Corporate Training Manager

AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION

For over a century, American Packaging Corporation (APC) has been a leading flexible packaging converter for customers throughout North America. We nurture our employees by providing competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs. These are just a few reasons why we were named a "Best of the Best" in the Best Workplaces in the Americas awards for 12 years in a row. APC's longstanding success is fueled from the inside out, and we consistently seek to improve our internal operations to propel that success into the future.

JOB TITLE: Corporate Training Manager

SUMMARY: Develop a performance based culture, both team and individual, to assure continuous improvement and alignment with enterprise vision, mission, and objectives.

This includes defining the technical training strategy for each of the company's five sites. This person will work with division leadership to identify and address employee and organizational training needs. The position is responsible for ensuring effective technical training is in place to enable the achievement of desired business results. This includes conducting needs assessments and designing and developing training programs. This position will lead and manage a matrixed group of trainers at each location, through which they will ensure that employees are adequately trained and are able to comply with all company safety standards and all company and customer quality standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, as well as other duties as assigned.

• Aligns current training and development programs to effectively impact key business indicators.
• Manages training program & coordination of training delivery, including reviewing, and developing pertinent SOPs.
• Counsels' individual managers and employees to identify technical learning requirements and recommendations for closing identified gaps.
• Organizes, facilitates, and presents training sessions to groups or individuals as needed.
• Promotes and informs employees about all training programs. Establishes guidelines so employees understand expectations and parameters.
• Ensures employees receive on-going training to understand expectations and job requirements.
• Observes behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals and/or managers.
• Partners with operational leaders to assess if employees demonstrate effective technical knowledge.
• Utilizes reporting and evaluation methods to determine effectiveness and impact of the training program at a site level
• Ensures adult learning principles are incorporated into training programs.
• Identifies local trainers and ensures they have necessary skills and knowledge to deliver effective training.
• Create and manage a system of SOPs, SSOPs, Job Aids, One point lessons, training presentations/videos, etc.
• Supports corporate quality and continuous improvement processes.
• Assists in providing an employee, manager, or regulatory agency the necessary information on training documentation or for regulatory inspections.
• Coordinates training goals across divisions and sites.
• Establishes and maintains cross-functional partnerships with site / division leaders and other stakeholders.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Direct reports of trainers that sit throughout the COE locations.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, OD, Engineering, Business or a related field from a four-year college or university, and five to seven years related experience and/or training, preferred. Manufacturing experienced preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations in English. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. The ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS/ABILITIES

Candidate must possess/exhibit the following skills/abilities:

• Passionate about giving employees the development tools required for personal and professional growth and success.
• Demonstrated ability to present and teach training materials to all employees with a wide range of educational backgrounds.
• Knowledge of instructional design methodologies.
• Proven ability to influence and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Strong ability to organize effectively, solve problems and communicate clearly.
• Adaptable to changing business dynamics and ability to adapt a flexible schedule when needed.
• Strong business and technical acumen
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in computer skills including Microsoft Office products and other web based applications.

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.

Manage a training team across multiple facilities - approximately 35% travel is required

American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at APC-Careers@americanpackaging.com.