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Position Overview:
As the Regional Manager for Technical Training, you are a key member of the North & Central America (NCA) Operations Training team reporting to Director, Global Technical Training. You will contribute to the success of Ball by deploying and executing the technical training program within the region (NCA). You will ensure all plants follow the standard process defined by the Director, Technical Training and the Talent Development Community of Excellence (COE).
In this role, you will foster a culture of continuous learning and collaborate with HR and plant management to ensure consistent enhanced technical proficiency across the organization.
Your Key Areas of Responsibility Include:
- Strong Collaboration and Coordination with Talent Development COE: Work closely with the Talent Development COE to utilize the design and development of content and learning methodologies.
- Training Program Execution: Execute comprehensive technical training programs (Pathways), ensuring alignment with enterprise standards; and monitor training metrics and performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of training programs.
- Continuous Learning Culture: Cultivate a culture of continuous learning within the region, emphasizing the importance of ongoing technical development to adapt to evolving industry standards and practices.
- Change Management Collaboration: Work closely with HR and plant management to identify and develop change management plans and communication for plants. Deliver communications to regional stakeholders.
- Foster Operational Excellence: Execute the elements of the Ball Operational Excellence training pillar within the region, ensuring stakeholders understand the element requirements.
- Reporting and Communication: Prepare regular reports and presentations to communicate training outcomes, progress, and challenges to stakeholders. Serve as a liaison between the plants in the region, the Director of Technical Training and the Talent Development COE to facilitate alignment and coordination of training initiatives.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Training & Development, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years managing, deploying, and leading a regional execution of technical training across multiple facilities, preferably within the manufacturing industry.
- Demonstrated skills:
- Execution of Training Programs: In-depth knowledge of technical training program execution and managing consistency in training programs across a large region.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Adult Learning and Development: In-depth knowledge of adult learning and development methodologies and instructional design of technical programs.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Expected Hiring Salary Range: $98,900 - $141,330 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
- This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
- Please visit our "Total Rewards" page to learn more about Ball’s comprehensive benefits structure.
- This position is eligible to be REMOTE in the U.S., with a home base within a 50-mile radius of a major airport, due to travel (up to 30%) requirements.
When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role.
Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.
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- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.
* This position will be posted for a minimum of 5 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
