Sr Learning and Development Specialist

Lamb Weston • Warden, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role oversees the plant’s Learning & Development (L&D) pillar including workforce skill deficiency identification, training course development, maintenance and delivery, team member training engagement and key training performance metrics tracking. This role also manages applicable Learning & Development systems and communicates key performance metrics to stakeholders. This position will be a liaison between leadership and team members on all training-related needs and will collaborate with all Lamb Weston Pillars and team members to ensure the facility maintains a culture of continuous improvement and skill building to achieve strategic business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Organizational Development, Operations Management, Educational Studies, Adult Education, or related fields
• 3-5 years in a leadership or site-level training management role within a manufacturing environment
• Proven experience building and scaling learning plans, including on-the-job training (OJT), skill matrices, career pathing, and skill needs analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage adult learning theory, behavior-based training, and frontline engagement models.
• Demonstrated success in aligning L&D strategies with KPIs such as workforce retention, safety performance, and audit readiness.
• Effective communicator, capable of briefing plant leadership, influencing cross-functional stakeholders, and managing upward communication on capability risks and successes.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor front-line leaders, supporting leadership development, and succession pipelines.
• Builds and maintains strong organizational credibility; operates as a trusted advisor on capability strategy
• Demonstrated experience in leading change and situational leadership
• Strong project management skills, able to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Process Quality certified preferred or other similar manufacturing certifications

Responsibilities

• Leads the design, planning, and implementation of skills capability programs.
• Directs, mentors and develops the Plant Learning & Development team.
• Utilizing adult learning and development tools, develops, administers, and facilitates team member training.
• Performs skills gap analysis to identify workforce training gaps and needs to determine the basis for training.
• Manages the development and sustainability of plant training materials.
• Coaches subject matter experts in course development, ensuring alignment with instructional design principles and defined learning objectives.
• Collaborates with shift leadership to schedule and conduct training.
• Maintains training and participation records and ensures that all team members receive all required training and recertifications.
• Ensures team member participation, the implementation and quality of training, and the resolution of related issues
• Ensures instructor credibility and integrity by responding to trainee feedback and needs.
• Ensures plant training needs are met, and training and qualification records are available to plant leadership
• Leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of standards in the learning management system, including e-learning modules.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

What This Job Offers

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