Leadership Training Specialist

Leadership Training Specialist 

MWC is a state-of-the-art cheese and whey production facility in St. Johns, MI. MWC is a joint venture between Glanbia Nutritionals, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Select Milk Producers Inc.

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey!

The Leadership Training Specialist will assist in developing, delivering, and implementing the MWC training and learning curriculum for MWC team members in an organized and strategic approach.

Essential Functions

• Review and improve training practices and materials to increase effectiveness.

• Coach and train new and recently promoted leaders through the leadership program.
• Partner with site teams and Centers of Excellence (COEs) to design and implement strategic training plans for Vacation Reliefs, Assistant Team Leaders, Team Leaders, and other assigned roles.
• Collaborate with other site Leadership Training Specialists and COEs to deliver annual corporate training initiatives and projects.
• Assess training and development options and recommend the best approaches and tools.
• Create, deliver, and facilitate monthly leadership training to strengthen coaching, development, legal knowledge, retention, engagement, and team culture.
• Conduct audits to verify supervisors follow SOPs and use trained leadership tools.
• Partner with Site Leadership and HR to support talent development, performance improvement, and individual development plans as needed.
• Maintain training documentation, certification records, and related status reports/presentations.
• Coordinate, schedule, and track New Employee Orientation, Next In Line Leadership Training, and New Leader Bootcamp.
• Participate in interviews for MWC candidates as needed.
• Support GPS processes, drive zero losses, and uphold Southwest Cheese non-negotiables.
• Comply with all applicable safety, health, and food safety regulations and requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write reports/procedures and present information to groups.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business/technical information, procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Comfort with basic math (fractions/decimals), rates, ratios, and percentages; ability to interpret simple charts/graphs.
• Ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form and apply them to solve practical problems.
• Proficient computer skills (email, recordkeeping, databases, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools).
• Demonstrated teamwork and a proactive approach to achieving departmental and company goals.
• Ability to lead by example and share knowledge and skills with others.
• Follow all safety policies, practices, and procedures and report unsafe conditions or activities.

Disclaimer

Employees must perform essential duties safely and accurately, with or without reasonable accommodation. This description outlines the general scope of the role and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities or requirements.

Where You Will Work  

The opportunity will be based onsite 5 days/week at our St. Johns, MI location.

What We Would Like To Offer You 

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.  

About Glanbia 

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.