Instructional Designer

Join the Schaedler Yesco Distribution Team!

Why You’ll Love Schaedler Yesco Distribution:

At Schaedler Yesco Distribution, we’ve been illuminating the electrical industry since 1924! As a family- and employee-owned company, we take pride in providing innovative solutions and exceptional customer service. With 29 locations across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, we provide comprehensive solutions in lighting, datacomm, automation, and industrial services.

What Sets Us Apart are our Core Values:

• Commitment to Integrity

• Teamwork

• Accountability

• Profitability

Where we work hard and go home happy!

Electrifying Benefits:

• Health Coverage: Choose from 2 PPO options for Medical, Dental, Vision, and RX—coverage kicks in just 60 days after the 1st of the month!

• 401K with company match.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): Become a stakeholder in our success!

• Quarterly bonuses.

• Company-paid disability and life insurance.

• Generous paid holidays and paid time off accruing.

• Opportunities for continuing education and professional development

Summary/ Objective:

This role is responsible for coordination of all aspects of Schaedler Yesco Distribution’s training and career development needs. This role is listed as Instructional Designer, but the official job title will be Learning and Development Manager.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct needs assessments and identify training and skills gaps with the organization
• Build comprehensive career development plans by role
• Research, select and implement appropriate development programs and instructional methods industry specific and nonspecific trainings available and coordinate scheduling for employees
• Continually evaluate current training programs and provide feedback and updates as needed.

• Assist in the ongoing expansion of the corporate training catalog offering, advanced curriculum, and stepped development programs (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
• Work in conjunction with Corporate Recruiter (Talent Acquisition Specialist) and management team in identifying areas of development for potential internal candidates
• Travel within organizational footprint for trainings, additional meetings and conferences as required
• Management of Third-Party Learning Management System (hosted by Cornerstone).

Competencies:

• Ability to determine training objectives for all roles company wide
• Ability to create, develop and implement training curriculum or tracks
• Ability to prepare instructional aids
• Establish solid working relationships with employees.
• Check and respond to e-mails, voice mail and all other messages continually throughout the day.
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Thorough decision making and organizational skills.
• Attend all required internal SYD training and meetings.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Adhere to and support SYD values, Integrity, Profitability, Accountability, and Teamwork.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This is a non- supervisory role.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Mental Demands:

• Results driven
• Flexibility
• Clear decision making
• Able to manage multiple tasks at once
• Able to present in front of small and large groups of people both in-person and virtually
• Personal effectiveness/credibility
• Check and respond to e-mails and voice mail messages continually throughout the day
• Seek out and attend appropriate internal and external training
• High degree of attention to detail
• The ability to meet all deadlines
• The ability to learn new software, systems or programs utilized by the company
• Able to gather information, use logic to analyze information and adapt well in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem-solving capability with the ability to develop solutions to complex problems
• Able to provide clear directions, gather information, use logic to analyze information and adapt well in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary

Physical Demands:

The is largely a sedentary role. Some lifting of up to 30lbs is required. Must be able to use a keyboard and type proficiently

Travel:

Travel to all of our branch locations is required for this position. Out-of-area and overnight travel should be expected 50% of the time.

Clearances and Certifications:

U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status required.

Education and Experience:

• B.S. in Organization Leadership, Education, Management, HR or a related field preferred.
• Experience with a teaching or training background preferred.
• Experience in electrical distribution or an electrical trade preferred

• Must have current and valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• Prior experience managing a Learning Management System preferred

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.