Training Manager

Position Overview

The Training Manager will identify, develop, implement, track, evaluate, monitor, and maintain comprehensive training that supports compliance, safety, quality, productivity, and employee development within a fast‑paced food manufacturing environment. The Training Manager will conduct weekly, monthly, and annual recurrent trainings, maintain training files, and manage and implement the site’s training to ensure compliance with the company’s policies and industry standards. This role ensures team members are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to meet operational and regulatory requirements while fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Identifying and assessing the training needs of employees and leaders by understanding operations, culture, policies and procedures, decision‑making processes, gaps in learning and knowledge, regulatory requirements, and industry practices.
• Reviewing existing training programs, recommending/implementing enhancements or modifications to improve engagement, learning, and retention and/or to meet the changing needs of the industry.
• Create, update, and maintain SOPs, work instructions, visual aids, and certification programs.
• Lead training initiatives related to new equipment, new product introductions, and process changes.
• Ensure training materials are accessible, standardized, and updated in accordance with process changes. Identifying areas where training can improve employee safety, health, education, morale and engagement, leadership skills and abilities, and recommend/implement training.
• Research, evaluate, and partner with vendors and third‑party training providers to provide training in specific areas that require specialized skills and knowledge or is more efficiently delivered.
• Developing, recommending, and managing the training programs and the supporting training budget.
• Developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating an engaging and effective New Employee Orientation program that is inspiring while addressing onboarding requirements, policies and procedures, and work culture and expectations.
• Developing and implementing individualized and group training programs that address general and specific safety, quality, health, employee, leadership, and needs and requirements.
• Evaluating, recommending and implementing technology that can provide and track training activity within the company.
• Ensure training alignment with FDA, USDA, FSMA, GFSI, HACCP, SQF, GMP, food safety, and workplace safety standards.
• Develop metrics to measure training effectiveness (competency, quality, safety incidents, throughput).
• Report outcomes, trends, and recommendations to leadership.
• Monitoring the effect of training sessions, assessing effectiveness through feedback, performance emulations, and follow‑up assessments.
• Responsible for developing training materials including manuals and instructional guides, primarily the resources to support the training programs.
• Facilitate classroom, hands‑on, and on‑the‑floor training sessions.
• Train, coach, and support trainers, supervisors, and subject matter experts and manage relationships with internal and external training partners.
• Oversee the deployment of training initiatives, coordinating logistics, scheduling sessions, and ensuring all necessary resources are available for effective training delivery.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or related field, or relevant work experience.
• Project Management Certification training a plus.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Proven experience in developing curriculum and delivering training in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and HR.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Innovative, facilitator of learning and change.
• Highly computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint and related business and communication tools.
• Ability to utilize blended learning approaches (digital modules, SOPs, work instructions, demonstrations).
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Salary Range: $90k-…