Minerva Dairy Inc.
Training Manager
Let us invest in your success at the Minerva Dairy! Tired of “churning the butter” at these huge corporate companies, just to be a replaceable number? It’s time for a change. Join America’s oldest family-owned dairy and their 6 generations of success and find out why we’ve been churning strong since 1894. Competitive pay, medical, dental, vision and a 401K with employer contributions. From our family to yours, we hope to see you soon!
The Training Manager is responsible for company culture, company sponsored activities and internal facing marketing activities. The position reports to the HR Director and works closely with the executive leadership overseeing the culture budget and initiatives to maintain and nurture the company’s culture. Monitors the senior managers and shift managers to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to communicate and lead by example our cultural to employees. Ensuring Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Paperwork are properly followed in real-time by informing QA and Shift managers of deviations for immediate correction. Supporting new employees during their 0-90 day ensuring their experience is in-step with our cultural initiatives. Excellent communication and active listening skills are needed to be able to coordinate strategy with the rest of the management team.
This position is primarily scheduled during 1st shift.
Essential Job Functions
- Employee Support
- New Position Onboarding through 90 days
- Daily Touch (via Redzone) with each employee under 90 days to listen and guide them to maintain workplace relations
- Maintain a database of each employee needs, goals and aspirations to better assist managers with interacting with staff
- Interests and important parts of their personal life
- Employee Milestone affirmations via Redzone
- Annual Goal Setting Tracking per employee
- Document Writing, Redzone Learn Module
- Maintain Training Documents for each position
- Maintain SOPs for each position
- Track Employee training records via Redzone’s Learn Module
- Maintain Training Documents for each position
- Culture Initiatives
- Implement, track, and organize all internal engagement projects
- Track and adhere to the Culture’s budget
- Execute 3rd party vendors that are employed to assist in Culture initiatives
- Teach, Coach and Monitor staff for Supplier/inspector interactions
- PPE Cultural awareness
- Recycling Cultural awareness
- Safety Cultural awareness
- Cost savings initiatives
- Teach, Coach and Monitor staff for Supplier/inspector interactions
- Implement, track, and organize all internal engagement projects
- Internal Information/Event Planning via Redzone
- Approve and distribute vital information to staff
- Track documentation needed by various departments from staff
- Lead and pace employee activities
- Non-Profit initiatives
- Celebrations of Success Events
- Holiday Events/Gatherings
- Presenting Company performance
- Food & Employee Safety is everyone’s job.
- Approve and distribute vital information to staff
This full-time position includes a comprehensive benefits plan, including health, dental, retirement and more.
Minerva Dairy Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by federal or applicable state law.
QualificationsRequired Skills
- Proven ability to deliver results
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to articulate effectively; both verbal and in writing
- Highly personable, trustworthy
- Proficient in operating a computer and associated applications (MS Office)
- Ability to motivate staff
- Ability to develop and explain detailed powerpoint presentations and present to staff
- Ability to perform presentations, knowledgeably answer questions and provide timely follow up
- Strong and successful management and communication skills
Required Experience and Education
- Experience working in a customer facing environment
- Experience working on cultural initiatives
- Successful track record of delivering results
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Hospitality or Marketing
Skills Required
- Proven ability to deliver results
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Highly personable and trustworthy
- Proficiency with computers and associated applications, including Microsoft Office
- Ability to motivate staff
- Ability to develop, explain, and present detailed PowerPoint presentations
- Ability to answer questions knowledgeably and provide timely follow-up
- Strong management and communication skills
- Experience working in a customer-facing environment
- Experience working on cultural initiatives
- Successful track record of delivering results
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Hospitality or Marketing
What We Do
Minerva Dairy is America's oldest family-owned creamery, specializing in the production of premium, small-batch, artisanal butter and cheese products. Founded in 1894 and based in Minerva, Ohio, the company uses milk from local pasture-raised cows to create rich, creamy products, maintaining family traditions across five generations of ownership.
