Manufacturing Learning and Development Specialist

Location: Ōtāhuhu, Auckland

Function: Supply Chain

Type of Contract: Full time Permanent

As DB's Manufacturing Learning & Development Specialist, you will collaborate with the People (HR) function to enhance workforce capability through training programmes, competency development, and strategic workforce planning within Supply Chain. You will design and deliver training initiatives aligned with business priorities while ensuring the effective application of HEINEKEN Global Standards. Your role includes developing and embedding functional competencies across key job groupings, managing the Supply Chain learning agreement process, and strengthening shop floor training. Additionally, you will lead the creation and standardisation of SOPs, mentor trainers and assessors, and support health and safety initiatives to build a high-performing, compliant, and future-ready workforce.

Key Accountabilities:

• Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP): Support stakeholders in implementing future organisational structures using global processes and tools.
• Training Needs Analysis & Programme Delivery: Conduct training needs analysis, develop and deliver a yearly training calendar aligned with Supply Chain priorities.
• Functional Competency Development: Implement and embed Supply Chain Functional Competencies, ensuring capability growth across key job groupings.
• Shop Floor Training & Coaching: Deliver on-site training, mentoring, and coaching to create effective trainers and enhance skills application.
• SOP Development & Implementation: Ensure SOPs are in place, standardised, and effectively trained for all operator roles.
• Learning & Development Management: Oversee learning agreements, training budgets, and competency assessments to drive continuous improvement.
• Health & Safety Compliance: Promote and support DB’s Health & Safety policies, ensuring reporting and adherence to safety standards.

Your background and experience:

• 3+ years of experience in Learning & Development, with a focus on training facilitation, needs analysis, and training design.
• Strong background in manufacturing, ideally FMCG, and knowledge of apprenticeship programmes and the NZ qualification system.
• Proven expertise in technical SOP writing, training project management, and delivering continuous improvement initiatives.
• A change agile mindset with a passion for driving results through people development.
• Flexibility to work across DB sites and engage with teams to deliver tailored learning solutions.

If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a lasting impact on our Supply Chain teams, we want to hear from you! Apply now and be part of a global brand where learning and growth are at the heart of everything we do.

Please note: We are not accepting candidates from recruitment agencies for this role.

When you join DB Breweries, you join the global HEINEKEN whānau, where everyone is encouraged to be themselves, contribute their ideas, learn, and grow as part of one of the largest beer and cider brewing companies in the world spanning 70 countries. 

We believe diverse views make great brews, and the vibe in our team is very much reflected in our four values: PASSION for consumers and customers, CARE for people and planet, ENJOYMENT of life, and COURAGE to dream and pioneer.  We offer a great range of employee benefits and positive culture which includes:

• Free health, life and income protection insurances.
• 5% employer contribution to your KiwiSaver.
• Free monthly allowance of beer, RTDs, cider or zero alcohol beverages.
• 50% employee discount at Star Hospitality venues
• ‘Enjoyment of Life' leave (an extra day each year to do something you enjoy).
• A range of other benefits including generous parental leave provisions, free confidential counselling support, digital wills, feminine hygiene products, retail discounts and more.
• Free learning and wellbeing tools and leadership development programmes.
• As a member of Mind The Gap, we’re committed to addressing gender pay gaps and we’ve also supported the Pacific Pay Gap Inquiry.
• Flexible work arrangements for roles that can be performed remotely including work-from-home up to two days each week.
• Free parking.