Education and Training Lead at Mars, Incorporated in Fremont, Nebraska

Job Description:

Job Description:

This role plays a critical function at the Royal Canin Fremont Facility. Our associates are at the heart of everything that we do. The Education and Training Lead develops and supports the overall associate training program through the Education and Training Pillar.

The purpose of the Education & Training (E&T) Pillar is to deploy of an effective, efficient, and integrated training system at the site; building the required associate capabilities and enabling competent performance to support loss reduction.

The successful candidate will use loss data to design, develop, manage, and facilitate an operational training for hourly production associates to improve their technical skills and performance.

This role ensures that associates are equipped through training and preparation to run their respective areas efficiently to meet role expectations.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Human Resources, or a related field


• Background in a manufacturing environment


• Experience as an adult trainer

Preferred:

• Experience completing full training cycles (assess needs, plan, develop, monitor, and adjust)


• Experience with instructional design theory and implementation

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Develop the overall education and training program and strategies for the site


• Working closely with the site on training and coaching all associates on (Mars TPM Program) E&T standards.


• Through the progression stages of (Mars TPM Program), you will ensure that the hourly role standards be incorporated into the role profile; working closely with P&O, and as we well updating the induction and training plans for new comers.


• Facilitate the role profiling methodology to build clear inventories of responsibilities and required skills; identify gaps to build training course and curriculum.


• Using loss data to build the factory skills matrix; ensuring this is kept up to date with the outputs of Associate validation.


• Develop a standardized and robust training for all operational associates; building the appropriate training standards and validation procedures to eliminate factory losses.


• Ensure appropriate knowledge management methodologies are applied to maintain, share and update recorded knowledge within the site's information structure


• Facilitate the Training design and development methodology with support from the Subject Matter Experts (i.e. Operations, Safety, QF&S, etc.) in a way to drive standardization and simplification across the sites.


• Training & Coaching on all E&T processes, systems and tools.


• Provide leadership, objectives, feedback, and performance coaching to all associates involved in site education and training programs; especially on the job trainers and expert trainers.


• Manage Uniform Program through selected provider to ensure both uniform and supply needs are met


• Create and support framework to ensure successful onboarding for new associates according standard.


• Provide administrative support as required


• Other admin tasks and other duties as assigned

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.


• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.


• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.


• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.


• (Insert any additional market/role specific benefits that the candidate might be interested in)

Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.