Learning & Development Manager

Position Summary:

Designed and enhanced learning and development programs—including new hire training, career pathing, leadership development, and workforce planning—to align with organizational strategy.

Essential Functions:

· Develop, manage, and execute Quanta’s Talent Development Strategy, including new hire training, leadership development, career pathing, and workforce planning, ensuring all programs are consistently implemented, tracked, and documented.

· Serve as a trusted partner to operations, support functions, and learning teams to maintain high standards of safety, quality, productivity, and overall employee experience.

· Research, design, and facilitate training programs for all organizational levels to build a skilled workforce and strengthen the leadership pipeline.

· Collaborate with Production Managers and Supervisors to identify, develop, and support an effective team of Training Associates.

· Analyze training data and partner with Production, Safety, and HR teams to identify organizational gaps and opportunities for improvement.

· Develop new training programs and recommend enhancements to existing initiatives, lead implementation of improved training solutions.

· Ensure all training documentation remains accurate, compliant, and up to date.

· Stay current on industry best practices in training and development, incorporating relevant updates into materials and delivery methods.

· Partner with supervisors, managers, and staff to ensure training plans are sustained and reinforced after implementation.

· Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

· Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, HR, Education or related field.

· Minimum (3) years’ experience in L&D in a manufacturing environment.

· Strong, enthusiastic presentation skills (both in-person and virtually).

· Experience with e-learning development tools.

· Training certification (CPTM, CPTD, CDTP, etc.).

· Proficient in Microsoft Office products.

· Experience with training modules on UKG/Kronos is strongly preferred.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

· Proven experience and genuine passion for coaching, developing, and empowering employees.

· Strong balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

· Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take initiative.

· Comfortable and effective working across all levels of the organization—from production teams to C-Suite leaders.

· Skilled in designing and leveraging people analytics, with the ability to interpret data and make informed, data-driven decisions.

· Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.

· Demonstrated ability to work effectively within diverse teams and navigate ambiguous or evolving situations.

· Capable of delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines, even when priorities shift.

· Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with tact, diplomacy, and professionalism.

Physical Demands

· Must be able to perform all physical requirements of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.

· Ability to speak, read, and write in English; bilingual proficiency in Spanish is preferred.

· Must have adequate hearing to understand speech and other sounds.

· Visual clarity required, including the ability to distinguish colors.

· Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods.

· Occasionally required to lift or move items up to 30 pounds.

· Ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments, including exposure to varying temperatures and moderate to loud noise levels.

· Ability to travel between buildings within a 10-mile radius.

Quanta Nashville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.