**Description** Champion Petfoods is looking for team players! We are hiring for a Training Lead to join our rapidly growing company in Auburn, KY. With thirty years of growth in the global pet food sector, our ORIJEN and ACANA brands define our vision of becoming the Global Leader in Advancing Premium Food for Pets. If you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success by working in our award-winning company – we would love to hear from you. **Job Purpose/Overview:** This role will develop Associate capability by leading the deployment of the Education & Training Pillar at the site. They will oversee all responsibilities associated with the pillar such as developing training, coaching Associates on E&T standards, meeting cadence, health checks, 90-day plan, 1 year implementation plan, charter, KPI’s and recognition. They will raise and sustain plant performance in line with Mars Supply Excellence and the site’s Compelling Business Need (CBN). **Key Responsibilities:** **Factory Capability Framework:** + Facilitate the role profiling methodology to build clear inventories of responsibilities and required skills and knowledge to identify gaps and then use to build training course and curriculum. + Develop Step up Cards based on the role profile methodology. + Maintain the factory skills matrices, ensuring this is kept up to date with the outputs of Associate validation. + Facilitate the Factory Skills Gap Assessment Process to develop a prioritized annual plan for training activity. **Knowledge Capture:** + 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.). + Training & Coaching on all E&T processes, systems, and tools. **Knowledge Transfer** + Establish train the trainer programs and On the Job Trainers at the site. + Facilitate the Administration of Training processes which includes proper storage of training, OPLs, Standard Work, Role Profiles, Skills Matrices, and Step-up Cards. Also includes updating and monitoring site training calendar and updating training courses. + 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. + Accountable for integrity and deployment consistency & accuracy of site course and appropriate validation tools to confirm Associate capability. + Create and support framework to ensure successful onboarding for new associates according to standard. **Additional Training Responsibilities** + Identify the necessary resources to provide training. + Coordinate with HR & Department Managers to update training manuals, SWI and SOPs based on equipment upgrades and/or other change management processes and integrate into the annual training plan. **Context and Scope** + Prioritization of CI and E&T initiatives that logically and strategically support the site’s Compelling Business Need (CBN) will guide decisions of this position. + Determining Site resource allocation based on sites losses identified through Focused Improvement Pillar loss analysis and/or opportunities identified from skills gap analysis. + Assist site leadership in decision making in associate performance through appropriate Step-Up Card Assessment and other validation approaches. + This position will operate within the guidelines, processes, procedures, tools, and systems provided by the E&T pillar + The job will operate within Safety, Quality, GMP, and LOTO Policies and Guidelines. **Context and Scope** + Prioritization of CI and E&T initiatives that logically and strategically support the site’s Compelling Business Need (CBN) will guide decisions of this position. + Determining Site resource allocation based on sites losses identified through Focused Improvement Pillar loss analysis and/or opportunities identified from skills gap analysis. + Assist site leadership in decision making in associate performance through appropriate Step-Up Card Assessment and other validation approaches. + This position will operate within the guidelines, processes, procedures, tools, and systems provided by the E&T pillar. + The job will operate within Safety, Quality, GMP, and LOTO Policies and Guidelines. **Job Specifications/Qualifications** Education & Professional Qualifications: + 2 years’ experience in manufacturing role AND/OR + 2-year degree technical or associates degree with demonstrated communication and facilitation skills Knowledge / Experience + Skill to learn and utilize digital technology to enhance training programs (i.e., Video Editing, Redzone etc.) + Superior written and oral communication skills. + Strong interpersonal skills and interact with various functional groups. + Ability to work independently, be a self-starter and be able to co-ordinate several projects at one time. + Use company software to interact with management, maintenance, and quality services. + Ability to facilitate group meetings. + Computer skills for developing, presenting, and updating training materials. + Produce training videos including splicing and editing. + Knowledge/Experience are acquired through OJT, specialized classes, and passed knowledge. Come as you are. We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of views to be heard, and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us. Champion is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.