Learning & Development Specialist, North Coast

Gallo•Napa, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team dedicated to building workforce capability through engaging, effective training programs that support operational excellence. In this role, you will help implement and maintain training initiatives while ensuring training content, records, and processes are accurate, compliant, and aligned with business objectives. You will collaborate across multiple functions to support training efforts in key areas such as FSMA, EHS, Production, Quality, and Maintenance. From reviewing and improving training materials to coordinating training schedules and monitoring completion records, you will play an important role in helping employees develop the knowledge and skills needed to succeed. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, support Training Within Industry (TWI) on-the-job training practices, and participate in new hire orientation and onboarding activities. You will also help evaluate training effectiveness, provide insight into training metrics, and recommend enhancements that improve learning outcomes and job performance. We are looking for a detail-oriented professional who enjoys working with diverse audiences, thrives in a collaborative environment, and is passionate about supporting employee growth and organizational success.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 6 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
Training experience that includes the delivery of instructional content for a varied audience.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Strong organizational and time management skills; experience with working independently and as part of a team.
Skilled in the use of MS Outlook, MS Excel and MS Word at an intermediate level.
Required to lift and move up to 25 lbs.
Must be able to comply with company PPE and/or GMP requirements appropriate for the job site(s).
Candidate is required to have a valid driver’s license, a safe driving record and reliable vehicle (if applicable) at the time of hire.
This position will undergo a motor vehicle check (MVR) to confirm a history of safe and responsible driving.
If needed, candidate must obtain the appropriate state driver’s license based on the position’s location within 30 days of hire.
Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Required to be 18 years or older.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High school diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 8 years of training, learning and development, education, organizational development, or instructional design experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
TWI Certified Job Instruction Trainer.
Experience effectively presenting and responding to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, students and the general public; experience effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
Skilled in reading, analyzing and interpreting general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or government regulations; experience writing reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals; experience working in the wine or spirits industry.
Demonstrated experience as a strong team player with a track record of reliably contributing to operational and project work; strong organizational and time management skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and individually manage a changing workload and schedule; experience solving practical problems and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; experience interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form; experience performing work that is varied and may be somewhat difficult in character, usually involving limited responsibility, requiring frequent evaluation, originality or ingenuity.

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain training initiatives.
Ensure training content, records, and processes are accurate, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.
Collaborate across multiple functions to support training efforts in key areas such as FSMA, EHS, Production, Quality, and Maintenance.
Review and improve training materials.
Coordinate training schedules and monitor completion records.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Support Training Within Industry (TWI) on-the-job training practices.
Participate in new hire orientation and onboarding activities.
Evaluate training effectiveness.
Provide insight into training metrics.
Recommend enhancements that improve learning outcomes and job performance.