• Design workshops, programmes and activities for colleague technical skill & development.
• Use e-Learning technology/mobile learning and other learning resources.
• Utilise internal topic experts to enable knowledge/expertise share.
• Create new and innovative solutions to encourage learning.

• Independently deliver training in the appropriate, professional manner.
• Co-ordinate supplier activity and use knowledge to develop other skills and competence.
• Provide effective facilitation to support activities.
• Provide coaching to Colleagues to improve performance.

• Review feedback from Colleagues, Team Leaders and Managers.
• Identify and implement improvements based on feedback.
• Uses measures to ensure learning delivers improvements in performance.

• Supports planning and allocation of Slip labour to release colleagues from process.
• Creates rotation plans to ensure colleague versatility.
• Ensures colleagues are trained with compliant training documentation.
• Ensures all relevant communications are shared with Slip colleagues.
• Tracks performance and utilisation of Slip colleagues.

Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of identifying learning needs.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering/presenting to a range of audiences.
• Clear, concise and assertive communication skills.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Understanding of Manufacturing processes and methods.
• Competent in Microsoft Office.
• Able to assess competence and capability requirements.
• Able to design learning and development solutions.
• High level of knowledge, in relation to Production Systems methodology.
• Degree qualified or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Recognised learning and development/HR/coaching qualification.
• Relevant Lean Manufacturing qualification desirable.

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