Technical Learning & Development Manager

Shape the Future of Technical Training at JBT Marel At JBT Marel, what we do matters. Every day, our technology helps customers feed the world more efficiently, safely, and sustainably.

Our purpose is to transform the future of food. As a global leader in food processing and automation technology, we combine innovation, expertise, and collaboration to deliver solutions that make a meaningful impact.

Our values define how we work:

Create with Collaboration Serve with Integrity Grow with Excellence Advance with Innovation The Opportunity This is more than a Learning & Development role.

We're looking for a passionate, strategic, and hands-on Learning & Development Manager to lead the evolution of technical training across North America. You will play a key role in building the capabilities of our service organization, helping field teams develop the skills needed to support cutting-edge food processing technologies.

This position offers a unique opportunity to create training strategies, develop learning pathways, influence business performance, and drive the future of workforce development within a growing global organization.

If you are energized by developing people, building programs from the ground up, and partnering with leaders to create measurable business impact, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll DoLead Learning Strategy Develop and execute a technical training strategy aligned with business objectives and our Next Gen vision

Identify skill gaps and create learning roadmaps that prepare employees for future success

Establish meaningful KPIs that measure learning effectiveness and business impact

Manage multiple training initiatives and projects across the organization

Build Innovative Learning Experiences Design engaging learning programs including instructor-led training, e-learning, virtual learning, simulations, and blended solutions

Create structured learning paths that accelerate employee development and technical proficiency

Partner with subject matter experts to transform technical knowledge into impactful training experiences

Deliver training when needed and serve as a visible learning champion

Influence and Partner Across the Business Collaborate with leaders, managers, product experts, and service teams to identify capability needs

Act as a trusted advisor on workforce development and performance improvement

Build strong partnerships with external training vendors and certification organizations

Drive Continuous Improvement Leverage data, assessments, and learner feedback to enhance training effectiveness

Use learning systems and skills matrices to proactively identify future capability needs

Champion a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and operational excellence

What Success Looks Like In this role, you'll help:

Increase technical competency across the workforce

Improve training completion and certification rates

Accelerate employee time-to-productivity

Support adoption of new technologies and processes

Deliver measurable business impact through workforce capability development

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Learning & Development, Education, Engineering, or a related field

Experience leading technical training, workforce development, or learning enablement programs

Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills

Experience developing and implementing learning programs and training strategies

Experience using Learning Management Systems (LMS) and learning technologies

Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skillsA proactive, hands-on mindset with a passion for helping others grow

Preferred Qualifications Master's degree in a related discipline

Professional certifications in instructional design, training, project…