Learning/Development Coordinator - Mankato, MN

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Mankato, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Learning/Development Coordinator serves the Mankato complex and is responsible for developing and implementing the technical training program and coordinating Performance Excellence (PE). The role ensures team development and technical training align with Performance Excellence principles and methodologies to promote operational efficiency, consistency, and continuous improvement. It also supports management in facilitating safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations, as directed by the Complex Manager. Support may include operational troubleshooting, layered audits for the CCD, SMS, WPO, DEC, SQE, and PM pillars, working permit issuance, and covering for operations management staff absences. The position involves hands-on work in the plant approximately 70% of the time and office work approximately 30% of the time. It is an exempt-level position, and successful completion of a background check is required.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is preferred, or equivalent years of relevant experience.
High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Teams, SharePoint, OneNote, Forms, Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to lead and motivate others, build team buy-in, and champion change.
Ability to assess training needs, translate job duties and required skills into training programs, and develop, organize, and deliver instructional presentations.
Proficiency in active listening, clear communication, training, coaching, and employee development.
Ability to identify issues and solve problems.
Strong communication and influencing skills to promote engagement and support for Performance Excellence and training programs at all levels.
Presentation skills for one-on-one coaching, field training, small-group training, and formal stand-up instruction.
Positive attitude and self-driven work ethic to serve as a role model.
Demonstrated experience and ability to drive continuous improvement in operations.
Successful completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement an effective technical training program that supports a motivated, safe workforce and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with the Performance Excellence Team to develop, implement, document, and measure training effectiveness.
Lead collaboration on CCD skill-set assessment matrices and coordinate with operations stakeholders.
Use CCD 2.0 tools, resources, and templates to conduct Focused Training Initiatives and World Class Training Initiatives.
Work with plant leadership to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities tied to plant losses and define KPIs and training measures of success.
Conduct Train-the-Trainer sessions as required.
Mentor and develop unit and department employees to foster an inspiring, high-performance culture.
Own implementation of the standardized SMS pillar for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 planning and coordination.
Support safe, reliable performance by ensuring units and departments follow site, corporate, quality, and regulatory standards for operating procedures and Management of Change (MOCs).
Collaborate with Corporate L&D and peer L&D Coordinators to promote training best practices and consistency across the site.
Manage the site's new-hire training and mentoring program, including 30-, 60-, and 90-day assessments.
Build relationships and collaborate with on-the-job training mentors, subject matter experts, procedure and training reviewers, engineers, managers, supervisors, and EHS staff to support site training activities.
Maintain, update, and audit training documents and procedures in response to changes, MOCs, CCD skill-set matrices, and periodic reviews.
Maintain the L&D matrix and provide weekly or biweekly progress updates for the Cogen, Refinery, lab team, and Crush plant.
Develop and use adult-learning methodologies to deliver one-on-one coaching and instruction, field training, small-group training, and formal stand-up instruction.
Provide additional management support as determined by the Plant Manager to help maintain safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.
Align with site leadership on mitigation steps to address identified training gaps.
Serve as a key stakeholder on the employee feedback and surveys, recognition, and retention team.
Provide operational support that may include troubleshooting, layered audits, permit issuance, and coverage for operations management staff absences.