Job Description

Position Overview

We are seeking a qualified Instructional Designer to join the Corporate Training Team. This person will be primarily responsible for analysis, design, development, deployment, and ongoing enhancements as needed of consistent training materials to support Training and Operations initiatives for Vallarta.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write learning objectives, course content, scenarios, media scripts, practice activities, and assessments.
• Create and maintain eLearning courses and online tests using Articulate Storyline and other development tools as required.
• Create and maintain training manuals, product knowledge guides, technology training guides, and other printed training resources including, but not limited to Adobe InDesign, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across all departments within Vallarta to ensure training content is current, accurate, consistent, and aligned with corporate goals.
• Collaboratively design, develop, and curate learning programs and initiatives focused on instructional methods and teaching strategies, which drive business results.
• Tracks and analyzes programs, provides metrics, determines and reports on trends, offers data-based recommendations.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilize the latest Instructional Systems Design techniques, including analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation to create innovative learning solutions.
• Serve as a key partner in the creation of creative and engaging learning solutions to include instructor led training, eLearning, job aids, and other relevant training materials.
• Assist with all areas of testing, course evaluations, analysis, feedback collection, and updating the training as required.
• Assist with the development and implementation of training benchmarks for continuous improvement with training programs.
• Openly and respectfully engage in all discussions relating to training issues; provide solution-based input and make logical recommendations.
• Deliver projects efficiently so that tasks are completed on time and problems are anticipated or resolved quickly.
• Develop instructional materials and support resources for meaningful use of digital/ instructional technologies in a variety of learning contexts.
• Conducts industry research to determine learning solutions that promote best practices.
• Manage multiple learning programs in multiple concurrent work-streams.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with colleagues on the Training team, and companywide.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated level of expertise in learning analysis and design thinking.
• Demonstrated level of expertise in designing and developing learning solutions (e.g., web-based training, simulations, video-based training, etc.) that are exciting, fun, and transformative.
• Demonstrated ability to measure learning outcomes using appropriate evaluation methods.
• Expert in various learning theories and methodology, instructional design, evaluation & measurement, content curation, performance consulting, needs analysis, and learning technology.
• Outstanding editing, writing, and critical reasoning, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts concisely and clearly.
• Basic understanding of Spanish language; reading, writing, and speaking.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or relevant experience.
• Experience designing training for diverse learners.
• Flexible, able to manage changing priorities.

Physical Demands:

• Some travel, up to 25% as required by project.
• May also have to do some light lifting of supplies and materials from time to time.
• Will be required to spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a Non-Exempt Level Position; Monday – Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and employees may perform other duties as directed. All employees are expected to perform any reasonable task or request that is consistent with fulfilling company goals and objectives.

As of 2022, Vallarta counts on 53 stores throughout California (Ventura, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Orange, and Fresno counties), and more than 8,000 team members. The Gonzalez family promises to continue to strive for excellence in everything we do so that our valued customers always have a Vallarta supermarket to call their own.From one small carnicería in Van Nuys in 1985 to 53 full-service markets across California, Vallarta Supermarkets is a living, breathing tribute to the hard work and customer dedication of our founding family and all of our valued employees.Vallarta Supermarkets was founded by Enrique Gonzalez Sr., who was later joined in the business by his four brothers, his son and nephew. Their family roots and humble origins began in the tiny town of Jalostotitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, where Enrique and his brothers were raised on a meager farm. Their parents instilled in them at very young ages the importance of family and the power of a strong work ethic to overcome challenges.When the opportunity arose to immigrate in the 1960’s, the Gonzalez family was thankful to stake their claim in the “land of opportunity,” the United States of America. Right away, the five brothers got to work in restaurants, either as short-order cooks or bussing tables. Even though some of the brothers were still in school, they all worked to help the family make ends meet.In 1985, Enrique Gonzalez Sr. began his journey in the grocery business when he opened Carniceria Vallarta in a 1,000 sq. ft market in Van Nuys, CA. He focused on selling the traditional cuts of meats popular in his native Mexico with an emphasis on unequaled quality and the friendliest of customer service. He soon expanded the business to a second location and brought his four brothers into the business. From there the adventure truly began, as they worked together as a family to build both a reputation for excellence and a successful business.The Gonzalez brothers believed that the key to Vallarta’s success would be to combine elevated customer service with the highest quality products to serve the growing Hispanic community whose needs may not be addressed by big chain stores.That’s why, from the beginning, Vallarta Supermarkets offered a wider variety of the freshest, traditional foods from Mexico, and Central and South America than any other store. They offered specialty and traditional items customers couldn’t find anywhere else: cut-to-order Latin-style meats (ranchera, diesmillo, lomo de res), spices, fresh fruit and produce, delicious prepared foods, pan dulce made daily, plus everything else you would expect from a traditional grocery store. Fast forward to today where Vallarta has expanded its offerings to include a juice and aquas frescas bar, tortilleria, bakery (panaderia), a cevicheria and more.

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