Learning Leader

Company:
General Mills
Location:
Joplin, MO
Industry:
Food and Beverage Production
Job Status/Type:
Full Time
Employee
Job Category:
Other
Occupations:
Other
Work Experience:
2+ to 5 Years
Education Level:
Bachelor's Degree
Career Level:
Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)


Our Brands. Your Legacy.

Great brands start with the people that make them great. One of the world's leading food companies, General Mills operates in over 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, Progresso, Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen and more. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., General Mills had fiscal 2009 global net sales of US$15.9 billion, including the company’s US$1.2 billion proportionate share of joint venture net sales. We seek out the best of the best and give them development, support and the chance to lead something big. If you’re ready to fulfill your potential, consider sharing your talents with the outstanding people of General Mills. You will work with legendary brands, nourish people around the world, and start building your own legacy.

1. Create Organizational Learning Strategy:

Align learning strategy to corporate & plant goals
Develop strategic learning plan
Assess changes in the organization’s competency requirements
Participate in the development of CI Master Plan
Develop annual learning objectives
Promote organizational learning strategy
Learn plant culture and support cultural advancement

2. Conduct Learning Needs Analysis:

Identify job performance standards
Evaluate performance data
Conduct performance gap root cause analysis, utilizing MQIS, Why-Why and other CI tools
Administer employee assessments

3. Provide Organizational Support:

Participate in employee recruitment
Support new hire orientation
Support employee development programs (e.g., OMA, EDP)
Coordinate Team Leader development
Champion corporate initiatives at your plant
Participate in work-system development (e.g., PFS, PFP, and HPWS)
Administer education and learning for Continuous Improvement efforts

4. Develop Learning Curriculum:

Identify & consult SME’s
Create JTAs (Job Task Analysis)
Evaluate if training is effective

5.Coordinate Workplace Learning:

Schedule instructor, learning location & equipment
Promote learning event
Schedule participants

6.Facilitate Learning Event:

Verify classroom, equipment are prepared
Design the complete experience

7. Evaluate Learning Effectiveness:

Determine assessment tools
Conduct pre &post tests
Assess learner knowledge & skills utilizing learning tools
Assess learning material effectiveness
Assess learning environment
Determine & report effects of learning on business results

8. Maintain Learning Materials:

Centralize plant learning material storage
Ensure learning materials
Adapt learning materials to utilize new technology and accommodate changes

9. Establish Learning Partnerships:

Identify and evaluate learning partners
Share learning resources with partners

10. Support Employee Development:

Provide performance consulting on employee development needs
Provide resources to meet development needs (e.g.,books, periodicals, coaching,)

11. Manage Learning Finances:

Gather learning cost information
Create learning budget proposal

12. Perform Administrative Activities:

Maintain learning data/records
Generate learning reports
Manage learning grant programs
Share learning successes and results with plant and learning community
Maintain internal learning portal
Provide learning expertise & recognition to various departments

13. Continue Professional Development

Evaluate personal performance data
Participate in IDP process
Participate in professional learning environments
Participate in seminars, webcasts and conferences
Establish internal & external networking partnerships, benchmarking trips


14. Manage Learning Staff

Evaluate team structure & staffing requirements
Provide direction & delegate workload
promote development of staff
modify learning strategy and update performance objectives of team