Major Correctives Training Specialist- WIND
Schenectady, NY - USA
Job Summary
The Major Correctives Training Specialist will work closely with field teams frontline leaders the Major Correctives Technical Specialist the Major Correctives Safety Leader and other key stakeholders to identify training needs and develop practical field-relevant training materials. Once training content is developed this role will partner with the Training and Learning team to plan implementation support rollout and ensure effective delivery to the field.
This role also owns the ongoing update and enhancement of training materials through a continuous improvement mindset incorporating field feedback lessons learned new technologies procedural changes and platform growth requirements. The ideal candidate will combine training program development capability cross-functional coordination skills and knowledge of wind field operations or industrial technical training environments.
Key Responsibilities
Training Content Development
- Develop training materials and learning content to support Major Correctives operations including Blade Repair and Major Component Upgrade activities
- Partner with field teams frontline leaders the Major Correctives Technical Specialist and the Major Correctives Safety Leader to gather field input and ensure content reflects real execution requirements
- Translate field practices technical processes safety expectations lessons learned and operational needs into clear structured training materials
- Support creation of training content including instructor guides participant materials task-based learning modules practical exercises job aids assessments and reference tools
- Ensure materials align with approved procedures technical standards quality requirements and EHS expectations
- Develop content that supports both current work scopes and the scaling of new technologies methods and turbine platforms
Training Implementation Planning
- Partner with the Training and Learning team to plan rollout and implementation of newly developed or revised training materials
- Coordinate implementation timing based on operational priorities workforce readiness needs campaign schedules and business demand
- Support training deployment plans audience identification sequencing and delivery readiness
- Ensure the Training and Learning team has the information and documentation needed to deliver training effectively
- Collaborate with stakeholders to confirm that implementation plans support execution readiness across field teams
Continuous Improvement and Content Maintenance
- Own the ongoing review update and enhancement of training content for Major Correctives operations
- Maintain a continuous improvement approach by incorporating:
- field feedback
- lessons learned
- quality findings
- safety observations
- technical updates
- new technology introductions
- platform growth requirements
- Review training materials regularly to ensure relevance accuracy usability and alignment to current field needs
- Identify opportunities to improve content structure learning effectiveness standardization and accessibility
- Update training materials to support changes in procedures tooling methods technology and business priorities
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work cross-functionally with:
- Field teams
- Frontline leaders
- Major Correctives Technical Specialist
- Major Correctives Safety Leader
- Training and Learning team
- Operations leadership
- EHS
- Engineering / Technical Support
- Quality
- Gather and synthesize input from multiple stakeholders to build practical relevant and scalable training content
- Facilitate alignment on training priorities content updates and rollout needs
- Help ensure training strategy supports operational readiness and workforce capability objectives
Training Governance and Standardization
- Help drive consistency and standardization in training materials across Major Correctives work scopes
- Ensure training documentation is current controlled and aligned with internal processes
- Support governance around training content lifecycle version control and update tracking
- Promote repeatable development and review processes for new and revised learning materials
- Support alignment between training content and qualification or capability requirements as applicable
Key Accountabilities
The Major Correctives Training Specialist is accountable for:
- Developing high-quality training content that reflects field execution safety and technical requirements
- Coordinating with key stakeholders to ensure training materials are practical accurate and relevant
- Planning training implementation in partnership with the Training and Learning team
- Maintaining and improving training content to support changing business technology and platform needs
- Ensuring a structured and continuous process exists for content updates and improvement
- Supporting operational readiness by aligning training material development with Major Correctives workforce needs
- Driving consistency and standardization across training materials for Blade Repair and Major Component activities
- Serve as a key owner of training content development for Major Correctives operations
- Act as a connector between field execution needs and training implementation processes
- Ensure training materials remain relevant scalable and aligned to business growth
- Drive continuous improvement in training effectiveness content quality and update responsiveness
- Support a strong culture of learning standardization and execution readiness
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum of 3 years experience in training development learning program coordination technical documentation workforce capability or a related field
- Ability and willingness to travel 50% depending on role design and location based on field engagement stakeholder workshops training implementation needs and business priorities
Preferred Qualifications
- Associates or bachelors degree in education instructional design technical communication engineering technology business or related field
- Experience in wind services especially Blade Repair Major Component Exchange or other corrective field operations
- Experience partnering with field teams and subject matter experts to build technical training content
- Familiarity with adult learning principles instructional design or technical training development methods
- Experience working in a field operations technical service industrial manufacturing energy utilities or wind environment
- Demonstrated ability to develop structured training materials or technical learning content
- Experience working cross-functionally with technical operational and field-based stakeholders
- Strong organizational and project coordination skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and update cycles in a dynamic operating environment
- Understanding of field safety quality and procedural requirements in industrial or wind service environments
- Experience maintaining controlled documentation revision history and training content governance
- Experience supporting training for new technology platform expansion or operational scaling efforts
Critical Success Profile
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong ability to convert field and technical input into practical learning materials
- Strong collaboration skills across field technical safety and learning functions
- Attention to detail and discipline in content development and maintenance
- A continuous improvement mindset with strong responsiveness to business and field needs
- Ability to manage content updates in support of evolving technology and platform growth
- Strong communication and coordination capability in a matrixed environment
- Commitment to operational relevance training quality and workforce readiness
Reporting Structure
- Reports to:NAM Major Correctives Safety and Technical Leader
- Key partnerships:
- Major Correctives Technical Specialist
- Major Correctives Safety Leader
- Field Leaders / Frontline Supervisors
- Training and Learning team
- Operations Leadership
- Engineering / Technical Support
- EHS
- Quality
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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