Learning And Development Specialist

About Metalsa:

We are a global leader with over 65 years of experience in the automotive industry, manufacturing safe, sustainable products that move people around the world. We’re building a better future by enriching communities every day—driven by our commitment to people, innovation, and our planet.

As a Learning and Development Specialist, you'll be a catalyst for continuous growth—enabling our people to thrive, our operations to excel, and our organization to dare to lead. You'll bridge strategic learning design with hands‑on execution, ensuring our workforce has the skills, knowledge, and confidence to drive operational excellence in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

• Detect training needs and build strategies aligned with business objectives, partnering with the Plant HDBP and operations to identify skills gaps and learning priorities.
• Track Annual Training Plan compliance and support its execution.
• Partner with business and operations leaders to define training strategies that upskill, develop, and enhance internal talent.
• Lead training manual development and improvement, designing and standardizing materials for new hires, technical roles, and operator certifications.
• Administer orientation training for new hires, ensuring structured onboarding, safety induction, and compliance paperwork.
• Coordinate training logistics—scheduling, trainer coordination, materials, and venues—while minimizing operational disruption.
• Develop and certify internal instructors by coaching supervisors and technical experts into subject‑matter expert trainers.
• Select, vet, and manage external training suppliers and certification bodies.
• Evaluate training program effectiveness, tracking completion rates, assessment scores, and post‑training performance.
• Fulfill legal, safety, quality, and environmental compliance requirements for all training documentation.
• Manage tuition, scholarship, and reimbursement programs for employees pursuing skills development.
• Consolidate monthly training KPIs and maintain dashboards and scorecards for training execution and compliance.
• Track progress in Metalsa University and ensure alignment with plant needs.
• Manage training and compliance databases (DTN, Digi Binder), maintaining accurate, audit‑ready records.
• Conduct quarterly reviews of training completion rates and identify gaps by department.
• Support department matrix coordination, aligning training with organizational structure and role requirements.
• Instruct and deliver Train the Trainer programs, coaching supervisors to train and reinforce safety culture.
• Instruct and deliver institutional trainings, workshops, and safety briefings across technical and leadership topics.
• Support other Human Development functions, including employee relations activities and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Take on additional responsibilities as needed—this role evolves as the needs of the department change.

• B.A. degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field (required).
• 3-5 years of professional experience in Learning and Development, Training, or Human Resources (required).
• SHRM or PHR certification (preferred).
• Learning and Development certifications or training (preferred).
• Experience working in a union environment or with a CBA (preferred).
• Project management and change management experience, with the ability to lead training initiatives from design through execution (required).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Access, Excel, and PowerPoint (required).
• Knowledge of manufacturing/automotive processes (preferred).

• Budget process knowledge.
• Detection of Training Needs process.
• Learning Management System (LMS) experience.
• Trainer experience and Learning Technologies.
• Train the Trainer process.
• Quality Management Systems.
• Human Development Management.
• Strong core competencies, including strategic thinking, training design and delivery, compliance and quality, relationship building, project management, data analysis and reporting, adaptability, and technical proficiency.

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