BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
British American Tobacco Bangladesh has an exciting opportunity for a Training Officer - GLT, Kushtia
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Coordinate capability-building initiatives aligned with GLT business priorities and IWS requirements.
- Maintain skill matrices, training records, competency assessments, and qualification status for operational roles.
- Conduct training needs analysis, identify capability gaps, and coordinate development actions to close them.
- Develop and manage annual and monthly training calendars covering technical, operational, quality, safety, leadership, and IWS learning.
- Manage onboarding and induction for employees, contractors, and third-party workforce, ensuring coverage of EHS, Quality, GLT processes, IWS principles, and role-specific requirements.
- Coordinate operator, technician, and team leader qualification, certification, and recertification activities.
- Support the IWS Education & Training Pillar, including OPL, OJT, EOJT, Step-Up Cards, health checks, KPIs, and the Learn-Do-Teach philosophy.
- Evaluate training effectiveness through assessments and workplace observations and monitor capability growth against agreed targets.
- Maintain accurate training data, compliance reports, dashboards, and digital learning records, supporting automation and stronger data governance.
- Support continuous improvement and problem-solving activities by addressing capability-related losses and promoting coaching, knowledge sharing, and best-practice deployment.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline; Industrial & Production, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering is preferred.
- Hands-on interest in training, learning and development, manufacturing capability, operations excellence, IWS/TPM, or continuous improvement.
- Strong planning, coordination, training facilitation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work closely with shop-floor teams and translate operational skill gaps into practical learning solutions.
- Knowledge of Training Needs Analysis, competency and skill matrices, OJT, OPL, qualification, and certification systems is advantageous.
- Strong coaching, problem-solving, analytical, ownership, and continuous-improvement mindset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI and digital learning/training systems are advantageous.
- Ability to communicate effectively in Bangla and English with both shop-floor workforce and management.
- Willingness to work on-site at Kushtia GLT and relocate to Kushtia where required.
What we offer you?
- Opportunity to build hands-on experience in manufacturing capability development and IWS Education & Training systems.
- Exposure to technical training, onboarding, skill matrices, qualification systems, OJT, OPL, EOJT, and Learn-Do-Teach practices.
- Cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Engineering, Quality, EHS, HR, IWS pillar teams, and subject matter experts.
- Experience using capability data and learning effectiveness measures to support safer, higher-quality, and more reliable operations.
- Opportunity to strengthen digital training and capability reporting through Excel, Power BI, dashboards, and learning systems.
- Learning and development opportunities within a global organization.
WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.
Collaboration, inclusion and partnership underpin everything we do here at BAT. We are looking forward to enabling every individual to thrive, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, veteran status, perspectives and thinking styles. We know that embracing talent from all backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.
We see the career breaks as opportunities not obstacles. Through The Global Returners program, we support professionals looking to restart their careers after an extended absence from the workforce (e.g. time out caring for family, parental leave, national service, sabbatical and/or starting an own venture).
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, you are encouraged to notify us. We are fully committed to support you by making appropriate arrangements for you to demonstrate your full potential.
