Professional Development Activities cont'd

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expanding supervisory activities and responsibilities, such as providing training or guidance

to work groups and contractors

developing or revising maintenance programs (for example, reliability-centered

maintenance, preventive maintenance, training)

authoring or revising maintenance procedures or documentation

participating as a subject matter expert during programmatic reviews at other DOE facilities

leading maintenance organization problem solving and decision-making task forces

leading training discussions for maintenance workers on lessons learned from industry and

facility events

participating in facility committees (for example, facility operation review, training

curriculum/program review)

participating in professional organizations related to technical areas

representing maintenance in facility meetings such as planning and scheduling or

operating experience assessment

participating in training program self-evaluation.

An important element of the maintenance supervisor's professional development is the day-to-

day coaching by the facility management team. Though not formally documented, coaching

focuses on individual needs, reinforcement of management expectations, and understanding

and practice of established management and leadership competencies that support the position.

Another effective method is to conduct roundtable discussions among supervisors and the

maintenance manager. These discussions may focus on an upcoming job, a recently

completed job, or an industry operating experience.

Maintenance supervisors are viewed as members of and are fully integrated within the

maintenance management team. As members of facility management, they are important to

each facility's ability to safely operate the facility. Maintenance supervisors fully integrated into

the management team are better able to internalize the facility's goals, articulate those goals,

and ensure maintenance personnel work toward achieving those goals.