Maintenance Training and Development Lead

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Maintenance Training and Development Lead to lead our maintenance team in ensuring the proper training and development of maintenance personnel, improving equipment reliability, and optimizing production processes. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating training programs, developing and implementing maintenance procedures, and directing maintenance personnel to ensure efficient and safe operations. This role will also involve collaborating with various stakeholders, including OEMs, vendors, and college instructors, to provide training and support.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

· Coordinates with maintenance personnel, leadership, and HR to ensure the proper training and development of the maintenance teams. 

· Identifies training opportunities by analyzing current and future needs vs. the existing skills.

· Develops and delivers training materials, including hands-on, presentations, SOP’s OPL’s, manuals.

· Assesses the effectiveness of training programs and adjusts as needed to improve outcomes.

· Coordinates with OEM’s and vendors to provide needed training, both in-house and off site.

· Creates, implements and oversees maintenance apprentice programs, internally and partnered with local colleges.

· Coordinates with maintenance supervisors, trainers, college instructors and administration to ensure apprentice performance and success.

· Directs maintenance personnel to ensure that all systems operate at their highest capability to meet required production schedules- quality- costs and schedule priorities

· Improves reliability- maintenance and processing methods to reduce cost and avoid loss of production as a result of equipment malfunction or failure time.

· Determines equipment capabilities- safety and operational condition in coordination with the other Supervisors and technicians.

· Develops preventative maintenance procedures that are cost effective and increase the operational life of the equipment.

· Seek and implement the continuous improvement of the process through equipment improvement modifications.

· Assist in the development of the system and operational standards and corrective actions.

· Develops, implements and reviews regularly site-specific maintenance logs for department.

· Coordinates, arranges, and supervises, or provides for the completion of corrective and preventive maintenance in accordance with company operating procedures, practices and financial considerations.

· Provide maintenance training to include the effective utilization of the maintenance logs, completion of routine maintenance specific to facility, equipment operations and support.

· Assists workers in diagnosing malfunctions in machinery and equipment.

· Studies production schedules and estimates worker hour requirements for completion of job assignment.

· Assist with preparing requisitions to determine the number of spare parts to be kept in inventory.

· Assist in maintaining departmental operating budget at a positive variance by effectively utilizing the workforce and equipment.

· Assist with safety training, monthly safety meetings, and member of safety committee. Provides technical support for all safety projects and supports implementation of the 9-key element process.

· Evaluates long-term needs in relation to major projects and factory improvements.

· Ensures that equipment and facility are maintained in a safe, operable condition and/or arrange for replacement/upgrades.

· Establishes procedures and contacts to ensure timely repairs of equipment.

· Directs workers in electrical, electronic mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic- and utility systems maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.

· Directs workers engaged in dismantling, assembling, and installing industrial machinery.

· Assists with developing department employee relations by continued communication of all information affecting them and through the conduct of monthly departmental safety meetings. This is further enhanced by employee and personal participation in the Plant Safety and Ergonomics committees.

· Analyzes production downtime reports and determines opportunities and initiates action plan to increase efficiencies.

· Participate in internal and external audits and assist in the development of procedures and corrective actions.

· Assist and partner with business leaders on implementation of process improvement (Six Sigma / Lean/Kraft Heinz Management System (KHMS)) including leading change initiatives- planning- and facilitation.

· Assist with the supervision of Maintenance staff including but not limited to performance management and employee development- etc.

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