Training and Development Manager

For over 100 years, Maguire has been an industry leader in the fabrication, construction, and maintenance of water storage tanks and elevated water towers. The Training and Development Manager at Maguire is responsible for improving the knowledge, skills and productivity of the organization's employees. This position assesses company-wide developmental needs to drive training initiatives and identifies and arranges suitable training solutions for employees. This position actively searches, creatively designs and implements effective methods to educate, enhance performance and recognize performance.

Essential Functions

• Assess training needs through surveys, interviews, job analysis, and performance appraisals.
• Develop and deliver training programs that enhance employee skills, safety awareness, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with department leaders and subject matter experts to create role-specific training content.
• Implement onboarding programs for new hires and upskilling initiatives for existing staff.
• Monitor and evaluate training effectiveness using KPIs, feedback, and performance metrics.
• Manage Learning Management System (LMS) and maintain accurate training records.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, safety standards, and company policies.
• Lead initiatives for leadership development, succession planning, and career pathing.
• Stay current with manufacturing trends, technologies, and best practices in adult learning.
• Provide leadership in deploying and oversight of onboarding programs, program management of leadership and developmental programs
• Effectively partner with Quality of Life and management in developing and executing programs and strategies.
• Lead implementation of training curriculum
• Conducts educational needs and assessments working with managers to understand training requirements
• Lead projects to deliver web-based, social media, performance support tools, instructor-led, and train-the-trainer blended learning methodologies
• Manage the design and development of a train the trainer curriculum for the effective handover of training
• Maintain the Maguire University course catalogue and required competencies for assigned job roles
• Perform follow-ups on training campaigns for feedback and effectiveness
• Provide thought leadership/ consultation to Site Leadership to maximize performance of the organization Conducts annual training and development needs assessment.
• Develops training and development programs and objectives.
• Administers spending against the departmental budget.
• Obtains and /or develops effective training materials utilizing a variety of media.
• Trains and coaches managers, supervisors and others involved in employee development efforts.
• Plans, organizes, facilitates and orders supplies for employee development and training events.
• Develops and maintains organizational communications such as intranet bulletin boards and newsletters to ensure employees have knowledge of training and development events and resources.
• Conducts follow-up studies of all completed training to evaluate and measure results.
• Modifies programs as needed.
• Exemplifies the desired culture and philosophies of the organization.
• Works effectively as a team member with other members of management and the HR staff.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of team members. May perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Essential Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Technology, Education, Organization Development, Human Resource Development, Adult Learning, or other related areas.
• Resume that shows steady progression in Training/Learning & Safety Management for the last 5-10 years, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial setting
• Identify and use tools to analyze individual and group behavior and recommend strategies for making needed and sustained changes
• Influence and support changes in organizational behavior
• Assess, direct, develop and deliver corporate training curriculums including employee and leadership development, new hire orientation and compliance training (e.g., sexual harassment, employee discipline/termination)
• Ability to travel to field sites as needed.
• Adept with a variety of multimedia training platforms and methods.
• Ability to evaluate and research training options and alternatives.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) credential preferred.
  
  

The ideal candidate must have a working knowledge of all job-specific operating procedures, be extremely quality conscious and detail-oriented, accept responsibility and accountability for own actions, can work independently with minimal supervision, be able to build solid relationships with internal and external customers, be dependable and trustworthy, and have advanced computer skills.

Work Environment

• Majority of the time is spent in an office environment.
• Frequently required to sit, squat, talk and hear.
• Constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Adhere to Maguire’s PPE Policy and Safety Programs.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities. Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Able to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
• Primarily office-based with regular visits to manufacturing floor.
• May require occasional travel to other facilities or training sites.
  
  

Maguire is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Maguire complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding hiring and employment. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.