M&H Valve Maintenance Training and Development Specialist

What We Live By...

The McWane Way is a core philosophy outlined by the founder J.R. McWane in 1920. Today It encompasses Teamwork, Excellence, Leadership, Environment, Communication, Accountability, Safety and Trust. All team members at every level are expected to know and work by these principles, values, and behaviors. Most importantly, every team member is expected to be able to answer this question, "What does this mean for me?" This is the all-important question because behavior is the best evidence of a living principle. Join the McWane team on the journey to The McWane Way.

Who We Are...

M&H Valve Company is a world-class manufacturer of water and wastewater materials including fire hydrants, resilient wedge gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves. Since 1854, M&H has developed a reputation of excellence and dependability. Our extensive facilities and innovative technologies have made us a business and community leader. From state-of-the-art environment upgrades to advanced training initiatives and community outreach, we're working every day to make sure that M&H Valve is the best in the business M&H Valve Company is part of Birmingham, AL based McWane, Inc.

Summary

Designs, plans, organizes, delivers, conducts, and records training and educational programs for team members through a variety of instructional techniques to help team members learn, maintain, and/or improve job skills. This includes creation of training aids, demonstrations, and written instruction for production and warehouse functions, and for salaried team members. Routinely maintains team member training records within the appropriate learning management system. Responsible for effective record keeping and OSHA documentation compliance. Applies working knowledge and experience to functional assignments. Uses prescribed guidelines or polices to analyze and resolve problems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Enhances department capabilities by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests while exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Displays excellent communication skills including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with team members.
• Assists in the establishment of a safety minded culture of continuous safety awareness, compliance, and visibility.
• Assist maintenance team on advanced troubleshooting and making repairs.
• Train team members of the following task: install, align, dismantle equipment; troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic and electric systems, conduct general CNC maintenance task; reading blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures.
• Designs and creates training manuals, online learning modules, and course materials.
• Creates tracks of training and training matrices detailing course requirements based on position and ensures training completed in a timely manner.
• Constructs and maintains training content, training curricula, and procedures in compliance with McWane and M&H Valve policies and procedures.
• Monitors the progress of new team members or newly transferred team members.
• Performs all administrative duties associated with conducting training. This includes, conducting all pre-training prep work, administering learning schedules and calendars, maintaining participant records (e.g., test scores, evaluations and attendance)
• Trains in accordance with state and federal requirements and corporate guidelines preserves data in accordance with McWane's Record Retention Policy.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
• Maintains current knowledge of company policies and procedures.
• Interprets and explains policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
• Completes special projects by clarifying project objective, setting timelines and schedules, conducting research, developing and organizing information, and fulfilling transactions.
• Works collaboratively in a team environment and with a spirit of cooperation.
• Advises Group Machine Manager of situations related to employee relations issues.
• Exhibits a commitment to continuous learning. This includes, pursuing development activities and opportunities to obtain additional expertise and strengthen core skills, building and improving job-related knowledge and leadership skills; seeking feedback from others and maintaining focus to continue the learning cycle.
• Proactively promotes The McWane Way principles.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree: or equivalent combination of education and/or experience required.
• Three years' experience in education, or training and development required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supporting primary supervisor with daily shop operations.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or suppliers and vendors.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and learning management system operations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is a traditional office position with an expectation of hands on training in the facility with exposure to a wide range of temperatures, humid conditions, moving machinery, dust, fumes, gases, odors, vibrations and varying noise levels.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA - gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. McWane Plant & Industrial. is an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. It is the Company's policy to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, or any other legally protected status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to perform substance abuse testing as needed.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.