Training Manager

Position Title: Training Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Florenceville Potato

Requisition ID: 33655

About McCain

At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCain family.

• Your Life - we're here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
• Your Success - work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
• Your Impact - we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.

McCain is a place where you can grow from the ground up, so join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain.

About the role.

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.

We are looking for a Training Manager to join our team in Florenceville, NB.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position is responsible for the oversite of all aspects of factory-related employee training including qualification processes, trainer development, budgeting, planning, coordination, and record keeping. The Training Supervisor serves as a coach and mentor to the Training Department.

As a member of the site leadership team, this position will work collaboratively with site leadership to determine training needs that drive manufacturing excellence in alignment with the overall site strategy. The manager will utilize, develop, and implement training programs, which will include technical training, safety/food safety training, train-the-trainer programs, and process management.

Leadership Principles.

Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.

We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.

We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.

We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.

We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

Accountabilities:

• Performs skills assessments, analyzes learning needs, and develops training materials/ programs designed to meet those needs
• Develop and implement training standards and measures (key performance indicators) that support the vision of self-sufficient teams in support of site strategy
• Ensures training materials are current and updated
• Tracks the success of training materials and programs, and makes improvements
• Document employee attendance or performance at mandatory training session
• Delivers training programs to target audience within the local manufacturing plant
• Foster the development of internal subject matter experts through Train-the-Trainer program to leverage internal training resources and promote knowledge transfer within the organization
• Provide primary support for new technologies as they become available, coordinating and preparing training schedules to accommodate facility needs
• Control training expenses and manage expenditure to meet the training needs
• Provide guidance and indirect supervision to site or department training leaders
• Supervise & direct Training Facilitator activities
• Coach and develop Training Facilitators and others responsible for the delivery of training within the operation
• Administrative functions of a management role, such as time keeping, vacation planning, taking call-ins
• Development, training and ensuring associate completion of required training (e-learnings and other core and additional trainings)
• Ensure the implementation and effectiveness of an onboarding and early development program for new employees
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a leadership role within plant operations, preferably in a continuous Process Food Industry; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for the right candidates.
• Post-secondary education in Adult Education, Business, or related field, or an equivalent amount of related experience
• Completed learning in adult education and/or willing to complete within first 18 months
• Knowledge of training and development practices and methods, continues curriculum development including the design, revisions, and implementation of instructional materials for the variety of technical and ownership skills
• Skills and ability to facilitate learning through a combination of online, classroom, hands-on, virtual and on-the-job training
• Strong presentation, group facilitation and public speaking skills, confidence in influencing, consulting and partnering with various audiences
• Ability to communicate with individuals across various organizational levels, including written and verbal communications
• Ability to lead a team of trainers and Subject Matter Experts
• Ability to earn the respect, acceptance and trust of peers, subordinates and superiors
• Proficient in MS Office - Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word
• Proficient with learning tools such as LMS, and eLearning authouring tools
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours to support the needs of 24-hour operation.

Additional Information:

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to vibration, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud when on the production floor and moderately loud when in the office area.

Tools / Equipment Used

The tools and equipment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee uses a computer, copier, calculator, pen/pencil, and telephone.

The benefits of working for McCain.

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Pension Benefits
• Career Development & Education Reimbursement Assistance
• Apprenticeship, Internship, & Coop support and opportunities

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually, your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we're better together.

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: ​Florenceville Potato Plant ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Bathurst || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Centreville || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Edmundston || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Fredericton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Hartland || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Saint John || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Somerville

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)