Job Details
Learning and Development Manager
Sector:HR & Training
Region : North West England
Location: Manchester
Salary: £45000
Job Ref.: 46935985
Job Information
HR/Learning and Development Manager
Based – Manchester (M32)
Permanent - Full time/ 37.5 hours
The Role
Exciting opportunity to work for an independent company dedicated to manufacturing specialist materials for industry and science – a strong global business based on delivering technical excellence and high standards of customer service to world-wide niche markets. Reporting into the HR Director and working alongside two generalist HR Mangers this is new role for a learning and development specialist to join the team to make a difference, design and deliver extensive and effective training/learning and development activities to continually develop our talent across the company whilst also providing HR generalist support.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Act as a central contact for all training and development needs for all employees
- To contribute to the business success by training and developing our people, ensuring the workforce can meet the changing needs of the business.
- Foster a collaborative partnership with departmental managers to achieve the best result for the colleagues and the business.
- Collate and present a picture of current performance and capabilities, providing observations, including highlighting skills gaps analysis and areas of risks.
- Develop and implement a Learning and Development plan for each department in conjunction with the departmental manager.
- Introduce succession planning tools to help aid retention and provide clear, structured career paths throughout the business, including future leadership programmes and broader training programmes.
- Drive a positive customer focused environment that people feel contented and able to grow and develop to the best version of themselves.
- Introduce Performance Management tools to ensure the performance cycle is planned and delivered to support robust and effective performance management with the long-term intention of expanding on the talents and skills of all employees at all levels.
- Provide HR generalist support.
Skills/Experience
- Previous HR and Learning & Development experience, ideally within engineering/ manufacturing business.
- The successful candidate will need to be an experienced HR Generalist (CIPD Level 5 – minimum 5 years’ relevant experience) with proven L&D expertise and skills in establishing and implementing a companywide L&D strategy.
- With a strong commercial acumen, a can-do approach, you will need to thrive in working on both operational and strategic L&D and HR initiatives.
- Experience in designing, developing, and executing innovative learning programmes to meet the business needs.
- A genuine passion and flare for people development
- Well organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects and work streams as well as ad hoc responsive tasks, balancing a range of priorities and deadlines
- Excellent presenting skills on and off electronic platforms