Posted Friday, June 26, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

The World’s Best Pork from the Industry’s Best Team As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and one of the largest pork processing plants in Canada we provide premium pork products to those who desire responsibly raised, healthy, quality pork through their commitment to local farmers, families, and communities worldwide. Produced By Families for Families

We invest in our employee’s potential and value to the company by providing professional development and training for all roles and succession planning to align job interests and potential. Hiring from within is our go to growing our own right here.

Job Purpose The Training and Development Team Lead oversees the training and development coordinators and ensures training content for professional development and ongoing training is developed in a systematic approach applying adult education principals and technical knowledge. They are responsible for reviewing the training mission and strategy with the EED Manager and recommending new training initiatives, technologies and trends.

Duties and Responsibilities

Creates and delivers annual learning plans for Managers and Senior Leadership team – work collaboratively with HS and FSQA proactively to include legislative material

Development, facilitation and maintenance of salaried onboarding program content

Recommend, Co-ordinate and facilitate “Eagles Flight” team building training and content development

Supervise the Training and Development Coordinators

Assist EED Manager in the development and delivery of training programs to meet requested organizational training needs based on needs analysis and industry trends

Facilitates learning through a variety of delivery methods including classroom instruction, virtual training, on-the-job coaching and investigates new methods of training (ex. virtual reality)

Source and recommend current delivery methods and technologies to improve training offerings and outcomes

Develop learning plans through our learning platforms by role incorporating both the Alchemy and Udemy platforms

Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through assessments, feedback and performance metrics and make necessary changes to improve outcomes

Complete analysis and review of training stats to monitor effectiveness





Oversee and maintain progression of Canadian Butchery skills development program for internal candidate skills development

Facilitate the Operations leadership professional development program through post secondary online courses and practical information sessions with leaders internally

Tracks and reports on training outcomes where required

Marketing/communication of all available training opportunities to employees and provides necessary information

Uses accepted education principles, training methods and techniques

Serve as a Subject Matter expert on Udemy

Keeps abreast of new training technology and serves as the subject matter expert to review and recommend new technologies

Working with EED Manager on providing input to the Training budget and monitoring spend

Manage training projects

Demonstrates and promotes the Conestoga WAY

Act as a role model and cultivate positive relationships both internally and externally

Provide guidance and mentorship to trainers and instructional designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development within the team

Other duties as required

Personal Development

Attend company required training

Remain current with technical knowledge in areas of responsibility

Remain current on learning methodologies and best in class processes

Attend regular 1:1 coaching/update sessions

Qualifications

Post-secondary education in Adult Learning, Training, HR or related field required

5 years of experience in learning and development / training

Experience using learning management systems and delivery tools

Familiarity with a complete full training cycle (needs assessment, develop learning objectives, instructional design, facilitation, evaluation)

Demonstrated facilitation skills / public speaking

Experience managing projects from ideation to completion

Demonstrated ability to build solid business relationships internally and externally

Familiarity with instructional design theory and implementation

Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods and techniques





Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple assignments

Accountability and Initiative

Takes initiative and demonstrates a “do whatever it takes” work ethic to get the job done

Consistently delivers on personal targets

Regularly gathers and reviews customer feedback to get a clear picture of their needs and requirements

Maintain an outstanding customer experience despite time pressures or obstacles

Communicating with Clarity

Communicates in a manner that is straightforward and easy to understand

Presents complex information in a way that is engaging for the listener

Working Conditions

Works an occasional weekend and early/late hours to support different shifts

Noise levels may exceed 85 DbA (hearing protection is provided) at times

Working in congested and high forklift traffic areas at times

Physical Requirements N/A

Key Performance Indicators

Training Plan adherence

Maintenance of Training programs and resources

Availability/Release of Annual Learning Plans in a timely manner

Why Work at Conestoga Meats?

Growing company with opportunity to grow with team and department

Stable full-time hours; no rotating shifts

Employee referral bonus program (minimum $300 per hire)

Competitive benefits package for you and your family at 3 months of service

Pension plan and company matching at 1 year of service

Floater day given on top of vacation days

Diverse workforce; translation of communication materials into 8 languages

Discounts on quality pork products

Employee assistance program (financial assistance, mental health resources)

Social Committee events (food trucks, gifts, games)

BBQ's and wellness programs

On-site training and company provided equipment

Employee scholarship program and English courses

Reason for vacancy: existing position (40 hours per week).

Conestoga Meats welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those invited to participate in our recruitment process will be contacted.

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📌 Training and Development Team Leader (Winnipeg)
🏢 Conestoga Meats
📍 Winnipeg