Safety training content developer
Location
Brea, CA | United States
Job description
Subsidiary: Colas Inc.
Colas Inc. is the corporate office of Colas USA, a materials and heavy highway/infrastructure leader that began operations in 1979 with the acquisition of Barrett Paving Materials. The headquarters office of Colas Inc. is located in Morristown, New Jersey, but our employees also work within our eight (8) subsidiary companies operating throughout the United States from New York to Alaska.
Throughout Colas USA, we provide competitive pay, outstanding benefits, career advancement opportunities, professional education, and extensive training for every employee. We pride ourselves on upholding the highest standards of safety, environmental conservation, and ethical conduct as we strive to grow our infrastructure products and services through empowering and developing our people, fostering innovation, utilizing new technology, and maximizing vertical integration at all levels of the company’s value chain. To learn more about the Colas USA Family of Companies, please visit
The Colas USA Family of Companies is part of the Colas Group, the worldwide leader in transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance. For information on our international network visit
Compensation Data
$90,000-$100,000
Job Summary
The ideal candidate for this position has both instructional design and facilitation experience, is comfortable working with a wide array of people and organizational entities and is able to effectively manage multiple projects.
Main Responsibilities
Training Facilitator
- Design, plan, organize, or direct training programs for employees.
- Facilitate training in person and through video technology utilizing Microsoft Teams.
- Create a positive internal customer experience and improve the productivity, knowledge base, and skill set of employees through the development and instruction of comprehensive training programs.
- Experience providing training to employees at all levels, from entry-level to management.
- Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role-playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
- Obtain, organize, or develop training manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
- Analyze the effectiveness of training and workshops for the employees and develop appropriate modifications if needed.
- Communicate consistently with management regarding learner attendance, behavior, or other issues as needed.
- Distribute and analyze training feedback surveys.
- Strong Statistical Analysis ability
Main Responsibilities Continued
Instructional Design
- Conduct needs analysis to identify learning objectives and determine training solutions.
- Design engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer.
- Consult with Subject Matter Experts and other key partners to create instructor-led, self-study, toolkits job aids, and/or online instructional content that effectively engages the learner.
- Develop and design training content, including presentations, participant and facilitator guides, job aids, and multimedia content.
- Create interactive learning activities, scenarios, and simulations to enhance learner engagement and comprehension.
- Implement quizzes, assessments, and surveys to measure learning outcomes and gather feedback.
- Edit and proofread content to ensure clarity, consistency, and adherence to brand guidelines.
- Use trending principles of instructional design and multimedia skills to incorporate elements such as audio, videos, simulations, role plays, games, etc. in the content.
- Conduct quality assurance checks to ensure online training modules' functionality, usability, relevance, and effectiveness.
- Utilize the LMS for usability including course catalog management and user management/ assignment/ tracking/ reporting.
- Take full ownership of executing assigned project tasks to ensure all deadlines are met as needed or proactively addressed.
Profile
- Bachelor's degree from a 4-year university, instructional design certification a plus.
- 4+ years of proven experience as an instructional designer.
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite.
- Experience designing and delivering large-scale programs, content, and materials from scratch.
- Demonstrated ability to identify learner needs, analyze and logically organize complex information, and accurately transform complex bodies of information into professional, engaging, and effective learning content.
- A self-starter mentality and the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively. Able to work remotely and make independent judgments.
- Ability to quickly learn new content tools and internal applications.
- Excellent organizational, project management, and time-management abilities.
- Strong expertise in developing training solutions, including presentations, user guides, job aids, and multimedia content.
Colas Inc. and its subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For details on the specifics of this commitment, please click here to view the EEO document. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to:
- to meet the requirements of the role in which you are applying
- complete any part of the application process access or use the online application process and need an alternative method for applying
Please contact Colas Inc. at 973-290-9082 or send an email to [email protected].
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