Regional Training Specialist

Who we are

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes.

Our Vision

Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business

Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value

Reworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world’s largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

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About the role

Your Scope:

Reporting to the Director of Technical Training, the position oversees and supports power- generation based training programs in the region.

What You'll Do:

The position of Regional Training Specialist works closely with assigned facilities operations and maintenance management personnel to own and lead the training and competency assurance through the provision of direct field-training and qualification support, as well as training program development/maintenance. This position provides a critically valued dynamic, one that helps to ensure Covanta’s success as it directly supports our core value of continuous improvement through continual employee growth and development.   

This position is also responsible for owning a competency management system for the assigned facilities operation and maintenance teams and keeping the facility managers and technical training director appraised of the facility training and the facility personnel competency development. It also includes managing the learning management system (LMS) and coordinating the state specific training programs (ASME certification and state licenses).   

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Own, lead and perform technical training for Operation and Maintenance employees in facilities.

• Lead a competency management system at the assigned facilities and give regular reporting on qualification status, priority training and competency compliance.

• Evaluate technical competency for employees, identify areas needing improvement and accordingly develop an individual development plan with employees and their managers.

• Able to design and develop training materials to complement field training efforts and deliver training in groups or individually.

• Identify technical competency gaps and accordingly design and develop competency maps, training programs to close those gaps and assure competence. 

• Manage and deliver training for Apprenticeship programs, Entry-level training programs and other technical programs to ensure employees’ competency compliance as per the company procedures.   

• Maintaining and disseminating as required accurate employee training & qualification status matrices for assigned plants on SharePoint.

• Prepare for and participation in the regularly scheduled qualification status update calls with facility management, Training Director and associated regional management

• Develop effective working relationships with Facility Manager (FM)/ Operations Manager (OM) /Maintenance Manager (MM) / Shift Supervisor (SS) at assigned facilities.

• Formal scheduling of individual/group field and classroom qualification training.

• Checking/assisting with monthly upkeep of ASME-QRO certification data and status in the ASME/QRO Certification Status site in SharePoint.

• Collaborating with the safety team and other functions to ensure completion of Safety/OpEx/ LEAN deployed training.

• Determine overall effectiveness of programs and training by listening to feedback and making improvements as necessary.

• Attend individual weekly status update/communication calls.

• Other duties may be assigned by the Director of Technical Training.

Experience / Certification:

• Minimum of 5 years of technical training devel