Training & Onboarding Manager

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Albert Bartlett is the No.1 Fresh and Chilled potato brand in the UK. We are renowned for quality and expertise across all our categories and have a passion for UK produce. We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers' expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will design, implement, and oversee training programs that help employees develop the skills and knowledge required to perform their jobs effectively. The role also plays a crucial part in ensuring that new employees feel welcomed and are smoothly integrated into the business, with the aim of improving job satisfaction, retention, and overall performance.

Key responsibilities:

• Developing Training Programs: designs and develops training programs that are aligned with the organisation's objectives, goals, and values. This may include creating training materials, identifying training methodologies, and selecting appropriate delivery methods.
• Employee Onboarding: manage the onboarding process for new employees. Collect feedback from employees about their experience and use it to find effective ways to improve our company's onboarding process.
• Delivering Training: responsible for delivering training programs through classroom instruction, online courses, and other learning methods. Ensuring that the training is relevant, engaging, and effective.
• Training Compliance: ensure training completion is tracked to confirm all employees are trained in their area of work. Identify training gaps, missed deadlines, and remedy overdue training to ensure that the environment is safe, quality is assured, and employees are properly skilled even when requirements change.
• Evaluating Training Effectiveness: evaluates the effectiveness of training programmes by conducting post-training assessments, analysing performance data, and seeking feedback from participants and stakeholders.
• Management of Training Team: accomplishes department objectives by managing staff; planning and evaluating department activities.
• Continuous Improvement: responsible for continuously improving training programmes by incorporating new methods, technologies, and best practices. Staying up to date on industry trends and developments to ensure that training programmes are relevant and effective.
• Collaborating with Stakeholders: collaborating with managers, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders to ensure that training programmes are aligned with organisational objectives and goals. Working with employees, the human resources team and management to ensure the achievement of training objectives.
• Recruitment Supplier Audits: support the periodic audit of agency recruitment suppliers to ensure procedural and legislative compliance.
• Community Engagement: support Albert Bartlett's community engagement, including supporting school / college visits.
• Reporting: establish, maintain and timeously report training KPI performance for both Fresh and Added Value businesses.

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Important Information
Location: AIRDRIE, Albert Bartlett & Sons, 251 Stirling Road, Airdrie, Scotland, North Lanarkshire, ML6 7SP

Date Posted: 25th February 2025

Closing Date: 14th March 2025

Industry: Food Production

Job Type: Full time

Salary: Based on Experience

About the role

Job requirements:

• Training Experience: Proven success in a hands-on training role, such as a Training Specialist, Trainer, or similar position, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Qualifications: Professional certification in Training or HR
• People Management: Experience in successfully managing a team.
• Communication: The ability to convey information clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Analytical Thinking: Evaluating the effectiveness of training programs and making data-driven improvements.
• Interpersonal Skills: Building strong relationships with employees and understanding their individual learning needs.
• Learning & Development: Understanding principles of adult learning and instructional design.
• Company-Specific Information: Knowledge of the organisation's culture, values, policies, and procedures.
• Industry Standards: Staying updated on the latest trends and best practices in training and development.
• Compliance: Awareness of legal requirements and industry regulations related to training and employee development.

Albert Bartlett

Albert Bartlett is a progressive family owned British brand, established in 1948 that is dedicated to providing quality potato products to consumers across the UK. Our Values are what drive us to be the very best at what we do: Family Heritage; Honest; Potato experts; Here at Albert Bartlett we believe mealtimes matter, we use our passion, knowledge, innovation and attention into producing the best quality own label and branded potato products. We are constantly evolving and over 4 generations and 75 years of dedication we take our place as No.1 fresh and chilled potato brand and growing frozen brand.

Now a fourth-generation family business, we're proud of our history and the legacy that Albert Bartlett left us. Our story began in 1948, when Albert started selling good-quality produce by setting up a beetroot-boiling operation in Coatbridge, Scotland. Today, we're one of the leading food businesses in the UK, delighting families with tasty Fresh, Chilled and Frozen products. Proudly still a family-owned and operated business, and we remain committed to Albert's spirit of innovation and passion for quality. We're also committed to sourcing potatoes for our long-standing network of growers across the UK, spanning from the Black Isle to Jersey. We have a wide and experienced team and are excited to continue growing and creating great tasting products for our customers and exciting futures for our people.

Over 75 years since Albert started the business, we remain proudly independent with the fourth generation of the Bartlett family leading us to success.

Our headquarters are in Airdrie, only four miles or so from our founder's original business. Albert Bartlett is the No.1 Fresh and Chilled potato brand in the UK and a growing range in Frozen category. We are renowned for quality and expertise across all our categories and have a passion for UK produce. We aim to be an innovative and improving company that exceeds our customers' expectations while operating in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way. Today, we proudly supply potatoes from our network of farmers and growers across England, Norther Ireland, Scotland and Jersey.

Our benefits
We value our team members, and encourage you to act on your ideas! You bring skills and a customer-first mentality, and we'll bring the tools and environment you need to do the best work possible!

Free parking

Cycle to work

Referral bonus

Life insurance

Long service recognition

Employee Recognition Scheme

Access to Health & Wellbeing app

Flexible Pay with MyView Pay Now

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