Learning and Development Specialist - Natures Way Foods Ltd : Job Details

Learning & Development Specialist | Chichester | West Sussex | Salary: £40,000-45,000 | Plus Benefits 

We are on the search for a creative and proactive Learning & Development Specialist to join our People team in Chichester, West Sussex. You will be responsible for creating and delivering engaging training content for our manager population, as well as providing general training sessions for our colleagues at all levels across the business. You'll also play a key role in driving forward wellbeing & diversity training through learning programs. This is an amazing opportunity to take the next step in your career and join us on our rapid growth journey. This is an on-site role which will require some flexibility working across our manufacturing sites and central head office. 

Core Responsibilities

• Content Creation & Development: Design and curate dynamic, interactive training content that caters to both managers and operations staff.
• Training Delivery: Facilitate engaging, proactive training sessions, ensuring that they are tailored to the needs of managers and other employees across the organisation.
• Engagement & Interaction: Deliver training in a way that fosters interaction, discussion, and active participation, using a variety of methods such as presentations, group exercises, and multimedia tools.
• Wellbeing & Diversity Initiatives: Collaborate with HR and other departments to incorporate wellbeing activities and diversity-driven content into the learning programs.
• Continuous Feedback & Improvement: Collect feedback from participants to assess the effectiveness of training and continuously refine content and delivery methods
• Ad-hoc Support: Assist with various Learning & Development projects and initiatives, including onboarding, leadership development, and any other employee development activities as required.

Skills & Experience required

• Experience designing and delivering engaging training sessions, especially for managerial audiences
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage participants at different levels
• Creative approach to content creation and training delivery, ensuring a dynamic and interactive experience
• Knowledge of wellbeing initiatives and how to incorporate them into training programs
• Understanding of diversity and inclusion and the ability to promote these values through learning and development activities
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks effectively
• Experience conducting Training Needs Analysis (TNA) is a plus, but not required
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

What you get from us

• Life Assurance
• Bonus 
• Employer matched pension   
• Health cash plan   
• Cycle to work scheme   
• Colleague discounts, e.g. Gym membership & shopping discounts 
• Star Awards
• Flexibility in pay frequency each month
• Access to online GP
• Employee assistance programme

Natures Way Foods is leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and “food-to-go” for supermarkets and retailers, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there’s lots more to us than the products we make.

Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. Building on previous success, this year is set to be another exceptional year for our organisation. It is an exciting time to join Natures Way Foods as we are expanding our production lines and there is genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the organisation.

What type of people succeed here?

We look for passionate people, with a can-do attitude and an ambition to succeed. We strive to help our people in channelling that passion into everything they do, because your success is our success! We love people who have high standards & lots of ideas, because we are always striving to improve, and we want you to help us do that.

Natures Way is a fun, fast and friendly environment where you will be surrounded by a passionate and dedicated team, who are committed to being the best at fresh. Apply now & join our family