Assistant Learning Manager at Unilever

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Learning Programs (IST, PWD, Interns, Apps & UL)

• Managing Training Programmes
• Sign off on approved FTE.
• Managing the recruitment process in line with supporting the Employment Equity strategy.
• Onboarding and managing the training plan and document submission.

CHIETA DG & MG application and inflow tracking & Workplace approval

• Validation and timely submission of WSP/ATR reports
• Application and sign off for all Descretionary Grant for relevant planned programmes
• Timely submission of all tranche claims to the SETA
• Tracking the inflow of funding and notification to finance of payments
• Managing renewal of workplace approval for the site

Management of strategic capability programmes

• Develop your site capability plan based on skills assessments and critical skills shortages.
• Work with site HRBP on recommendation on talent agenda based on skills needs and securing necessary training budget to support the implementation of the programmes.
• Leading the Unilever Manufacturing System / UMS programme for People Development.
• Engineering programmes – ensuring the right skills for the factory and manage the artisan assessment process.
• Operator Development programme – support Manex on implementation of WCM programmes such as Run to Standard and UMS.  Ensure that there is budget and a strategic plan around technical operator development.
• WL1 Development programmes for Leadership and career development or SC Priority skills development.

Legal compliance and Auditing

• Safety Health Environment Quality - (SHEQ) compliance training – audit and report on SHEQ compliance training and present in monthly Central Safety Health Environment Committee – (CSHEC) meeting.
• Drive accountability and ownership for Standard Operating Procedure- (SOP) / Plan Job Observations- (PJO) compliance with Factory Operations team as well as all legislated trainings to ensure legal compliance.
• Auditing of PJO’s to ensure the right standards are applied.
• Annual review of SOP’s for the site.
• Support site on any site audits (eg Corporate Audit, Quality & Safety Audits)

Training & Development Committee & Employment Equity Committee

• Ownership of Training & Development Committee to ensure regular meetings are held (at least every second month). 
• Support HRBP on Employment Equity Committee with regards to skills agenda.

Support Factory Digital agenda and adoption.

• Ownership of the Buildapp People Development Module in terms of maintaining skills matrixes and online capability programmes for frontline workers.
• Promoting and driving digital adoption for the site. 
• Driving utilization of online learning programmes in line with global SC Priority skills strategy and role plans.
• Responsible for developing and implementing learning dashboards.

Budgeting and Cost Governance

• Compile training plan based on learning needs analysis and ensure stakeholder engagement and sign off for the required budget for the following year.
• Sourcing of accredited providers and working with Procurement to ensure the right SLA’s are in place for contractual agreements at a competitive price.
• Tracking and reporting on monthly training spend and managing accruals process with finance partner. 

BBBEE Compliance and Audits

• Regular quality checks on submission by the Learning Coordinator for BBBEE.
• Track the monthly training spend for internal submission.
• Sign off quarterly internal audit done by the Learning Coordinator for BBBEE.
• Responsible for annual external audit submission for your site.

Training Centre

• Manage the accreditation renewal (Skills Development Provider / Trade Testing).
• Utilisation and upkeep of the facility.
• Ensuring the quality of the programmes being run.

First Line Management of Learning Coordinator

• Provide leadership support and direction for the Learning Coordinator.

Experiences & Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering highly preferred OR Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering OR Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical OR equivalent.
• 3 years working experience in Factory Training in a Technical/ FMCG/ Manufacturing environment.
• Unilever Manufacturing system /Total Productive Maintence / Lean Manufacturing/ Continuous Improvement and Peaople development pillar lead experience preferred.
• Skills Development Facilitator  with strong Skills Assessments experience (or willing to study towards)
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly unionised environment.
• Understanding of SAQA, NQF’s, SETA’s
• Demonstrated strategic thinking to develop a learning needs analysis plan to support the site capability agenda.

Skills

• Learning Management Syetem.
• Computer (MS - Office, Excel, Oulook and Teams)
• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder management
• Coaching and Mentorship