Corporate Training Specialist

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota is Minnesota's Healthy Heartland! Gaylord is located in south central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. As the County Seat, Gaylord is the "Hub of Sibley County." Our location produces liquid egg, hardcook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Training Coordinator to join our Corporate Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) team. In this pivotal role, you will help shape a culture of excellence by empowering teams to uphold the highest food safety and quality standards across all food manufacturing facilities. You will design, implement, manage, and evaluate training programs that extend beyond compliance to build knowledge, reinforce behaviors, and drive consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Leveraging adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies, you will identify training needs, create effective learning materials, and lead initiatives that support organizational capability and performance.

• Lead the assessment of company-wide FSQ training needs in partnership with stakeholders to establish strategic learning priorities.
• Interpret existing standard operating procedures and observe undocumented processes to create clear, structured training content that drives consistency and effective learning.
• Design and develop engaging, role‑specific training materials that support onboarding and ongoing development for facility and corporate team members, using best practices in instructional design and content creation.
• Leverage translation tools and verify translations to support multilingual and diverse audiences.
• Champion the modernization and enhancement of existing training materials to enhance clarity, engagement, and alignment with current practices and expectations.
• Ensure training meets internal standards and external requirements (i.e. FDA, USDA, SQF).
• Align training initiatives with succession planning and leadership development to drive long‑term talent growth and measurable improvements in employee and organizational capabilities.
• Stay current on regulatory changes, industry trends, and innovations in learning and development to continuously evolve training strategies and tools.

• Manage the deployment of training programs related to food safety, quality, and sanitation across all manufacturing facilities, ensuring strategic alignment and consistent execution.
• Deliver Train‑the‑Trainer sessions to empower facilitators with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead high‑impact training and promote a culture of continuous learning.
• Facilitate engaging classroom, hands‑on, and virtual training sessions for both hourly and salaried employees, across all shifts to ensure accessibility for all team members.

• Oversee LMS activities, including content uploads, learning plan assignments, reporting, and compliance tracking, while guiding facility teams to ensure accessibility and usability.
• Establish protocols to ensure facilities maintain accurate, audit‑ready training records…