Professional Development Specialist

Wagner Equipment • Aurora, CO

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About The Position

The Professional Development Specialist performs training needs assessments, designs training programs, and facilitates classroom and web-based instruction for company personnel. The role supports the delivery of quality solutions to customers by developing and coordinating employee training. It includes proposing the annual training-program budget, coordinating participants and schedules with managers and employees, promoting internal classes, reviewing external programs, and assessing training effectiveness. The specialist designs or purchases and facilitates staff-development courses, coordinates training events, and conducts company-wide rollouts, including travel to branches. Additional duties may be assigned by the manager. Pay is $66,697.52–$91,768.39 annually, depending on education and experience.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a training-related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in a training and development position.
• At least 3 years of administrative or clerical experience.
• At least 3 years of customer service experience.
• At least 3 years of training program management experience.
• At least 3 years of classroom management experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Competencies include data entry, telephone skills, safety knowledge, reading and writing skills, reasoning, organization, communication, math, product knowledge, and curriculum design and facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Propose the annual budget for training programs.
• Apply adult-learning theory.
• Coordinate training participant selection and scheduling with department managers and employees, particularly for new hires.
• Promote live and virtual classes internally by sharing relevant course information with employees.
• Conduct training assessments and identify skills and knowledge gaps.
• Review external training programs and evaluate them for company use.
• Assess training effectiveness using feedback from participants and their supervisors.
• Design or purchase and facilitate courses on staff-development topics, including customer experience, conflict resolution, business ethics, communication, change management, and other topics.
• Conduct company-wide training rollouts as needed, including travel to all branches.
• Organize and coordinate training events.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

Benefits

• Paid time off: up to 96 hours in the first year, plus 8 company-paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with eligible employees able to receive a company contribution up to 7%.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to CEFCU services, including payroll deductions, savings accounts, loans, and a VISA card.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Critical illness and accidental insurance.
• ID WatchDog.
• Discounted employee phone plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level