**10653BR** **PRS Facility Location:** Albertville, AL (PRSC Corp HQ) - 001 **Job Purpose:** Designs, implements, presents and evaluates learning and development courses or programs within both corporate and manufacturing environments. **Req ID:** 10653BR **Company Description:** Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is an integrated rolling stock and infrastructure provider, delivering a full range of products and services to domestic and international railroad customers. Our customers enjoy one-stop shopping and comprehensive cradle-to-grave railway solutions - whether it rolls on the rail or is the rail itself. From locomotives, transit, freight cars and engines, to tracks, signals and advanced technology, we ensure customers can count on us to meet all their rail needs. Forging the bridge between ideas and success, our talented and innovative team members work together to address the challenges of the rail industry today, ensuring success for the future. As part of a vibrant, global network of business operations, each and every member of our team is important to our success. With headquarters in Albertville, Ala., more than 7,000 dedicated employees serve customers through a network of close to 150 locations around the world. For more information, visit www.progressrail.com and follow @Progress_Rail on Twitter and YouTube. **Education / Training:** • Bachelor’s degree in HR or relevant field. **Job Title:** Learning & Development Specialist **City:** Albertville **Key Job Elements:** • Facilitating learning sessions to maintain the focus on the business-identified learning objectives while ensuring an adult learner-centric approach; • Developing learning course or program communications, arranging logistics, and ensuring proper documentation for compliance with regulatory requirements and internal procedures; • Assisting in evaluating the learning needs of an organization's employees for identified professional and organizational development objectives; • Designing course curricula, selecting suitable learning platforms and vendors for effective delivery; • Collaborating with others to design and implement learning effectiveness assessments; conducting assessments; and preparing evaluation reports. • Up to 25% travel **Qualifications and Experience:** • 3+ years of working experience in Learning & Development or Human Resources required, including experience as a virtual or classroom facilitator; • In lieu of experience above, a Service Member who has been awarded an instructor skill identifier or army instructor badge and has extensive experience teaching military continuing education courses for non-commissioned and commissioned officers; • Self-starter who displays strong initiative; • APTD or CPTD preferred; • 2-5 years of supervisory, operations, or Plant HR experience preferred. Experience in a manufacturing or production environment preferred. Preferred Skills Learning Facilitation Delivery: Knowledge of methods and tools of learning facilitation; Ability to deliver learning solutions for desired performance outcomes Maintaining Focus: Understanding of the importance of keeping sight of current responsibilities and ability to bring thoughts and tasks to completion. Instructional Design: Knowledge of relevant instructional design concepts and processes; ability to design instructional content to meet the learning needs of a target population. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Travel: This position will require up to 25% travel, including international travel. Target Pay Range: $55,000 to $90,000 **EEO:** Equal Opportunity Employer – Race/Color/Sex/Religion/National Origin/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Vets/Disabilities **Benefits:** + Competitive Salary + 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting) + Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance + Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money + Flexible Spending Accounts + Paid Vacation + Paid Holidays + Paid Time-Off (PTO) + Employee Assistance Plan + Education Assistance Program + Employee Recognition Programs + Site specific Production and Incentive Plans + Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans + Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs _*Benefits eligibility varies by job position, full-time/part-time and regular/temporary status. The provisions of the plan documents control such benefits._ **Job Category:** Human Resources **Work Location Options:** Location Options: LaGrange, IL; Muncie, IN; Winston Salem, NC; Fort Worth, TX **State::** Alabama **Summary Pay Range:** $65,878.80 - $119,760.00