Training Coordinator - Production

Job Category: Manufacturing & Operations Job Family: Plant Production Job Description: We’re looking for a proactive and people focused Training Coordinator to deliver production training across 3 shifts in our food manufacturing plant. In addition you will roll out continuous improvement of all operations and soft skills training at our manufacturing facility in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. In this key role, you will ensure that all Production, Processing and Warehouse, operatives are trained, assessed, and fully compliant with internal procedures and regulatory standards. You’ll work closely with line leaders to build capability, support right first time performance, and promote a strong food safety and quality culture across all shifts. If you thrive in a fast paced factory environment, enjoy developing others, and take pride in delivering high quality, audit ready training, this role is a great opportunity to make a lasting impact. Key Responsibilities Training & Governance • Develop and maintain the site Training Plan and annual Training Calendar, covering induction, mandatory, refresher, and progression pathways. • Align all training with HACCP, GMP, allergen control, sanitation, hygiene, traceability, and food defence requirements. • Maintain a robust Training Matrix for all site roles, ensuring accuracy and zero compliance gaps. • Ensure training content is aligned to SOPs, Work Instructions, Risk Assessments, and Change Control processes. Technical & Compliance Training • Design and deliver high quality on the job (OJT) training across Machine Operation, Processing, Quality/Lab, and Warehouse/Despatch roles. • Deliver mandatory training including Food Hygiene, Allergen Awareness, Health & Safety, COSHH, and Chemical Handling. • Support audit readiness for BRCGS Food Safety, customer standards, and UK food legislation. Cross Functional Collaboration • Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, Warehouse, and HR to prioritise training needs, support start ups, and manage new product or process introductions. • Coordinate specialist equipment training with suppliers and technicians (e.g., Cookers, Blenders Casting and packaging machines). • Support onboarding for new starters, agency workers, and contractors to ensure readiness before entering live production. Continuous Improvement & Culture • Evaluate training effectiveness using KPIs, feedback, audit findings, and performance trends. • Promote a strong food safety and quality culture by coaching, reinforcing behaviours, and embedding GMP standards. • Support Continuous Improvement activities such as lean six sigma. Required Qualifications & Experience • Experience in food manufacturing, ideally dairy or other high risk products. • Demonstrated experience in training coordination or L&D within a factory or similar environment. • Strong understanding of HACCP, GMP, sanitation, allergens, traceability, and audit requirements. • Skilled in developing training materials (SOPs, WIs, e learning) and conducting competency assessments. • Excellent communication and facilitation skills with confidence working across multilingual, shift based teams. • Organised, detail oriented, and diligent with training records and compliance documentation. Schreiber Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Schreiber Foods strives to do good through food every day. Based in North America, we’re a customer-brand leader in cream cheese, natural cheese, process cheese, shelf-stable beverages and yogurt. Our more than 10,000 employees and presence on five continents enable us to be an essential ingredient in our customers’ success. With annual sales of more than $7 billion, we partner with the best retailers, restaurants, distributors and food manufacturers around the globe. We also recognize our responsibility to do good in the world and are driven to make a difference in everything we do. Life & Culture - We call ourselves partners – not employees – and there’s a good reason behind that. Our work is more than just a job. Our common goals drive and energize us as we work together to be the best we can be. Caring is a huge part of who we are. We not only help each other grow; we take care of each other along the way. Whenever a partner is experiencing a hardship, it’s common for others to take the initiative to organize fundraisers to help support them through our Partners Helping Partners program. We also care about our communities and want to help make them better places to live every day. Who are we looking for? Our people are truly the heart of our company, and we’re on a journey together. It’s about more than a job. We work hard to find great people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and provide opportunities to help them grow. Like a family, we care deeply about each other