At INEOS Pigments, we value the contribution of our people in making us one of the largest producers of titanium dioxide in North America. Providing numerous products and services to industries around the globe, from coatings to plastics to paper and other end-uses, we invest in employee development and offer a wide range of career opportunities, offering everyone the chance to broaden their experience and build a professionally rewarding career.
About The Role
The Training Superintendent oversees the Training and Development Programs at the Ashtabula Complex to assist the organization achieve its goals and objectives. This position leads the development and implementation activities and programs to meet the sites needs to ensure a competent, compliant, and high-performing workforce that supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. Provides oversight and direction to the Training Department at the Complex. This is a salaried, exempt, day shift position. It is designated as a Safety Critical Role.
Responsibilities include:
- Responsible for development and delivery of site learning initiatives which are aligned to site goals and objectives
- Develop, coordinate and implement technical training and skills development processes and programs in line with regulatory requirements and the site’s strategic business goals
- Oversee and ensure the new hire onboarding process is in place
- Perform needs analysis and contribute input to the site training plan
- Ownership of LMS strategy, reporting, and continuous improvement
- Use of training data to drive decisions (completion rates, competency gaps)
- Responsibility for maintaining audit-ready training records
- Coordination during internal/external audits
- Tracking and updating regulatory training requirements
- Manage and lead the site Technical Trainers, SHE Trainer and LMS Administrator to provide support and guidance to ensure training needs are met
- Ensure compliance of all technical training and development activities and processes with standards, policies and regulatory requirements
- Manage, develop and oversee onsite certification processes
- Analyze metrics, feedback and overall training process and recommend improvements
- Mentor and develop training personnel and SME’s in material development and delivery
- Oversee and coordinate all site training events with the LMS Administrator and other site personnel
- Contribute to the development of training policies and procedures and assist with local application
- Source external training, learning and development resources and providers to support delivery of training and development plans and programs
- Partnership with leadership to build succession pipelines for critical roles
- Drive SHE training targets and demonstrate improvements for employees and contractors
- Must adhere to the INEOS Pigments Process Safety & Behavioral Safety Principles and Life Saving Rules.
- Other duties as assigned.
About You
- You should possess:
- Minimum 10 years’ experience and knowledge in training, learning and development with a minimum of 3 years in a specialist field
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Adult Education, or related preferred (associate’s degree with professional training qualification with 10+ years of relevant experience in the chemical industry considered on an exception basis)
- Knowledge of learning and development processes, educational and accreditation structures
- Knowledge of competency-based evaluations
- Sound knowledge and experience of program design and delivery using a wide range of delivery methods, including e-learning, blended learning and action learning techniques.
- Proven coaching and facilitation skills
- Experience preferred in LMS systems, Training Software Programs and MS Office Products
- Knowledge and experience of delivering effective Professional and/or Leadership learning and development programs
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing competency-based technical training programs in a high-hazard, regulated manufacturing environment, with direct linkage to process safety, regulatory compliance, and operational performance.
- Training certifications such as DDI, Zenger Miller or Train-the-Trainer desired
- Direct experience building or managing training tied to:
- OSHA (especially PSM if applicable)
- EPA / environmental compliance
- Familiarity with:
- Required training matrices
- Audit expectations
- Documentation standards
This is a salaried exempt, day shift position.
Our Ashtabula, Ohio Complex, consisting of two plants just south of Lake Erie, is a state of the art manufacturing complex with leading technology and more than 45 years of manufacturing excellence.
INEOS Pigments offers a competitive salary with an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability with the buy-up option, basic life & AD&D insurance with a buy-up option for self and dependents, 401(k) with company match.
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