Maintenance Training Manager

Essential Functions

• Develop, update, and maintain maintenance training materials using instructional design and adult learning principles to engage maintenance technicians and maximize knowledge retention.
• Coach and support technicians to build mechanical, electrical and controls capabilities per job requirements across all shifts.
• Create and organize a digital library of training materials including technical manuals, reference guides, Job Breakdown Sheets (JBS), Troubleshooting guides, One‑Point Lessons (OPLs), Simulators, Presentations and instructional videos.
• Plan and deliver hands‑on maintenance training on equipment, training modules, and in production areas, ensuring safety and standard work adherence.
• Build and deliver onboarding training content for maintenance employees.
• Translate hands‑on maintenance work into standardized, repeatable training content aligned with site standards and Training & Education (T&E) methodology.
• Develops and coaches a team of maintenance assessors to train, recruit and evaluate new employees as part of the train-the-trainer program.
• Develop and maintain maintenance skill matrices, competency checklists, assessments, and job breakdowns to validate technician proficiency through hands‑on evaluations and standardized criteria.
• Identify maintenance skill gaps related to operational losses and support competency gap reduction initiatives through targeted training solutions.
• Apply Instructional Design industry knowledge, new learning tools, and trends to internal practices.
• Manages current training databases such as Poka, Alchemy and SharePoint.
• Support maintenance department in capturing videos for breakdown analysis and troubleshooting.
• Assist with campaigns from industrial performance, serving as the content creator for LPW teams.
• Participate in the Training & Education Pillar and Planned Maintenance Pillar to ensure operational, supervisory and managerial training activities throughout the plant contribute to driving out losses.
• Collaborate with leadership team to analyze the learning needs of the target audience and the organization's goals to determine what knowledge and skills need to be developed.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of learning materials and programs, gathering feedback and making revisions to improve learning outcomes. 

Minimum Education And Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field or 5+ years' experience in industrial maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years' hand-on experience in maintenance department.
• 2+ years' experience in training, developing instructional materials and in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience delivering technical training to adult learners.
• Ability to translate complex maintenance concepts into clear, trainable standards.
• Ability to work directly on the shop floor in a training and coaching capacity.
• Ability to work independently and execute training projects in changing environments and work processes.
• Experience using structured training tools such as Job Breakdown Sheet, competency checklists, and skill matrix preferred.
• Familiarity with graphic design programs.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams).
• Soft skills: adaptability, problem solving, time management, persuasion, conflict resolution, organization, attention to detail and decision making.