Learning & Development Specialist

Salary: Starts from £38,000 Hours: Full time Contract: Permanent Location: Runcorn Join AAK and enjoy a competitive salary, a generous bonus scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, a company pension, Life Assurance, Healthcare and more! About AAK AAK is proud to be the world’s leading producer of specialty vegetable fats. Through our unique co-development approach, we develop and provide value-adding vegetable oil solutions in close collaboration with our customers, enabling them to achieve long-lasting business results. By doing so, we solve customer specific needs across many industries including Bakery, Chocolate & Confectionery, Dairy, Foodservice, Infant Nutrition and Personal Care. Our pioneering spirit and passion for innovation keeps us at the cutting edge of our industry and is what sets us apart. It enables our employees to work in a safe and supportive environment in which they make a genuine impact. AAK employ more than 3,500 employees globally and with 20 production facilities and customisation plants, and sales offices in over 25 countries spanning six continents we have one of our industries most diverse global footprints. AAK Runcorn AAK Runcorn is the home to AAK Foods, a major manufacturer and supplier of sauces, condiments and dressings to the retail and foodservice sectors. Our private label work has won awards for taste and quality, and our products can be found on the shelves of stores throughout the world. From our site on Davy Road, to the east of the town centre, we work with customers to co-develop new recipes for grocery private label products, retail restaurants, quick service restaurants, foodservice and food ingredients. About the role AAK Foods are seeking to appoint a Learning & Development Specialist to join the HR team. The successful candidate will be responsible for working closely with key stakeholders in production, technical, engineering and health & safety, to deliver the site’s L&D objectives. The role reports directly to the HR Manager and comes with a level of autonomy, allowing the successful candidate to develop the role. Responsibilities Plan, deliver and evaluate key learning interventions to improve operational capability, whilst assuring learner proficiency and compliance. Apply industry knowledge, whilst leading the TNA (training needs analysis) with key stakeholders, to identify training requirements according to job role, industry standards, customer requirements and local legislation. Translate the TNA into the local training plan, ensuring alignment to local strategic direction.  Manage the training plan through to completion, coordinating learners, training providers, e-learning platforms, and certification management.  Monitoring progress through KPI reporting and regular meetings with key stakeholders. Apply financial rigour to the training budget, optimising ROI (return on investment) by assessing value for money against learner experience and the achievement of learning outcomes. Create and supervise the creation of new learning content for the adult learning environment.  Optimising the principles of instructional design for physical, virtual, or electronic delivery. Deliver in-house programs with knowledge, professionalism and enthusiasm achieving expected learning outcomes. Actively participate in audits, both internal and external, ensuring training conformance to customer codes of practise, industry standards and local legislation.  About you To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record in learning and development preferably within food manufacturing.  You will also enjoy the challenge of competency assessment, building learning solutions that close critical gaps in knowledge, skills and behaviours. You will have a keen interest in either leadership development, learning technologies or competency frameworks as there will be an opportunity to expand your contribution to the organisation in one of these fields. To apply you will have a degree in human resources, learning and development or other related field, or extensive experience in learning and development.  Proficiency in MS Office, with a strong grasp of system utilisation is essential. Familiarity with Articulate 360, FlexiQuiz and Powerplus e-learning authoring tools would be advantageous. You must also be competent in the following: Competency based learning and development and training needs analysis Training solution development and instructional design Training evaluation and continuous improvement In return AAK offer: A competitive salary and benefits package. Company pension 3% Employee, 5% employer. UK Healthcare Scheme, Including Gym And Lifestyle Discounts 25 days holidays plus bank holidays. Bonus scheme. Life Assurance Cover Free Hot Drinks Free Parking Onsite On-Site Canteen Serving Hot Food Investment in training and development. You may have experience in the following roles: Learning & Development Specialist, Training and Development Manager, L&D Consultant, Training Coordinator, HR Specialist, Learning Advisor, Organisational Development Officer, Instructional Designer, Learning Programme Manager, Talent Development Specialist, Training Manager, E-learning Developer, etc. REF-(Apply online only)