Training Manager

Company Profile

80 years and countless innovations later, JCB is the world’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. At 22 plants spanning four continents—and countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil—JCB manufactures a range of more than 300 products including Loadall telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, Access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and Fastrac tractors.

JCB people are at the heart of our business and as a family-owned business we answer to our customers, not a group of shareholders. That freedom allows us to concentrate on developing the latest technologies and incorporating them into our equipment. We focus on what our customer needs on the jobsite – a machine that holds up in the toughest environment and increases their productivity.

At JCB, we stand behind our products – and our name.

Position Purpose

This position is responsible for providing direction on the execution of training activities for JCB, Inc. Incumbent works in close partnership with all functional management to identify training needs and recommend solutions.  This position is also responsible for providing guidance to management in prioritizing training needs as well as conducting training.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities

• Works with functional leadership to determine company-wide training opportunities that integrate with group-wide objectives
• Plan and prioritize necessary training curriculum around targeted operational needs to educate and develop all levels of management and other team members
• Partner and provide guidance to JCB, Inc., management on the development of training programs necessary to meet JCB training needs
• Oversee execution of all training that impacts JCB, Inc.
• Review and evaluate effectiveness of programs
• Conduct selected programs as appropriate
• Leadership, selling, interpersonal and teambuilding skills development
• Design and develop JCB, Inc., training materials as needed
• Select, develop, train, direct and motivate trainers and assigned staff
• Propose, manage and achieve the agreed fiscal budget for training
• Select and recruit external consultants as required to fulfill specific training and development requirements
• Design programs based on optimal delivery mediums:
• Web-based versus platform training 

Minimum Qualifications

• Must pass any drug screens, background checks and any pre-employments tests as applicable.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Eight years of relevant work experience working in a training environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Human Resources or related field
• Ten years of relevant work experience in training
• Fourteen years of experience in a leadership capacity
• Leadership in progressive organizations and cultures a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Competencies

• Extensive expertise with training
• Expected to personally design and deliver training, leadership, interpersonal skills and selling skills
• Project planning and leadership experience
• Excellent communication, presentation and public speaking skills
• Proficiency with instructional design knowledge
• Understanding what mediums best apply to a variety of situations
• Knowledgeable of state-of-the-art delivery mechanisms

• Working knowledge and experience of capital equipment organizations that have distribution and aftermarket sales

Job Conditions

• Both office environment and occasionally manufacturing/factory environment
• Subject to noise and temperature changes

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

JCB is an equal employment opportunities (EEO) employer in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. JCB complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. EEO EMPLOYER/VET/DISABLED.

JCB Inc. is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, JCB offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our website at https://www.jcb.com/en-gb/about/careers.

Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.