Aston Fisher
Learning and Development Manager
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Build capability where it matters most. We're supporting a highly respected aerospace manufacturing business in the appointment of an L&D Lead to shape and deliver learning and development across a large UK operation.
This isn't a role where you'll inherit a polished corporate academy, a large team of facilitators, or a library of ready made programmes.
It's a role for someone who enjoys building, improving and making a visible difference. The business has a strong order book, a highly skilled workforce and ambitious plans for the future. What they're looking for now is someone who can strengthen management capability, improve leadership effectiveness and ensure the organisation has the skills needed to perform today whilst preparing for tomorrow.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the HR Director, you'll take ownership of Learning & Development across two UK sites. You'll work directly with operational leaders, engineers, functional heads and managers to understand capability gaps, identify priorities and implement practical development solutions that genuinely improve performance.
Some areas are well established and others are still evolving.
You'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, willing to challenge constructively and capable of creating structure where structure doesn't yet exist.
Success won't be measured by the amount of training delivered. Success will be measured by whether managers become more effective, teams become stronger and the business builds the capability it needs for the future.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading learning and development activity across the UK business
- Conducting training needs analysis and assessing organisational capability requirements
- Designing, developing and facilitating management and leadership development programmes
- Improving capability across first-line and middle management populations
- Supporting performance development and talent review processes
- Working closely with operational and functional leaders to identify skills gaps and development priorities
- Managing external training providers and ensuring value from L&D investment
- Developing annual learning plans and managing budgets effectively
- Ensuring mandatory and compliance training requirements are met
- Providing pragmatic advice and challenge to senior stakeholders
- Building a learning approach that balances immediate business needs with longer-term organisational requirements
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What We're Looking For
We're less concerned with sector labels and more interested in what you've actually done. You might currently be an:
- L&D Lead
- Learning & Development Manager
- Talent & Development Partner
- Leadership Development Manager
- Learning Business Partner
What matters is that you've built credibility with operational leaders and have experience turning business needs into practical development solutions.
You'll likely bring:
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, defence, automotive or other operationally focused environments
- Strong experience conducting training needs analysis and translating findings into action
- Experience designing and facilitating management and leadership development programmes
- Confidence delivering workshops yourself rather than relying solely on external providers
- Experience managing L&D budgets and supplier relationships
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing ability
- A pragmatic, commercially aware approach to learning and development
- The ability to work independently and navigate an evolving environment
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You'll enjoy this role if:
- You like building rather than maintaining
- You can operate without perfect processes or complete information
- You prefer practical outcomes over theoretical models
- You are comfortable rolling your sleeves up and delivering yourself
- You enjoy working closely with managers and operational teams
- You can switch between strategic thinking and hands on execution
You probably won't enjoy this role if you're looking for a large internal L&D team, extensive support resources or a purely strategic position.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to join a business that genuinely values development but recognises there is more to do. The role offers the chance to make a visible impact, shape capability across the organisation and work closely with leaders who want to improve how they develop their people. For the right person, it's an opportunity to build something meaningful and leave a lasting footprint on the organisation.
If you're someone who enjoys creating practical solutions, developing managers and helping businesses become stronger through capability building, we'd be keen to speak with you.
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