Training Specialist / Coordinator- high-speed manufacturing

**CURRENT/PREVIOUS MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE HIGHLY DESIRED- this role will be on the production floor at least 50% of the day

About LiDestri Food and Drink

LiDestri Food and Drink has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands. 

Excellent Pay and Benefits:

• Great career-pathing 
• Professional development, including unlimited online training courses
• Health insurance with premium contributions
• Dental, vision, HSA
• 100% company paid life insurance and long-term disability
• 401k – with employer match
• Paid time off to include- vacation, sick pay, wellness time off, and 10 holidays
• Company bonuses
• And many more….

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Training Specialist is responsible for training all plant new hires, and retraining existing plant employees, on all aspects of their job, as well as LiDestri expectations and safety policies.  Fully supports and drives quality operations on the production floor and communicates effectively with production team members, multiple levels of management, and other customer support departments.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES:   

• Facilitate on-the-job and classroom training to a wide spectrum of diverse adult learners using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, using adult learning principles to maximize knowledge transfer and retention of “best practice standards” 
• Create a positive, engaging learning experience that holds our organization to high performance and safety standards and reinforces LiDestri's core values
• Assess learner performance using 30/60/90-day proficiency checklists and deliver feedback (and re-training as needed) to team members about their performance in a positive manner that reinforces and supports LiDestri’s mission 
• Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities and program effectiveness
• Recommend solutions to identify and close employees’ performance gaps
• Collaborate with Instructional Design team with respect to content development and review
• Support new procedural updates, ensuring training can be implemented and delivered in a timely manner

 REQUIRED EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or 3+ years’ experience in facilitating training to a diverse group of adult learners 
• Able to deliver training using clear verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional ability to develop relationships across the organization, develop and improve processes, and communicate effectively with employees, colleagues, and plant leadership 
• Excellent organization and problem-solving skills
• Ability to make decisions, self-motivated and works minimal supervision; interacts professionally with all levels at the organization

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to:

• Long periods of standing/moving, working around moving mechanical parts/conveyors
• Loud environment, hot/cold, wet/dry conditions
• Lifting/carrying <50 pounds
• Frequent reaching/pulling/climbing stairs/stooping/kneeling/bending

DISCLAIMER: The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not an inclusive summary of job duties and responsibilities.  The omission of specific statements of duties or responsibilities does not exclude them from the position.  This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the Company as the needs of the Company and requirements of the job change.