Our client is a UK leading food processor based near Pontefract specialising in pre‑prepared products, catering to places such as supermarkets and food service providers.
Benefits
- 26 days holiday plus 3 for Christmas
- Discounts on company products
- Pension
Role
- Design and implement a comprehensive L&D strategy that delivers a blended learning offer to all team members, aligned with both the needs of the company and food safety regulations.
- Lead, deliver and regularly review the Company Induction, ensuring a consistent, engaging, and high‑impact onboarding experience for all new starters.
- Creating a structured, scalable L&D framework that models best practice and supports the career development of team members across the various levels within the company.
- Drive engagement, content alignment, and reporting to support learning, development and compliance.
- Conduct a company‑wide Training Needs Analysis (TNA) in collaboration with managers and teams to identify current and future capability gaps.
- Maintain, develop and take ownership of training records for all colleagues, providing a detailed matrix to give an insight into team capabilities at any given time.
- Design, deliver, and evaluate learning programmes that enhance individual and team performance, using a mix of digital, in‑person, and on‑the‑job learning methods.
- Develop a "Train the Trainer" mentality approach to on‑site training, allowing local ownership of appropriate training and upskilling.
- Research & recommend additional training offerings, in line with both company need and food safety legislation.
- Support the HRM with the completion and provision of annual training budgets to key stakeholders.
- Establish robust, but user‑friendly evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness and return on investment of onsite training and/or learning interventions.
- Support the HRM, using the REXX HR system, to create and develop career pathways and succession planning across site.
- Collaborate with the HR/People Team to develop bespoke, on‑site training interventions as required by the Company.
- Explore the viability of apprentice colleagues across site, utilising the apprenticeship levy to deliver a strong return on investment.
- Lead and contribute to L&D projects that support the wider People strategy and business transformation.
- Develop and maintain L&D reporting and MI, tracking participation, impact, and spend.
- Take ownership of site communications, delivering messages to team members in a consistent manner, reflective of our company values, creating a positive feel to site communication.
- And any other duties in line with your skillset, as requested by the company.
Hours of work: Monday to Friday
Candidate
- Certifications in HACCP or Food Safety
- Previous experience leading L&D in a Manufacturing or relevant environment.
- Developing, implementing and reviewing training offerings from scratch.
- Able to build rapport with individuals and groups swiftly, enabling the delivery of individual and group training programmes.
- Good working knowledge of using Microsoft Office programmes (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Good understanding of Food Safety and H&S regulations.
- Knowledge of food manufacturing industry, industry specific certification & programmes.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships at all levels.
- Presents information verbally and in writing with clarity and credibility, ensuring the information is suitable for the audience at that time.
- Good interpersonal skills and effective team player.
- Passionate about the development of peers from all levels and backgrounds.
- Ability to work in a structured and methodical manner.
- Demonstrable ability to embrace and adapt to change and work in an agile environment, switching between strategic planning and day‑to‑day delivery seamlessly.
- Ability to prioritise own workload whilst managing expectations of others.
- Confident and engaging, with the ability to quickly build rapports with large groups of colleagues.
- Strong attention to detail, with a passion for accuracy.
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