Learning and Development Manager

Company: Protea Recruitment Ltd | Food | Drinks | FMCG Recruitment Partner
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

Learning & Development Manager

Belfast – Food Manufacturing

I’m working with a growing food manufacturer in Northern Ireland looking to appoint a Learning & Development Manager to build and lead the training function across the business.

This is a newly created role with responsibility for developing, implementing and continuously improving learning and development across production, technical and support teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the site learning & development strategy
  • Build training matrices across all departments
  • Design onboarding and competency-based training programmes
  • Support production leadership with skills development
  • Ensure compliance with food safety and customer standards
  • Work cross-functionally with Operations, Technical and HR
  • Track training effectiveness and competency progression
  • Drive continuous improvement in capability across the site

Ideal Background

  • Learning & Development / Training experience in manufacturing
  • Food manufacturing experience highly desirable
  • Experience building training frameworks from scratch
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills
  • Hands-on and structured approach

Posted: April 3rd, 2026