Learning Experience and Design Specialist

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.
 
Pay
Salaried grade 4, 6, 8 or 10
$59,600 - $105.900 / year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Actual salaries may vary and in some cases may be higher with extensive experience and strong performance.
Exempt
 
Schedule
1st Shift (Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Hybrid with minimum three days on-site per week
 
Location
10260 McKee Road, Collegedale TN 37315
 
Job Summary
McKee Foods is seeking a Learning Experience and Design Specialist to join our Corporate Learning and Development team. This specialized role focuses on building, maintaining, and delivering high-impact content for our enterprise learning programs. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of mastery in instructional design and exceptional classroom facilitation. As a key representative of our corporate culture, this individual must exude the highest level of professionalism, poise, and discretion. You will be responsible for creating an environment of psychological safety that encourages open dialogue, while demonstrating the professional presence required to interface seamlessly with all levels of personnel, including executive leadership.
 

Program Design & Content Maintenance

• Apply advanced instructional design methodologies to architect, build, and continuously refine learning curriculum
• Develop meticulously detailed learning assets across multiple modalities, including interactive workshops, digital e-learning modules, and structured blended learning environments
• Maintain a rigorous standard of quality and attention to detail across all instructional materials, ensuring alignment with McKee Foods’ corporate governance, values, and strategic goals

Facilitation & Delivery

• Deliver sophisticated, engaging, and high-impact training sessions for both in-person and virtual audiences
• Establish and maintain a secure, respectful, and collaborative learning environment where learners feel equipped to discuss challenges, receive constructive feedback, and grow
• Act as a poised and credible representative of the HR and L&D functions, comfortable presenting to, collaborating with, and advising leaders at the executive level

Evaluation & Stakeholder Collaboration 

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders and business units to identify emerging capabilities and skill gaps
• Implement metrics and evaluation frameworks to measure training efficacy, utilizing feedback to execute continuous, data-driven program enhancements

 
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Instructional Design, Organizational Development, Education, or a closely related field·       
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, characterized by a highly professional, articulate, and polished presentation style·       
• Proven ability to interact confidently and effectively with all tiers of an organization, from front-line staff to executive management·       
• Strong project management capabilities with a precise attention to structural and content detail       
• Understanding of adult learning theories and instructional design frameworks (e.g., ADDIE, SAM)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Organizational Development, or Business Administration (MBA)
• A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in corporate instructional design and professional classroom facilitation
• Experience specifically designing and executing leadership development or management readiness programs within a corporate environment
• Advanced proficiency with content authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Storyline/360, Adobe Creative Suite) and Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Experience managing educational technologies, multimedia production, and video editing for corporate training
   

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Profit-sharing cash bonus program
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• 25 days Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
• Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• Supplemental plans, including life insurance
• Fully-paid parental leave
•  Health Center and Pharmacy
•  Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Credit Union
• Exercise and recreation facility
• Wellness programs with incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits (company-paid)
   

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer