Job Title: Culture & Professional Training Specialist
Department: TP)Human Resources Team
Shift: Core business hours are Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Direct Report: HRD Unit Manager
Type: Exempt; Full-time

About the Culture & Professional Training Specialist position

The Culture & Professional Training Specialist is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-impact in-person training programs that strengthen organizational culture, build professional capabilities, and develop leadership excellence. This role focuses on creating and facilitating face-to-face learning experiences for leadership development, technical engineering competencies, executive education, and internal knowledge transfer initiatives. The position serves as a key driver of organizational culture and professional excellence through strategic learning interventions.

Culture & Professional Training Specialist responsibilities are:

• Design and facilitate comprehensive leadership development programs for emerging leaders, mid-level managers, and senior leaders
• Conduct engaging in-person leadership workshops covering topics
• Develop leadership competency frameworks aligned with organizational values and business objectives
• Assess leadership development needs through interviews, surveys, and performance data analysis
• Track and measure leadership training effectiveness through pre/post assessments
• Provide one-on-one coaching support to leadership training participants
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to identify technical skills gaps and training requirements
• Design comprehensive annual and multi-year engineering training plans that support technical excellence
• Develop training curriculum for engineering disciplines including technical skills development, engineering methodologies and best practices, quality standards and regulatory compliance, project management for engineers, and innovation and problem-solving techniques
• Coordinate with subject matter experts (internal or external) to develop and deliver technical training content
• Schedule and manage engineering training sessions, certifications, and workshops
• Partner with external training providers and professional associations for specialized engineering education
• Maintain engineering competency matrices and track certification requirements
• Design and deliver customized executive education programs for senior leadership
• Create strategic learning experiences tailored to executive needs
• Partner with business schools, executive education providers, and thought leaders for specialized content
• Design and coordinate internal seminar series that promote knowledge sharing and continuous learning culture
• Organize regular learning events including technical knowledge sharing seminars, innovation showcases and best practice sharing, cross-functional collaboration workshops, etc.
• Identify internal subject matter experts and coordinate their participation as presenters
• Manage seminar logistics including scheduling, venue setup, materials preparation, and attendance tracking
• Measure seminar effectiveness and gather feedback for continuous improvement
• Develop comprehensive “Train the Trainer” (TTT) programs to build internal training capacity
• Facilitate TTT workshops and provide hands-on practice opportunities
• Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to internal trainers
• Observe and evaluate internal trainer sessions to ensure quality standards
• Design training programs that reinforce and strengthen organizational culture and values
• Facilitate culture workshop addressing ethics, collaboration, diversity, and innovation
• Integrate culture elements and company values into all training programs
• Partner with leadership to align training initiatives with cultural objectives
• Develop training materials including facilitator guides, participant workbooks, assessments, and job aids
• Manage training budgets for professional development programs and external partnerships
• Build and maintain relations with external training vendors, consultants, and educational institutions
• Support new hires orientation to back-up T&D Coordinators absences
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Culture & Professional Training Specialist requirements are:

Education:

• (Required) bachelor's degree
• (Preferred) information systems or advanced degree in a related field

Experience:

• (Preferred) strong HR generalist experience in a manufacturing company; extensive know-how and skills organizational development, business administration, education, engineering training development, or related field

Language:

• (Required) good command of written and spoken English

Skills & Knowledge:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to frequently move about the manufacturing plant campus, general office environments, production areas, and occasionally ascend/descend stairs
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
• Must be able to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery
• Must be able to position self to file documents including the top and bottom drawers of file cabinets
• Must be able to occasionally move office equipment and supplies weighing up to 25 pounds

Benefits:

• 401(k), 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance, health insurance, vision insurance, life insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays

Hankook Tire is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.