Swagelok
Senior Instructional Design and LMS Administrator
ADDIE
LMS
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Edtech.com's Summary
Swagelok is hiring a Senior Instructional Design and LMS Administrator. The role involves designing, developing, and improving learning solutions while managing and deploying them through the Learning Management System. The position requires partnering with Engineering Services teams to align learning strategies with business priorities and ensuring effective implementation and continuous improvement of learning initiatives.
Highlights
- Consult with Engineering Services to assess learning needs and performance gaps.
- Design and develop various learning formats including instructor-led, virtual, blended, and self-paced sessions.
- Manage LMS administration including course creation, deployment, reporting, and troubleshooting.
- Utilize eLearning authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline and Rise.
- Apply instructional design models like ADDIE, SAM, and Agile.
- Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Sciences, or related field required.
- 7-10 years of experience designing technical training and managing LMS solutions.
- Preferred experience with enterprise LMS administration, learning paths, and global learner support.
- Critical competencies include effective communication, influence, decision quality, and empathy for learners.
- Swagelok offers a comprehensive Total Rewards benefits package focused on health, wellness, compensation, and retirement.
Senior Instructional Design and LMS Administrator Full Description
Senior Instructional Design and LMS Administrator
Solon, US-OH, USA
Category
Sales & Marketing
Sales & Marketing
Job Type
Full Time 1st shift
Full Time 1st shift
Shift: 1st shift
City: Solon
Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA
Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers.
Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.
We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.
Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.
We hope you’ll consider joining our team.
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for designing, developing, and continuously improving learning solutions that enable learners to build skills, retain knowledge, and apply learning across the organization and the extended network. The role serves as a consultative learning partner to Engineering Services, collaborating across teams to understand business priorities, performance gaps, and future-state capabilities.
This role combines instructional design expertise with hands-on ownership of learning deployment and administration within the Learning Management System (LMS). The associate ensures learning solutions are not only well-designed, but also strategically aligned, effectively implemented, measured, and sustained through the LMS. The associate is expected to lead and guide stakeholders toward effective learning approaches rather than solely executing predefined plans.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Instructional Design & Learning Consultation
- Consult with Engineering Services teams to understand current and future capability needs, workflows, and performance challenges
- Partner with subject matter experts and stakeholders to analyze learning needs and define meaningful learning objectives
- Incorporate adult learning principles and best practices to support skill application and retention
- Recommend learning strategies, modalities, and solution approaches aligned to business outcomes (e.g., training, performance support, job aids, or blended solutions)
- Design and develop instructor-led, virtual, blended, and self-paced learning experiences
- uide subject matter experts and stakeholders in transforming complex technical concepts, requirements, and workflows into clear, engaging, and learner-centered content.
- Apply instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM, Agile) appropriately based on scope, urgency, and complexity
- Develop storyboards, scripts, simulations, job aids, assessments, and knowledge checks
- tilize authoring tools (e.g., Articulate Rise/Storyline) to create and package learning content for seamless integration and delivery within the online LMS.
- Challenge peers and leadership constructively to ensure learning solutions align with organizational goals, learner needs, and performance outcomes
LMS Management & Implementation
- Manage and administer learning solutions within the LMS, including course creation, configuration, testing, and deployment
- Implement curricula, learning paths, certifications, and assignments aligned to business and capability needs
- Configure assessments, completion rules, prerequisites, and reporting structures
- Maintain LMS content governance, version control, and documentation standards
- Partner with internal teams to troubleshoot LMS-related issues and implement improvements
- Serve as a subject matter resource for effective LMS use in support of learning strategy and scalability
Measurement, Insight & Continuous Improvement
- Monitor learning effectiveness using LMS data, assessments, and learner feedback
- Partner with stakeholders to evaluate learning impact and refine solutions based on performance outcomes, adoption, and system changes
- Identify opportunities to improve learning effectiveness, efficiency, and learner experience
Maintain and update learning content as tools, systems, and processes evolve
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Sciences or related field
- 7-10 years of experience
- Experience designing technical or systems-based training for adult learners
- Hands-on experience management and deploying learning solutions within an LMS
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical learning experiences
- Proficiency with eLearning authoring tools (Articulate Storyline/Rise)
Preferred:
- Experience administering enterprise LMS platforms
- Experience building learning paths, certifications, and reporting tools
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning, including active exploration and application of emerging learning technologies, instructional design practices, and industry trends.
- Experience supporting global learner audiences
Critical Competencies:
- Effective Communication
- Influence
- Decision Quality
- Planning & Aligning
- Learning Agility
- Collaboration
- Empathy (for the learner)
Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements:
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness, compensation, retirement planning, and supplemental rewards.
To apply:
1. Click ‘Apply Now’ to the role of interest, upload your resume and complete the application.
2. Those that match our qualifications will be contacted to schedule a phone interview.
Congratulations on taking the first step to Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.
Swagelok is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, pregnancy-related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.
Swagelok will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and Ohio state law.
This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Swagelok is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason.
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