Avondale Foods is a leading food processing company of Fresh and Chilled products supplying leading retail businesses such as Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and Waitrose in the UK. The Training Manager will play a central role in designing, implementing and continuously improving a comprehensive induction and training framework across our complex food manufacturing environment. The post holder will ensure that all employees are competent, compliant and audit-ready at all times, with particular focus on food safety, quality standards, regulatory compliance and operational excellence. This position plays a critical role in supporting food safety culture, maintaining certification standards and enabling the business to meet regulatory, customer and internal requirements. Key Responsibilities Induct newly recruited employees to create a warm and positive welcome to the Avondale Family. Develop and own the site-wide training strategy aligned with business objectives, food safety standards, and regulatory requirements. Establish and maintain a robust training matrix covering all roles, competencies, and mandatory certifications. Ensure training systems and documentation are audit-ready at all times. Design and deliver training related to food safety, hygiene, GMP, HACCP, allergen management, CCPs, and legal compliance. Partner closely with Quality and Technical teams to embed food safety culture across the organisation. Ensure training records, competency assessments, and refresher programs meet internal, customer, and external audit requirements. Act as a key point of contact during audits for training and competency-related elements. Identify gaps through audits, incidents, or non-conformances and implement corrective training actions. Design blended learning solutions including classroom, on-the-job, digital and competency-based assessments. Deliver or coordinate training for induction, role-specific skills, leadership and continuous improvement initiatives. Coach and support line managers in assessing competence and delivering effective on-the-job training. Analyse training effectiveness using KPIs, audits, incident trends and performance data. Drive continuous improvement of training processes in a fast-paced, high-risk manufacturing environment. Work collaboratively with Operations, Quality, Engineering, HR and Supply Chain teams. Support change management initiatives by ensuring training needs are identified and delivered effectively. Ensure Senior Management are kept fully up to date on training targets achieved and KPIs. Promote a strong safety, quality, and learning culture across all levels of the business. Contribute to the development of a culture of Integrity, collaboration do the right thing approach in all interactions. Ensure Food Safety compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements to remain audit-ready at all times. Essential Criteria Proven experience in a Training Manager or senior training role withinfood manufacturingor a similarly regulated environment minimum 2 years. Strong practical knowledge offood safety systems, including HACCP, GMP, allergen management and hygiene standards. Experience operating in a complex, high-risk manufacturing environment with multiple product lines or processes. Demonstrable experience supportingaudit readinessand external audits (e.g. BRCGS, FSSC, customer audits). Excellent organisational, communication, planning and stakeholder management skills. Desirable Criteria Formal qualifications in Food Science, Food Safety, Quality or Learning & Development. Experience delivering training across multi-site operations. Passionate about food safety, compliance and developing people. LMS Experience Skills: Induction Staff Training Coaching And Mentoring Benefits: Pension Wellbeing initiatives Refer A Friend Bonus Medical Aid / Health Care Subsidised transport Subsidised Canteen