Dave Mierau, a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) as well as a published author, joins the podcast to highlight the important role a mentor has during a time of generational changeover. In this episode, we discuss why manufacturing facilities should develop a mentoring program and what the positive benefits are from a training standpoint as well as financial impact.

Discussion highlights include:

• Defining the role of a maintenance mentor
• Understanding the urgency of developing a mentoring program
• Realizing the benefits of fully-implemented mentoring program
• Highlighting the knowledge transfer from mentor to understudy
• Finding a mentor when there is no program in place

Additional Resources:

• Coaching Employees Through Change
• Reliability Engineers: Your Effectiveness Depends on Your Leadership Skills