Job Description

Job Title:

Training & Development Lead

Location: On-site in Kendal, Cumbria

Salary: 35,000- 40,000, depending on experience

About us:

Join one of Europe's fastest-growing nutrition success stories.

Kendal Nutricare creates world-class nutrition for every stage of life -- from Kendamil infant and toddler formula to Kendalife adult nutrition. We're a family-owned, purpose-driven business with big global ambitions.

In 2025, we were ranked the UK's fastest-growing food and drink company, with Kendamil now one of the fastest-growing baby brands in the world, the No.1 Organic formula in both the UK and USA, and available in 40+ countries (and counting).

As the only British infant formula manufacturer, we're proud to produce our award-winning products here in the UK using British full-cream milk, with no palm oil or unnecessary additives -- trusted by families worldwide.

We're on an exciting path - join us!

The role:

Are you passionate about developing people and driving excellence in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment? Join us at Kendal Nutricare and play a key role in supporting our mission to deliver world-class infant formula.

In this hands-on, on-site role, you'll take the lead in designing, sourcing, and delivering training across the site -- from quality and compliance to personal and professional development.

During your first year, you'll focus on strengthening our training framework, ensuring all colleagues are fully competent in Quality, GMP, and mandatory training, while supporting managers to implement Personal Development Plans and cultivate a culture of continuous learning.

This is a full-time position based at our Kendal headquarters, working Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm.

What you'll be doing:

Develop and deliver engaging training across Quality, Food Safety, and site compliance. Conduct training needs analysis and manage a site-wide training matrix. Source and manage external training providers for specialist programmes. Partner with development leads and managers to build meaningful personal development plans. Maintain accurate training records and support audit readiness. Lead the implementation of a learning management system and report on compliance metrics.

What you'll need:

Previous experience in Learning & Development, HR, or Quality training within food, dairy, or infant formula manufacturing. Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, and regulatory standards. Great communication skills ability to influence and collaborate across teams. Experience developing skills while promoting a culture of continuous improvement

What you'll get from us:

The opportunity to work for the fastest growing infant milk brand in Europe, alongside a young talented team dedicated to serving thousands of passionate customers.

We offer to all our employees:

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) A pension scheme Employee Assistance Programme Life Assurance at 2 x basic salary
Free parking
Subsidised breakfast Free gym membership
Health Cash Plan
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 35,000.00-40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Ability to commute/relocate:

Kendal LA9 6NL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

Engineering Management: 5 years (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Location:

Kendal LA9 6NL (preferred)
Work Location: In person