Learning and Development Specialist

Position Summary: The Learning & Development Specialist II supports the design, coordination, and delivery of training and development programs that enhance employee capability and organizational effectiveness across RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas. This role performs a broad range of learning and development activities, including supporting training initiatives, facilitating programs, and contributing to cross-functional projects that align with business and workforce development priorities. The role partners with HR, leadership, and functional teams to ensure training solutions are practical, compliant, and aligned with operational needs, while building foundational expertise across multiple learning disciplines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise learning programs
• System Administration of the Training Database and/or LMS System
• Partner with business leaders, HR, and subject matter experts to identify capability gaps and develop learning solutions that support business objectives
• Provide curriculum development, instructional design, facilitation, and project management for learning opportunities including leadership development, professional skills, and business-specific training
• Monitor learning trends, and best practices; recommend and implement learning solutions that support organization goals and employee development
• Establish metrics and reporting to evaluate training effectiveness, learner engagement and business impact
• Support the administration and delivery of the required annual compliance training program and other focused training initiatives
• Assign and activate users in the L&D systems 
• Gather Training Requests from Americas business units
• Create annual budgets to ensure available resources
• Annual grant approval for the training items and any associated budget
• Lead implementation of global L&D initiatives rolled out by RECARO Corporate
• Coordination with Quality department to update and publish requisite policies and work instructions
• Create learning content and coordinate learning content 
• Develop other facilitators within the organization
• Assists or prepares correspondence 
• Support ad-hoc for other Human Resources Department projects
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Manage relationships with external consultants, including Leadership and Cultural awareness trainers.
• Act as the primary liaison for vendor communications, issue resolution, and service delivery.
• Monitor consultants’ performance against service level agreements (SLAs) and contractual obligations.
• Partner with TCC to identify training and grant opportunities that equals cost-saving opportunities.
• Prepare monthly reports and analytics related to Human Resource metrics for leadership review.
• Assist with internal and external audits related to training programs

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred. 
• 4–7 years of progressive HR experience, preferably in a generalist or HRBP role. 
• Experience supporting multiple HR functions in a fast-paced environment. 
• Manufacturing, operations, or multi site environment experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws (FMLA, ADA, EEO, wage and hour), and HR Best Practices. 
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion. 
• Experience with Paylocity, SAP, Workday, preferred but not required. and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar certification preferred.