Learning and Development Manager

If you have a passion around building capability in others, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations is seeking qualified professionals to be considered for our Learning and Development Manager at GP's Dixie Cutlery manufacturing facility located in Leominster, Massachusetts.

In this role you will be responsible for leading the transformation of learning and development processes at our facility. By working with operations and maintenance teams, you will create and apply learning strategies and advance technical skills. You will have the ability to significantly impact the overall success of the Dixie business at both Leominster and across the learning platform.

This is a high impact role, and we are looking for a learning leader who possesses a business owner mindset and the entrepreneurial energy it takes to rapidly transform L&D in a principled way.

The Leominster Plant is part of the Dixie brand cutlery manufacturing operation. We manufacture safe, high-quality products with competitive advantages and strong market growth. We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people. Our employees help others, and the business reach their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day.

• Collaborate with other leaders to ensure Learning and Development solutions support the overall vision and priorities of the business while driving transformation in how we deliver training and develop people.
• Provide support for a multilingual organization and collaborate with key stakeholders to develop learning solutions tailored to their needs and create value for the team.
• Assume responsibility for overseeing the onboarding process for all new hires and enhance program that promotes effective learning and retention of materials. Ensure that the onboarding experience is optimized for employees for whom English is not their first language, providing the highest standard of support throughout their integration.
• Assist in developing and maintaining effective training programs that are needed to support Georgia-Pacific's and the Plant's vision.
• Establish a comprehensive, matrix-structured training program applicable to all roles within the organization.
• Provide ownership of technical training to ensure the overall health of the technical learning solutions across the facility.
• Play a critical role in creating a culture of continuous and lifelong learning at Leominster.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of learning content used for learning solutions.
• Create annual training calendar and become gatekeeper for the administration and recordkeeping of all learning records for all roles.
• Share frequent updates on engagement and achievement in all types of learning activities.
• Participate in efforts to improve, innovate and implement training and learning best practices.
• Network both internally and externally to understand and implement emerging technologies which improve our competitive advantages.

• Advanced education or certification beyond high school in corporate education is beneficial. This includes skills such as learning needs analysis, in-person and virtual instructor-led learning, instructional design, curriculum development, and learning evaluation.
• Formal experience in learning and development.
• Experience using content authoring software and working with multiple software functions (LMS or KMS).
• Experience working with simulator technology as part of learning solutions.
• Strong understanding of how to manage change and conduct stakeholder analysis/impacts using various Organizational Change Management (OCM) concepts, principles and models.

• Experience working in the teaching profession.
• Experience in project management for learning implementation.
• Experience working with various stakeholders.
• Experience in regular tracking learning participation and other learning documentation and records management.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite including OneNote and Teams.
• Experience with technical writing.