Location: LIGHTBODY, HAMILTON, 73 BOTHWELL ROAD, HAMILTON ML3 0DW
Shift: MONDAY-FRIDAY, 37.5 hours
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Training team in a permanent role as a Training Co-Ordinator at our Hamilton site as part of ‘Finsbury Food Group’. 135 years of craft baking skills lie behind the quality of the special branded cakes, sweet snacks and slices we produce in Hamilton and 55 million products are produced each year. Lightbody is the UK’s largest supplier of celebration cakes to UK retailers, with Disney, Mars, Universal and Thorntons all within the portfolio of branded cakes made under licence. We also make a variety of supermarkets’ well-loved own-label cakes and in-store bakery bites.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses, along with great opportunities for growth and development. At Finsbury Food Group, we are passionate about investing in our teams, creating great development opportunities.
To be a success in this role, you will need a can-do attitude, be able to work as part of a team and demonstrate clear communication skills. You will have previous experience of working in the food processing/manufacturing industry and ideally you will be experienced in developing people.
This is what you’ll actually do!
In this busy and varied role you will be a vital part of the training team and you will be responsible for creating, leading and coordinating the delivery of a structured plan for all operational training requirements between Assembly and Sub-Assembly areas. You will be required to continuously monitor the gap of skills and support Area Managers and First Line Manager’s to ensure continuity of operational performance and adherence to quality expectations. An important part of the role will be the creation of standard operating procedures across both Assembly and Sub-Assembly areas and updating these as required.
Strong communication skills are a key part of this role as you will be required to deliver weekly training plans to all stakeholders and implement and present the training management suite. This will include the onboarding of the shop floor team to deliver key skills requirements. Other keys areas of the role which you would be responsible for will include identifying key employees to assist in the delivery of the training plan and working with them to enhance engagement. You will be an organised individual who is computer literate, confident in the use of excel who will also be confident in managing a large number of training files.
As a training coordinator you will be working in a fast moving and constantly changing environment, balancing the demands of customers, management and staff. You will work closely with the site operations team and therefore you will need to be able to build positive relationships with key stakeholders You will promote correct health and safety practices and set an example to others and it is key that you are passionate about the delivery and implementation of training.
Ideally this is you!
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Able to work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Team player
- Experience in a food manufacturing environment
- Confident computer skills including Microsoft excel
What’s in it for you?
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
- Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
- Death in Service Benefit
- Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
- Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
- Employee Recognition Awards· Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
- An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!
Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!
If you are ready for a new challenge and like the sound of what’s on offer then please apply now!
