Learning Solutions Designer

The Recipe

Are you a creative Learning Solutions Designer who loves creating engaging digital and blended learning content?

The Recipe

Fixed Term Contract 12 months. Bolton HQ based – hybrid model

The Opportunity

An exciting secondment has created a fantastic opportunity to join our high-performing national Learning & Development team on a 12-month fixed term basis. Our current Learning Solutions Designer has stepped up to lead the Learning Delivery team, and we’re now seeking someone to take on his core design role – either someone who already has experience in designing impactful learning content or someone with strong transferable skills who’s ready to build a career in this space.

If you’re passionate about learning, driven by creativity, and love the idea of helping people develop through engaging digital and blended learning experiences, we’d love to hear from you.

Why this role?

This role sits at the centre of our L&D transformation journey – you’ll be shaping and delivering learning experiences that support our Manufacturing and Distribution teams in delivering operational excellence.

Whether you’re an experienced learning designer or new to the field but excited to apply your creativity, communication skills, and digital know-how to make a real impact, we’ll support you with development, collaboration and a fantastic team environment.

You’ll join a team that’s passionate about making learning brilliant – and having fun while doing it!

Key Accountabilities and Measures

• Works with the L&D Partner, Stakeholders and Business Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) to create, co-create and curate learning solutions that enable the Manufacturing & Distribution plans
• Designs creative and engaging digital learning content for online and blended delivery methods, meeting the learner and business needs. Ensures solutions are executed with excellence via Train the Trainer interventions.
• Collaborates with Learning Delivery Specialists, Trainers and SME’s to apply principles and standards that underpin the design of quality learning solutions to maximise learning impact.
• Project manages the design and development of learning solutions, working with key stakeholders and 3rd party providers to ensure timeframes and deadlines are met
• Facilitates the review and evaluation of learning solutions to ensure outcomes are being achieved and to identify improved and innovative ways of designing content to maximise learning transfer
• Designs communications and collateral that promotes the development of a learning culture within Operations.
• Manages the governance of learning content and curriculums from Business areas with the Learning Management System
• Takes responsibility for staying current in industry trends and learning technologies, sharing ideas and best practice to raise the design capability across the team

Essential Ingredients

As a Learning Solutions Designer, you will:

• Collaborate with subject matter experts across Manufacturing, Distribution, Health & Safety, and Quality to design digital and blended learning solutions.
• Translate business needs into high-quality, creative content for face-to-face, virtual, and self-led learning.
• Work closely with the Learning Delivery team and external providers to bring content to life and ensure learning is impactful, accessible, and embedded.
• Apply and champion learning design principles and methodologies to enhance learner engagement and knowledge transfer.
• Manage multiple design projects, meet deadlines, and evaluate success to inform continuous improvement.

Extra Dough

You will want to know what your bread is worth:

• Competitive Salary
• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us, and we know it will be to you, so you’ll have 5 weeks holiday and bank holidays with the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year
• Award winning pension scheme
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website