Regional Training Specialist

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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 development and / or competency management.
• Technical Training delivery experience in the Waste-to- Energy, Power Generation, or Chemical Industries including both operations and maintenance disciplines.

In lieu of technical training / development experience, a bachelor's degree in education, a supporting technical certification, Maritime academy degree, or suitable related military experience is required.

ASME / QRO Certification preferred or achieved within 12 months of hire date.

Skills :

• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to convey complex information to a variety of audiences, and to identify, develop, organize, set-up and conduct interactive classroom and field training sessions.
• Proficiency in learning / training management and designing technical course content
• Possess excellent communicative and interpersonal skills, the ability to effectively influence up the chain of command, and the motivation to self- manage according to a set of stated goals and objectives.
• Strong organization, leadership, time management skills.
• Positive attitude with a team focus.
• Ability to delegate work, maintain a clean workplace and focus on continuous improvement.
• Self-directed, needs minimum supervision; possess the ability to plan and schedule individual work assignments in accordance with department and personal goals.
• PC skills - MS Office (Word / PowerPoint / Excel), Computer Based Training and Learning Management Systems.

Other Requirements :

• Ability and willingness to travel 50-70% of the time across the region when needed.
• This position is facility-based, and works 8 hours minimum per day, typically 8 : 00 AM through 5 : 00 PM, although periodic boiler outages and / or facility upsets may necessitate flexibility in this area.

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