About Us

Thistle Seafoods is one of Europe’s largest family-owned manufacturers of quality seafood products. We supply a wide range of outstanding products across all price points to leading retail and food service customers in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, and Australia.

With our Head Office in Peterhead, North-East Scotland, and a second site in Uddingston on the outskirts of Glasgow, we offer a fast-paced, challenging, and inclusive working environment. Our people take pride in what they do, and we are committed to supporting internal development and progression.

The Role

The Learning and Development Officer supports the Learning and Development Manager with identifying, coordinating, and delivering all the training that is required. This includes general and specialist in-house training, and training from external providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in ensuring the company and site retains all the necessary accreditations with regards to training and the training programmes delivered.
• Aid in the design and development of training and development programmes based on both the organisations and the individual’s needs. This includes general and specialist training and the educational aids and materials they require.
• Work closely with other department managers to ensure there is no downtime or that it is kept to a minimum when training is delivered.
• Where necessary arrange for an interpreter to be present or translations of documents to be available for training.
• Ensure all training delivered is in line with and meets customer requirements.
• Under the direction of the Training and Development Manager assist in all audits and be ready to provide accurate training records when requested.
• Assist in reviewing the current training packages and how they are being delivered, evaluate their effectiveness, and make any necessary changes. This includes identifying external training that could be delivered inhouse and what steps need to be taken to enable this.
• Continually think of new and innovative ways training can be delivered i.e., online, via tablet, etc.
• Keep accurate records of all in-house and external training completed by all members of staff.
• Provide training, guidance, and support to other members of the team to increase their skills and knowledge base.
• Work closely with the HR team to assist in filling vacancies in the production, stores, hygiene, and quality assurance departments. This will include calling potential candidates and arranging their induction.
• Participate in required training to ensure your qualifications remain valid and that you are using the latest training methods and materials.
• Undertake additional work as required by any Company Director or Senior Manager.