Job Title: Instructional Designer & Trainer
Department: People and Culture
Reporting to: Director of People and Culture, Corporate
Location: Mississauga
Greenfield is looking for an Instructional Designer and Trainer to join our growing team.
Position Overview:
Reporting to the Director of People & Culture, the Instructional Designer/Trainer is responsible for the development, upkeep, and delivery of end-user training and support material.
Who We Are:
Greenfield Global is a leading producer and supplier of high-value, mission-critical raw materials, ingredients, and additives that are vital to businesses and integral to a lower-carbon economy. From start-ups to the largest brands in the world, customers trust Greenfield’s extensive portfolio of premium products, regulatory expertise, and industry-leading service to improve people’s lives and the health of the planet.
Why Join Greenfield?
We innovate, collaborate, and work with purpose. By unlocking the potential of people, partnerships, and nature to accelerate sustainable solutions for the health of the planet, our work has a positive impact on the environment around the world. We’re always looking for people who can bring new talents and experience to our team.
Who You Are:
- Aptitude for learning computer applications and enthusiasm for learning and for teaching others
- Willing to travel
- Strong knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, style and grammar
- Able to deliver classroom and virtual learning, motivating learners through effective training methodologies both in group and individual classroom dynamics
- Strong verbal communication and presentation skills. Comfortable training in front of large audiences
- Strong facilitation and meeting skills
- Strong BA skills
Your Experience Should Include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature, Journalism, Business, Instructional System Design, Education or other similar disciplines, (or 5+ years instructional design and delivery experience
- 3+ years of instructional systems design or adult education and training development experience
- 3+ years of experience delivering training to business users, specifically ERP system solutions
- Experience within a dedicated training/learning and development environment; able to apply modern adult learning principles and theories to the design of course content, instructor materials and student materials
- Experience within a dedicated training/learning and development environment; able to apply modern adult learning principles and theories to the design of course content, instructor materials and student materials
- Experience developing learning documents and materials (e.g. storyboards, presentation materials, participant guides, job-aids)
- Experience with eLearning authoring tools such as Captivate or Articulate
- Proven ability to consult with stakeholders to identify training development and delivery requirements
- Able to organize information into hierarchies, flows, taxonomies or other structures to clearly convey information to learners
- Plan, prioritize, organize, and coordinate course development
- Advanced application software skills including Windows, PowerPoint, Word & Excel
Bonus Points if you have any of these:
- Bilingual: English and French
Job Responsibilities:
- Development of instructor-led courses and ongoing support materials
- Development of eLearning or other self-paced course content
- Ensure internal reviews of learning content and course materials
- Ownership of the training data over the Build and Test phases of a project or engagement.
- Liaises with client technical resources to ensure courses address training environment technical infrastructure requirements and limitations (including LMS eLearning integration)
- Ensure that the development of all training documentation is aligned with the associated strategies and plans
- Adheres to defined standards for all course materials
- Follows quality assurance development process, thereby ensuring consistency in approach and content
- Gather, review, and validate learning requirements
- Identify learning objectives and user requirements
- Acquire source materials, organize content into meaningful learning chunks and create design documents (e.g. course outlines) within the content development process
- Create assigned end-user training documentation and ongoing support material, according to defined standards
- Work closely with designated project resources and their SMEs
- Design instruction that reflects an understanding of the diversity of learners and groups of learners.
- Develop, input and test appropriate training data in the training systems (where required)
- Manage technical links and interfaces between the content and learning system (i.e. LMS, intranet, internet)
- Follows the course change process
- Ensure training development timelines and deliverables are met
- Supports train-the-trainer workshops
- Coordinate and facilitate training for client training developers if required
- Proactively identify and address risk areas associated with the end-user training program
- Willing to travel
Total Compensation & Care:
- Base salary dependent on experience and demonstrated performance
- Formal and informal training opportunities
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Income protection: short- and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, paid personal sick time
- Vacation time exceeding industry standards
- Company funded retirement savings program with individual contribution opportunities
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Curated intentional culture focused on growth and development, engagement, and communication
About Us
We own and operate five distilleries, four specialty chemical manufacturing and packaging plants, and three next-generation biofuel and renewable energy R&D centers. This integrated model enhances supply chain transparency, quality control, custom formulation development, and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Core Values
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Respect
- Commitment
- Openness to Change
Core Principles
- Innovation: We are constantly seizing opportunities to develop new products, processes and methods to meet the diverse and demanding requirements of our customers.
- Collaboration: We are part catalyst, part collaborator. We work with partners to get the most out of our existing products, and to develop custom solutions for our customer requirements.
- Responsibility: Our commitment to give back to local communities in the US and Canada goes beyond the bottom line. We give back to the planet by processing renewable resources into low carbon fuels and chemicals.
- Agility: Our team is not only fast, we has the flexibility and creativity to pivot with customer needs to develop custom-made, on-time solutions.
- Discipline: At every plant, and for every customer, for every shipment, we put quality first. We operate a tight, transparent supply chain while meeting the highest regulatory standards.