Education & Training Lead at Mars, Incorporated in Aurora, Nebraska

Job Description:

Job Description:

Job: Education & Training Lead

Shift: Days

Location: Mars Petcare (Aurora, NE)

Mars Petcare is seeking an Education and Training Lead to join our exciting pet food business at a manufacturing plant in Aurora, Nebraska. We focus on the unique needs of cats and dogs. Our obsession with detail allows us to deliver precise, effective nutrition and help them become their magnificent best.

As part of our overall total compensation package, Mars Petcare offers a competitive benefits package to all associates: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.

As the Education and Training Lead at Mars, you are accountable for developing, executing, and tracking the training program developed in collaboration with the HSE, Q&FS, and Production Managers.

The Education and Training Lead collaborates on developing the over-arching training program, develops training materials that suit functional requirements, develops material to onboard new joiners, tracks associate participation, and manages training logistics. This role will deliver training sessions as required to either end users or as part of "Train the Trainer" sessions.

The Education and Training Lead needs to be comfortable presenting and updating the site leadership team on a regular basis

What are we looking for?

• Degree or higher in Human Resources, Education, Business Management, basic sciences, or other business-related disciplines.


• Three years of experience in developing and delivering training


• Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods (mentoring, coaching, on-the-job or in-classroom training, e-learning, workshops, simulations, etc.)


• Ability to work any shift as needed.


• Strong public speaking skills

• Develop overall training strategy and program.


• Schedule and coordinate individual and team training sessions.


• Continuously seek and support new approaches, practices, and processes to improve the efficiency of training services offered.


• Work with external vendors to provide specific technical training to site associates.


• Provide "Train the Trainer" standards and sessions to shift leaders, JHSC members, Quality Technicians, etc., to enable them to deliver training modules within their teams.


• Negotiate a training schedule with site leadership.


• Perform and understand data analysis for training opportunities


• Work with different groups of support staff for capability building


• Develop and drive training program for operations and maintenance using newly acquired test benches


• Assist with new hire orientation

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 a company bonus.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with over a century of history, making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles - Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom - inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

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.