Specialist, Learning & Dev

Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of 

Your work ties us all together, helping our teams function and operate. Experience opportunities to learn and be a part of an organization that has your back. And with competitive compensation and total rewards, you’ll also enjoy our great perks.

Do you possess strong organizational skills and thrive in challenging, fast-paced environments? If so, you will love the freedom of doing things your way as a skilled, self-motivated training coordinator with our top-tier company. You will enjoy being supported and encouraged by a stellar team of individuals who bring a variety of abilities and strengths to the table. Enjoy participating in our attractive rewards and benefits programs as you showcase your abilities in a respected and commanding position. If you’re craving fulfillment, continuous upward movement and a huge amount of satisfaction in what you do, consider becoming a valued Learning and Development Specialist within our talented organization!

Position Summary:

Provides performance consultation to business unit/departments, aligning training and development activities to meet both short-term needs and long-term resource planning objectives.  Maintains training systems in compliance with customer, regulatory, quality and internal requirements. Coordinates, monitors and assesses training activities to ensure performance standards are achieved and capabilities continuously improved.

Specific Accountabilities

• Updates and manages critical skills matrix for all direct employees for DES on a quarterly basis.
• Develop and manages critical skills matrix for all indirect employees for DES on an annual basis.
• Develop and track metrics on critical skills gained and lost through recruitment and attrition monthly and communicate to Director of Operations and other leaders in BU.
• Identify training gaps in operations and support functions and relays to respective leader(s).
• Works with BU leadership to create both on-line and instructor lead courses’
• Develops and implements evaluation, validation or cost benefit analysis of training and sets training performance goals.
• Maintains a training inventory, schedules courses, manuals, training aids and documentation.
• Maintain On-The-Job Training (OJT) trainer to trainee tracking, along with refresher training that is required for trainers. 
• Coordinate with production managers on OJT Trainer Evaluation of trainees to ensure completion and subsequent tracking progress of employee’s training.
• Schedules training, in coordination with BU Management and Chief Inspector.
• Updates LMS and qualification database for BU’s employees, in conjunction with Chief Inspector.
• Supports senior leadership succession planning.
• Consults with and supports business unit/departments to identify, plan and implement resource selection, training and development requirements as driven by the strategic performance needs of the organization.
• In consultation with production managers, chief inspector, and other leaders, defines performance requirements and standards, assesses current performance and identifies training and development needs of employees.
• Researches and maintains standardized, comprehensive training and development programs and documentation based on identified organizational and affiliate needs, changes in culture, products, procedures and services.
• Sources materials and delivery methods.
• Performs or supports the efforts of others to design, develop and instruct curricula (classroom or on-the-job) utilizing instructional design techniques, including use of learning objectives, and assessment materials.
• Analyzes performance measures in order to identify training opportunities and to assess the impact of training.
• Analyze measures of performance (MOPs) relevant to the area of specialization. 
• Carries out special projects as assigned.

Qualifications 

• 2+ years of related experience in Training Coordination is required
• Thorough subject knowledge of learning activities being developed/delivered and of related/supporting topics.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong planning, organizational and leadership skills.
• Working knowledge of PCs in the current company operating system environment.
• Experience in aviation and operations as it relates to training program requirements of mechanics is a plus but not required.
• Working knowledge of regulatory requirements, quality standards and administrative policies and procedures applicable to training and development is a plus.
• Bachelors, Associates Degree or Certification in a field of instruction emphasizing adult learning/education is highly preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health and Dental Care
• Company Pension with 100 match up to 5 vested
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities based on performance
• Short-term & Long-term Disability coverage
• Life & AD&D Insurance 
• Learning & Training opportunities