Learning & Development Specialist

Learning & Development Specialist
Our story goes back more than 150 years. From our early success in Denmark and Sweden, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.

AAK Denmark (Aarhus)
Founded in 1871 and located in the Port of Aarhus, AAK Denmark is our oldest site, and the world’s largest producer of shea oil and fats. These are mostly used in the chocolate and confectionery industries, but shea oil is also used in cosmetics. Our highly automated production process runs 24/7 – 365 days a year, supervised by expert operators from our central control room. Our oil and fats laboratory is responsible for the development of AAK’s global process technologies, which contribute to cleaner and more efficient manufacturing, and more sustainable end products. Our product development team manages development activity across the group, in close collaboration with the Customer Innovation Center. Our site’s large IT team also works across the globe.

About the role
We are seeking to appoint a Learning & Development Specialist to join the HR team. The successful candidate will be responsible for working closely with key stakeholders in production, maintenance, engineering and health & safety, to deliver the site’s L&D objectives. The role reports directly to the HR Manager and comes with a level of autonomy, allowing the successful candidate to develop the role. You will become part of an HR team of six close colleaugues including business partnering, payroll, learning & development and the reception.

Responsibilities
Plan, deliver and evaluate key learning interventions to improve operational capability, whilst assuring learner proficiency and compliance.

Apply industry knowledge, whilst leading the TNA (training needs analysis) with key stakeholders, to identify training requirements according to job role, industry standards, customer requirements and local legislation.

Translate the TNA into the local training plan, ensuring alignment to local strategic direction.

Manage the training plan through to completion, coordinating learners, training providers, e-learning platforms, and certification management.

Monitor progress through KPI reporting and regular meetings with key stakeholders.

Apply financial rigor to the training budget, optimizing ROI (return on investment) by assessing value for money against learner experience and the achievement of learning outcomes.

Create and supervise the creation of new learning content for the adult learning environment. Optimiz the principles of instructional design for physical, virtual, or electronic delivery.

Deliver in-house programs with knowledge, professionalism and enthusiasm, achieving expected learning outcomes.

Actively participate in audits, both internal and external, ensuring training conformance to customer codes of practice, industry standards and local legislation.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record in learning and development, preferably within a production environment.

You will also enjoy the challenge of competency assessment, building learning solutions that close critical gaps in knowledge, skills and behaviors.

You will have a keen interest in either leadership development, learning technologies or competency frameworks as there will be an opportunity to expand your contribution to the organization in one of these fields.

To apply you will have a degree in human resources, learning and development or other related field, or extensive experience in learning and development.

Proficiency in MS Office, with a strong grasp of system utilization is essential.

In return AAK offers:
We offer a challenging, exciting and varied working day with motivated and engaged colleagues in an environment where there is an informal tone and where humor is part of everyday life. AAK is a company that practices "freedom with responsibility", and you can therefore expect to have a substantial influence on your everyday work life.
Furthermore, you can expect:
Great working atmosphere where everyone matters.
A warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Investment in your development with training
A divers and inclusive workplace that values every individual´s perspective and talents.

An ideal role for you or eager to know more?
If you already can see yourself in the above, please apply directly, as we are looking to fill the role as quickly as possible and therefore assess applications on an ongoing basis. We are however willing to wait for the right candidate.

If you have questions or need to know more about the vacancy, feel free to contact HR Manager Mia Yde on +45 31524355 to hear about the role.

About AAKEverything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.

AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.

Location:
Aarhus