Education & Training Coordinator (Keairns)

Royal Canin•North Sioux City, SD

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Royal Canin is seeking an Education and Training Coordinator to join our exciting pet food business at a manufacturing plant in North Sioux City, SD. We focus on the unique needs of cats and dogs. Our obsession with detail allows us to deliver precise, effective nutrition and help them become their magnificent best. As part of our overall total compensation package, Mars Petcare offers a competitive benefits package to all associates: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here. This role plays a critical function at the RSD Facility. Our associates are at the heart of everything that we do. The Education and Training Coordinator develops and supports the overall associate training program through the Education and Training Pillar. The purpose of the Education & Training (E&T) Pillar is to deploy an effective, efficient, and integrated training system at the site; building the required associate capabilities and enabling competent performance to support loss reduction. The successful candidate will use loss data to design, develop, manage, and facilitate operational training for hourly production associates to improve their technical skills and performance. This role ensures that associates are equipped through training and preparation to run their respective areas efficiently to meet role expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Education, Human Resources, or a related field OR 3-5 years of relevant experience in education in training, preferably in a business environment
Background in a manufacturing environment
Experience with instructional design theory and implementation
Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to deal effectively with the uncertainty of change
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and work together with associates within all levels of the organization
Ability to work with confidentiality
Excellent computer skills with experience in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Ability to work with little or no supervision

Nice To Haves

Experience as an adult trainer
Experience completing full training cycles (assess needs, plan, develop, monitor, and adjust)
Bilingual Spanish / English

Responsibilities

Develop the overall education and training program and strategies for the site
Working closely with the site on training and coaching all associates on (Mars TPM Program) E&T standards. Through the progression stages of (Mars TPM Program), you will ensure that the hourly role standards be incorporated into the role profile; working closely with P&O, and as we well updating the induction and training plans for new comers.
Facilitate the role profiling methodology to build clear inventories of responsibilities and required skills; identify gaps to build training course and curriculum.
Using loss data to build the factory skills matrix; ensuring this is kept up to date with the outputs of Associate validation.
Develop a standardized and robust training for all operational associates; building the appropriate training standards and validation procedures to eliminate factory losses.
Ensure appropriate knowledge management methodologies are applied to maintain, share and update recorded knowledge within the site's information structure
Facilitate the Training design and development methodology with support from the Subject Matter Experts (i.e. Operations, Safety, QF&S, etc.) in a way to drive standardization and simplification across the sites.
Training & Coaching on all E&T processes, systems and tools.
Provide leadership, objectives, feedback, and performance coaching to all associates involved in site education and training programs, especially on the job trainers and expert trainers.
Manage Uniform Program through a selected provider to ensure both uniform and supply needs are met
Create and support framework to ensure successful onboarding for new associates according to standard.
Provide administrative support as required
Other admin tasks and other duties as assigned