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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.
About You and this Role
Dow has an exciting opportunity available for a Learning and Development Manager at our Freeport, TX site.
In this role, you will shape and champion the learning strategy that builds workforce capability and supports a highly reliable and sustainable organization. You will partner with leadership to align business and functional learning priorities with broader corporate and Manufacturing & Engineering strategies, while strengthening knowledge transfer, accelerating the development of new employees, and supporting continuous learning for the existing workforce.
Responsibilities
Leverage feedback from leaders and technical experts to understanding learning needs and current gaps and opportunities across the site.
Lead implementation of learning initiatives and Operating Discipline Management System (ODMS) projects, ensuring alignment with site, business, functional, and global learning strategies.
Drive continuous improvement of learning strategies and delivery, representing the site in regional and global learning networks and partnering with training coordinators and other networks to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
Maintain the organizational structure and resources needed to deliver the learning strategy, including ensuring sufficient instructor capacity and appropriate instructor recognition.
Support site learning and ODMS metrics, contributing to MI planning and site goals.
Manage learning budgets and vendor relationships, including contract management as needed.
Support talent and workforce development initiatives, including onboarding and community outreach, while applying continuous improvement methods to modernize work processes, streamline on-site workflows, and generate value.
Qualifications
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience (e.g. educational, content delivery, manufacturing, continuous improvement, etc.)
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.
Skills
Stakeholder Management: Builds strong partnerships with leaders, technical experts, and learning networks to identify needs, address gaps, and achieve learning objectives.
Learning Strategy: Develops and executes learning strategies that build workforce capability, support knowledge transfer, and align with organizational priorities.
Learning Needs Analysis: Uses input from leaders and technical experts to identify capability gaps, prioritize learning needs, and guide development solutions.
Change Management: Supports the implementation and adoption of learning initiatives, process improvements, and new ways of working.
Communication: Clearly communicates learning priorities, strategies, and expectations across diverse audiences and organizational levels.
Continuous Improvement: Identifies opportunities to improve learning delivery and work processes to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and organizational value.
Additional Notes
This position does not offer relocation assistance.
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