Regional Training Specialist
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Westbury
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
Who we areFor more than 40 years, Covanta has been at the
forefront of sustainable materials management, providing companies
and communities world-class waste and resource solutions.Through
our diverse and scalable full-service capabilities, we're leading
the charge to a carbon-negative future-reducing, reusing, recycling
and reimagining waste for the benefit of both people and planet.Our
differentiator comes from our vast ecosystem of technology,
facilities, and partnerships, trusted by the world's largest
organizations to solve their most pressing environmental
challenges, and achieve their most ambitious environmental, social,
and governance (ESG) goals.All that we're missing is you. Join us
today!!Our values Diversity, inclusivity, engagement-these are the
values that help us foster a strong sense of community within
Covanta. By embracing the unique talents, perspectives, and
experiences of our employees, we cultivate an environment that
embraces teamwork, encourages open dialogue, and provides
opportunities for growth.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.The expected salary range for this position is 124,050 USD
annually. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual
incentive plan, subject to meeting the requirements of the plan and
dependent on company and individual performance. This is a
good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The
final salary figure will take into account a variety of factors
including experience, ability and location. Covanta is committed to
paying its staff equitably, and these ranges should not be
considered career salary limits or caps.Covanta is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender
identity, disability or protected veteran status.EOE AA
M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability EEO is the Law Poster (The
poster can be found at
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf).
Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's
experience or skills.If you are a qualified individual with a
disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable
accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to
access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of
your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by
contacting us at careers@covanta.com.
Keywords: Disability Solutions, Hempstead , Regional Training Specialist, Other , Westbury, New York
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...