Job Description

Andron Facilities Management is one of the UK's largest independent facilities management companies, providing bespoke soft service solutions to a wide array of prestigious clients nationwide. As a dynamic, family owned organisation, we are looking for a candidate who shares our passion for people, service excellence and continuous improvement.

As we continue to grow, we are excited to introduce a new opportunity within our HR team.

The Learning and Development Manager will play a key role in supporting the development of our people by taking ownership of the design, delivery and coordination of training across the company. This is a proactive, hands on role, suited to a training professional who enjoys being closely involved in delivery while building clear structure, consistency and visibility across learning activity.

The role will have a particular focus on strengthening onboarding and induction, ensuring new employees are confident, supported and fully site ready from day one. Alongside this, the Learning and Development Manager will lead the delivery of practical training for supervisors and line managers, supporting consistent people management and operational standards across the company.

The role will also support the ongoing development of learning frameworks that link training activity to performance, succession planning and longer term capability building, ensuring learning remains practical, relevant and aligned with company needs.

This role would suit an experienced training professional who is confident working independently, enjoys taking ownership of delivery and engages others through a collaborative, supportive and people focused approach.

Overview of Role:

Oversee the design and delivery of onboarding and induction training to provide a consistent, engaging and informative new starter experience that clearly connects Andron's purpose, values and standards to individual roles and site requirements. Coordinate and deliver core training and development activity across the company, Ensuring alignment with operational, compliance and business needs. Design and deliver, or work collaboratively with relevant teams to develop, practical training solutions that enhance performance, capability and service delivery. Continually review, maintain and oversee the company's training matrix ensuring accurate and accessible visibility of training activity including course completion, certification validity and renewal dates. Work closely with HSEQ and Operations to ensure the matrix is clearly communicated, remains relevant and is aligned with operational and compliance requirements. Monitor completion and compliance across mandatory, role specific and online training, escalating overdue or non-compliant activity where required and supporting appropriate follow up action. Develop, maintain and update onboarding and ongoing learning content across The company's digital learning and communication platforms ensuring materials are accurate, engaging and aligned with company values. Work with managers to identify training needs, skills gaps and succession opportunities, linking into structured development and learning plans. Work closely with the HR Services and Advisory teams to ensure training outcomes inform wider HR processes including probation, appraisal and performance improvement, supporting managers and employees through a defined structure that drives measurable improvement. Develop and deliver practical training for supervisors and line managers, strengthening confidence, consistency and compliance in people management. Work collaboratively with HSEQ and Operations to develop and implement competency frameworks that define, assess and maintain capability across key operational roles, ensuring health and safety and operational standards are met. Champion apprenticeship programmes across the company, supporting enrolment, progression and completion, ensuring programmes deliver value, compliance and clear development outcomes. Identify and maintain effective channels for sharing learning materials and guidance ensuring accessibility and reinforcement of key standards across the company. Maintain training materials, handbooks and online content, ensuring accuracy, consistency and appropriate version control. Track and report on training activity, completion rates and trends, highlighting risks, gaps and opportunities to improve learning effectiveness. Ensure all training activity complies with legal, client and health and safety requirements. Promote engagement in learning through clear communication, campaigns and recognition of development achievements. Act as the main point of contact for training related queries, providing clear, practical and timely support. Drive continuous improvement in training processes, tools and systems to deliver a professional, efficient and high impact learning service. Coordinate external training providers and partnerships, ensuring relevance, quality and value for money. Identify and explore funding opportunities to support future talent development and skills growth.
This is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and as a new role, it is expected to evolve in line with the continued growth of the company and any future requirements of the HR function. The responsibilities outlined may be expanded or adjusted to reflect organisational developments and the ongoing improvement of our Learning and Development requirements.

Person Specification

Proven experience in a learning and development, training or HR role with direct responsibility for delivering and coordinating training activity. Strong working understanding of training design, delivery methods and learning principles with evidence of practical application. Confident in managing training systems, matrices or trackers with a strong focus on accuracy, visibility and follow up. Clear understanding of the relationship between training, compliance and operational performance. Experienced in designing and delivering engaging, practical training sessions and materials for a range of audiences, including line managers. Highly organised and detail focused, with the ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple pieces of work simultaneously Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information clearly, professionally and with confidence. Demonstrates confidence and credibility, with the ability to influence and engage others through a collaborative and supportive approach Proactive and solutions focused with a genuine interest in improving capability and supporting people development. Familiarity with competency frameworks, appraisal processes and management development activity.*

Benefits

33 Days Holidays to support work-life balance.

Enhanced Company Pension.

Volunteering Day - One paid day annually to contribute to meaningful causes.

Extra Mile Awards - Quarterly and annual recognition for exceptional contributions.

About Us

As a family-owned company, we deliver expert facilities management services across the real estate, banking, public, retail and manufacturing & distribution sectors. From a small carpet cleaning business in 1980, we have grown over the years to become an industry-leading facilities management company, with a team of 2500 employees providing our services to over 900 client sites across the UK.

Our employees are at the heart of our operations and are based across the UK whilst our regional offices are in Aberdeen, Cumbernauld, Warrington and London.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 42,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person