Manufacturing Training & Development Lead
About The Position
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love. As part of our Human Resources team, you’ll help us attract, hire and retain the top talent we need to achieve our bold vision. You’ll play a vital role in defining, developing and maintaining the winning culture that empowers diverse individuals to work together and create the impossible. We’re seeking change leaders, talent strategists, employee advocates and culture architects to enable our teams. In this position... The Training and Development Leader (TDL) is responsible for facilitating and executing manufacturing development activities at their assigned manufacturing facility. An effective TDL will leverage their process management experience, understanding of adult learning theory, and ability to deliver complex curricula. They play a vital role in supporting Ford Motor Company’s vision of providing world-class learning and development activities by ensuring consistency, compliance, and effectiveness at the plant level. This position serves as the primary liaison between plant operations leadership and the North America Manufacturing L&D Team. You will work closely with plant operations to coordinate onboarding activities and training for new hires, as well as ongoing training for existing personnel to build the skills and capabilities required for new technologies. You will be responsible for ensuring consistent application of L&D standards and using the L&D Needs Assessment process to identify employee capability gaps. You will also collaborate with key partners, such as the Launch Planning/Workforce Readiness Leads, to ensure the facility is prepared for future production requirements. The successful candidate will be highly motivated with a passion for training, impeccable project management skills, and the ability to influence leadership to support manufacturing employee development activities.
Requirements
- Process management experience
- Understanding of adult learning theory
- Ability to deliver complex curricula
- Highly motivated with a passion for training
- Impeccable project management skills
- Ability to influence leadership to support manufacturing employee development activities
Responsibilities
- Facilitating and executing manufacturing development activities at their assigned manufacturing facility.
- Leveraging process management experience, understanding of adult learning theory, and ability to deliver complex curricula.
- Supporting Ford Motor Company’s vision of providing world-class learning and development activities by ensuring consistency, compliance, and effectiveness at the plant level.
- Serving as the primary liaison between plant operations leadership and the North America Manufacturing L&D Team.
- Working closely with plant operations to coordinate onboarding activities and training for new hires.
- Providing ongoing training for existing personnel to build the skills and capabilities required for new technologies.
- Ensuring consistent application of L&D standards.
- Using the L&D Needs Assessment process to identify employee capability gaps.
- Collaborating with key partners, such as the Launch Planning/Workforce Readiness Leads, to ensure the facility is prepared for future production requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
