Job: Learning and Management Development Specialist

Location:	TX - The Woodlands, Corporate Office
City:	The Woodlands
# of openings:	1
Description
Do you long for an interactive, fun, and casual yet professional workplace?  Is an unstructured and open environment just the ticket for you?  Are you a stickler for organization and being on time, have an eye for detail, and love to have a variety of projects and tasks on any given day? Is your day incomplete if you haven’t talked to or helped a variety of people?  If you answered yes to all of these questions, join us at our corporate office in The Woodlands, TX offices. We are currently seeking a top notch professional, yet fun Learning and Management Development Specialist. Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) is growing throughout the Rocky Mountains, Western, Midwestern, and Southeastern U. S. Our range of services includes solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling to more than 2 million commercial, industrial, and residential customers across the US. The Learning and Management Development Specialist, assesses the training and development needs of all new-managers (newly–hired or newly promoted from within); consults, designs, develops, delivers, and constantly revises appropriate on-boarding, learning, & development training materials, activities, classes, webinars, & other learning resources.  Provides ongoing consultation, collaboration, coaching, & limited training to managers that support successful new-hire management development.  Monitors and evaluates performance of all new-hires during first 90 days to ensure the Servant Leadership Mind-Set, Skill-Set, & Tool-Set for great management performance meets standards in the company culture.  What you’ll be doing: Designs a variety of management training programs for new-managers, which may include completing training needs assessment and the designing/development of training materials, job aides, and classes. Delivers a variety of classroom, webinar, & social media training events to new managers, related to management/leadership methods and practices that fit within the Waste Connections culture. Ensures that managerial new-hires receive appropriate development activities and are able to demonstrate behaviors and skills appropriate to their position within the designated introductory period; i.e. Coaching skills, interviewing/hiring skills, performance management practices etc. Provides consultative & collaborative input to the new manager’s supervisor on areas of training needs by visiting field sites regularly and interacting with employees and managers. Provides training and coaching for managers and other employees on an individual, departmental, or site basis by making regular on-site visits. Supports the daily administrative management of the company’s Learning Management System (LMS). Completes training-related administrative work accurately and timely. As a Servant Leader, builds and maintains positive relationships throughout the company. Supports and participates in community events and organizations. What you have to have: Bachelor Degree or equivalent with ongoing education in effective learning & development practices. Two years supervisory experience plus three years of non-supervisory operations experience. Fearless facilitation skills, passionate presentation skills, & a zest for making meaningful connections. Motivated “self-starter” able to work independently in a dynamic, de-centralized culture. Ability to identify training needs for new-managers and assist in development of training programs. Effective & concise verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Proficient in the use of modern business technology and software necessary for training. Desire to travel 25% of the time to some of the finest secondary markets in the US. Certification and experience facilitating Ken Blanchard and Stephen Covey training materials a plus. A Servant Leadership mind-set that your role is to help others be more successful. What’s In It for You: You will be joining a team environment and colleagues who embrace a “work hard, play harder” culture.  Our compensation package is competitive, and comes with excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long term disability, life insurance and a 401(k) retirement plan.  You’ll also be associating yourself with a company that likes to lead by example, through a strong presence in our local communities, charitable giving, sustainability initiatives and more. Where else can you work for a company with a news letter called “Talkin’ Trash”? Waste Connections is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V).
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