General Mills, Inc Looking for L&D Specialist – Albuquerque Plant at Albuquerque, NM  Full Time

Learning & Development Specialist – Albuquerque Plant:

OVERVIEW:

The Albuquerque plant has a high-performance work system with approximately 390 employees producing cereal and granola bar products across 5 manufacturing systems. Our 325 manufacturing technicians work a 12.5-hour rotating shift schedule with 7 teams across 4 different crews. These 28 technician teams are led by a technician team leader and are responsible for operating, cleaning, maintaining, and improving their systems.

The L&D Specialist is responsible for the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative learning solutions to support the capability growth needs for the multi-skilled technician workforce at the Albuquerque Plant. They will lead and partner with key stakeholders to set and execute strategy to transform our technology-enabled learning solutions, learning data management systems, and processes to improve manufacturing excellence, thus enabling our technician teams to run more autonomously and consistently deliver business results.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Lead and Manage Site’s Learning Digitization and Technology Strategies and Systems:

• Architect solutions (including the design, technology, process, and people) for AL Plant learning needs.
• Lead deployment of technology-enabled learning solutions (e.g., Zaptic, Dozuki, Axonify, CTAP, GoLearn, etc.).
• Lead development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to validate results, impact and health of capability building technologies and systems.

Lead and Manage Site’s Electronic Qualification Systems:

• Lead the development of electronic qualification process and system for Technician Career System step-up-card requirements.
• Create and maintain digitized technician Skills Matrix within enterprise learning technology.

Partner with Key Stakeholders to Assess, Develop and Execute the Digitization of Learning Materials and Validate Results, Impact and Health of Capability Building Systems:

• Leverage data to identify and analyze performance trends resulting from technical capability gaps and partner on strategy and tools to prioritize closing gaps and health checking learning systems.
• Develop digital resources to verify learning and application of skills (e.g., hand-on demonstrations, written assessments, reinforcement tools, results tracking, etc.).
• Integrate with plant operational strategies to ensure alignment and ongoing ownership.

Develop Capability Building Resources:

• Develop instructing and coaching capability in Platform Team members.
• Identify, curate and create/lead creation of learning resources to build capability.

Business Partnership with Broader Supply Chain L&D Community:

• Participate in Supply Chain L&D Community activities, initiatives, and events.
• Partner with other sites on L&D initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in Learning and Development
• 1-2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong instructional design, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to create and lead effective learning systems and track record of delivering strong results
• Strong project management skills that can address complexities and constraints
• Can develop and adhere to standard processes and systems
• Solid business judgment including demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence internal and external partners to make decisions that enable business results

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with developing validating assessments
• Experience with identifying and securing grant funding
• Experience with technical writing
• Demonstrated coaching effectiveness and ability to inspire change in others
• Experience with learning technology: Axonify, Zaptic, Easy Generator, Cornerstone or other platforms

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best – bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

The salary range for this position is $67300.00 – $101200.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee’s pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.
General Mills is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply to any General Mills employment opportunities.