Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

• Global Training and Learning Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive global training and learning strategy that supports the development of MTI's workforce by using various methods like in-person training, online courses and blended learning approaches. Ensure alignment with organizational goals and strategic imperatives. 

• Talent Management Oversight: Oversee talent management initiatives, including the development and management of IDPs, succession planning, and 360-degree feedback surveys.  Ensure these programs are effectively integrated into the overall talent management strategy. 

• Learning Management System: Overall responsibility for the MTI Learning Management System (LMS) system, including training administration tasks via Docebo, including uploading content and managing multi-lingual requirements, creating learner profiles, and executing the training plan.  Also includes coordinating with the vendor, IT, HR leadership and Business Unit user 

• Training Analytics: Develop and implement a measurement system to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs. Utilize data analytics to inform decision-making and optimize the impact of training initiatives. Track and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs, gather feedback and making adjustments as needed to improve outcomes. 

• Program Development for New Managers and People Leaders: Design and develop training programs tailored for newer managers and people leaders. Focus on leadership development, performance management, and other essential skills to ensure success in their roles. 

• Collaboration: Partner with the HR team and executive leadership to develop and implement training and development programs that align with long-term business strategies. Collaborate with senior leaders to ensure a calendar of events is created, complete with robust follow-up checks for training-related initiatives. 

• Reporting: Design, develop, and implement reporting tools and capabilities that enable informed training and development decisions, predict potential issues, and plan for future needs. Provide regular updates to leadership on training and development metrics. 

• Training Program Management: Lead or participate in the implementation of training programs across MTI. Ensure that employees and managers are well-informed about training policies and procedures. 

• Compliance Initiatives: Lead the coordination of employee compliance initiatives related to training and development, including state-mandated training and company policies. Utilize communication skills to disseminate information within HR and provide regular updates to leadership.  Research Country specific laws and regulations to ensure compliance with all training requirements. 

• Onboarding: Manage the training and development aspects of the onboarding process, ensuring materials stay up to date and employee feedback is evaluated. Report onboarding data to leadership on a biweekly basis. 

• Budget Management: Manage the L&D budget effectively ensuring resources are allowed strategically to support training initiatives. 

• Special Projects: Perform special projects as needed and other duties as assigned. 

Other Duties and Responsibilities 

• Perform special projects as needed. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Operational Excellence/Lean 

• Actively participates in Minerals Technologies' continuous improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Hoshin Kanri, FMEA, Daily Management Control, Standard Work, and Problem Solving. 

• Support maintenance of OE training catalogs and translations in MTI Academy and partner with Business & Resource units to coordinate training initiatives.  

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job. 

Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources administration or related field 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:  Five to Ten years of experience in Employment Development, Training, Human Resources along with succession planning and LMS experience.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, and Docebo preferred.   

Must be able to read, write, listen, speak, and understand English, can work independently, be dependable, maintain confidential information, integrity and composure always, communicate effectively with all individuals internal and external to the organization, be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, analytical, organized and detail oriented.  Must be able to multitask, compose correspondence and other documentation in a professional manner, express ideas constructively, use judgment in decision making and use creativity, persistence, persuasion and negotiation when necessary to accomplish necessary duties. Must actively listen to others, coach/instruct others, manage time effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, be able to identify/judge the urgency of a situation, learn and memorize procedures, display a cooperative attitude, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training. 

Travel: Travel may occur on an infrequent basis or as needed 

Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically required to regularly conduct work in a controlled office environment, moving around the office as needed, sitting at a desk, using office equipment, including but not limited to a personal computer, fax machine, copier and telephone, read, write, listen, speak, and understand English, have the ability to work independently, be dependable and maintain confidential information, integrity and composure at all times.  

Constant contact with individuals internally and external to the organization at all levels occurs via various methods of communication, typically including face-to-face discussions, electronic mail, phone calls, written letters and/or faxes. 

The employee is expected to be self-directed, take initiative and be persistent when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and keep busy without prompting.  Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, analytical, organized and detail-oriented, perform multiple tasks at once, compose correspondence and other documentation in a professional manner, express ideas constructively, actively listen to others, manage time effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, learn and memorize procedures, display a cooperative attitude, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training.  

Work Hours: The schedule is typically the day shift.  However, employees must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished, including overtime, holidays and weekends, as necessary. 

Safety Training:  A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided with New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system.  Additionally, an employee must be provided with further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee’s position. 

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations. 

About Us:

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.