Manager, Technical Training

Pay Band: J   

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.   

 

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

 

This position reports directly to the Nutrien-Aurora General Manager.

 

What you will do:

The Technical Training Manager plays a vital role in cultivating a skilled and knowledgeable workforce. This role is responsible for the overall effective management of the operations and maintenance training programs as well as provides leadership and direction for the comprehensive, sustainable training effort at the site location. The Training Manager is accountable for facilitating and coordinating a training and development system that ensures the site location will meet government and company regulations, policies, guidelines, and objectives while emphasizing employee safety, product quality, cost effectiveness, and environmental sensitivity. This position is charged with designing, implementing, and overseeing training programs for new hires as well as existing employees. The essential functions of this role focus on equipping employees with the necessary skills, addressing any challenges they encounter in their tasks, and ensuring compliance with government-mandated training requirements. The Training Manager is liable for ensuring all employees are trained to maintain a skilled and compliant workforce, contributing to the success of Nutrien--employees who receive the right training are confident in their roles, more productive, engaged, and foster a culture of engagement that contributes to safer workplaces, reducing risks and accidents.

• Directing, planning, implementing, promoting, and controlling operator and maintenance training programs with effective induction and recurrent training.
• Maintaining an interface with management in all areas of employee training/education.
• Overseeing the site’s training programs and identify areas for improvement or expansion to meet current and future needs; recommend actions to ensure standards are met and communicate these suggestions to the management team.
• Coordinating and collaborating with Human Resources and Safety in order to achieve various training objectives at the site location.
• Supporting and working with Human Resources providing management and employees with training/ information/contacts/resources concerning leadership and supervisory development, higher education, certifications, etc. to enhance individual competencies which will enable all employees to perform current and possible future job assignments at maximum potential.
• Supporting and working with Safety to ensure employees receive daily and annual safety and tasks training.
• Auditing and updating reference materials, selection of materials, class outlines, lesson plans, and training aids to ensure materials are applicable to the positions and ensure safe operating techniques.
• Ensuring required competencies are clearly communicated to employees being trained so expectations are clear.
• Ensuring competency checks are in place to assess training and performance.
• Collaborating with appropriate supervisors and providing feedback and recommendations regarding probationary employees or to address performance concerns and training needs of existing employees.
• Continually managing classes/computer on-line training content to ensure materials and presentations are effective, and compliant with government regulations and aligned with corporate policies.
• Monitoring (as necessary) outside trainers/vendors/consultants to ensure that training is conducted in an efficient, effective, legal, and p