Instructional Designer

About Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

For over 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We're proud to be the No. 1-selling refrigerated dinner sides*, including many varieties of wholesome, feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese, sold in grocery stores across the country. We're also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and egg products including liquid eggs. In addition to our flagship Bob Evans ® brand, our product portfolio includes Simply Potatoes ® , Egg Beaters ® and Owens ® Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio, and is owned by Post Holdings, Inc., a consumer-packaged goods holding company. For more information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc., visit www.bobevansgrocery.com .

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Instructional Designer/Developer is responsible for scoping, designing and developing learning solutions using a variety of modalities, to support various corporate functions. This is a cross-functional role requiring some stakeholder coordination and alignment, partnering closely with central L&D and some corporate functions.

Primary responsibilities include learning program design and development, scoping, measurement and evaluation. Expertise in content authoring software is essential. In addition, this role will contribute to developing a strong culture of learning at Bob Evans Farms which includes identifying learning needs, participating in a learning Community or Practice, and consulting on learning technology, modalities, and content.

Bob Evans Farms is making significant investments in learning and development, and the Instructional Designer/Developer is key to our continued growth. Success in the role will be accomplished through tangible and measurable improvements in skills-knowledge of employees across the network coupled with visible improvements in operational metrics. The role is in-person and will require at least 10-15% travel with a high degree of interaction, influence, and deployment of location-based training for employees.

Accountabilities:

Instructional Design

· Leverage adult learning principles and standard design methodology to modify and create high-impact learning content aligned to business goals.

· Develop learning solutions that create powerful learning experiences using a variety of modalities including instructor-led classroom, virtual instruct-led training, eLearning, video, learning programs and pathways.

· Proficient in a variety of content authoring tools and technologies.

· Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and leadership to identify training needs and define, enable and reinforce clear behavioral expectations for learners.

· Develop and execute methods to measure training effectiveness and contribute to collecting and reporting data.

· Reinforce established standards and best practices.

· Follow and reinforce established standards for content storage, maintenance, updating, and decommissioning.

· Utilize established templates, standards, style guides, and review standards in order to ensure a consistent learner experience and to maintain high content-quality standards across all locations.

Learning Program Development and Delivery

· Responsible for development of multiple simultaneous projects, directing the work of internal and external resources.

· Leverage standard project management practices and tools to ensure projects delivered on-time and within budget and scope.

· Partner closely with central L&D and leadership to identify training needs, contributing to curriculum development and content/program design.

· In collaboration with central L&D and in keeping with standards, supervise custom content maintenance and development on an ad hoc basis using approved authoring tools (e.g. Articulate).

Learning Culture and Stakeholder Management

· Contributes to the development of a long-term strategy and roadmap for building a stronger learning culture and operating model.

· Partners with cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership to define, enable and reinforce clear behavioral expectations for managers and leaders related to building a stronger learning culture.

· Actively participates in and contributes to a thriving Learning Community (ex. ATD) to share best practices, stay up to date on current trends, and to align content, technology, delivery, and measurement standards.

Education Level:

Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design, Organizational Performance, Human Resources Development

Experience:

· 5+ years of experience in a fully dedicated learning and development or equivalent role

· 3+ years of in instructional design/development

· Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred

· Strong background in adult learning principles and instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM), and performance-based learning strategies.

· Familiarity with Learning Management Systems (LMS); experience with virtual training and eLearning preferred

· Proven track record of designing and developing instructionally sound, engaging, and scalable learning solutions (e.g., eLearning, instructor-led training, virtual, blended learning).

· Experience with measuring and reporting on training effectiveness and business impact

· Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including subject matter experts (SMEs), L&D partners, and business stakeholders.

· Expertise in the development, delivery and evaluation of training initiatives to support ongoing improvements in knowledge, skills, process and engagement

· Highly detailed, organized, efficient and deadline driven on all project and administrative tasks

· Superior project management skills and ability to steward a team through a project

· Strong skills in Office (Excel, PPT, Word) and experience with content authoring tools: Articulate, Alchemy, SumTotal, Adobe Suite.

· Certification in Training and Development (CPLP, CIT, CELP, APTD, CPTD, etc)

· Ability to travel 10-15%

· Or equivalent combination of education or experience

Skills:

· Advanced instructional design and curriculum development skills

· Strong project management abilities with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to present complex information clearly and concisely

· Proficiency in eLearning development tools and graphic/multimedia tools (e.g., Articulate, Synthesia, Alchemy)

· Ability to analyze data and metrics to inform design decisions and demonstrate learning impact

· Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills

· Comfortable with agile or iterative development methodologies