Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician

DOMAIN ONE: Maintenance Practices

• Adhere to safety, health, and environmental standards and policies by taking personal responsibility to prevent injury or illness from exposure to hazards.
• Form production control personnel about the maintenance activity required in accordance with company protocol to adjust the operations schedules.
• Perform the proper lockout/tagout procedures on equipment in accordance with applicable standards to ensure zero energy state prior to commencing maintenance work and minimize health, safety, and environmental hazards to employees and the community.
• Perform a pre-use inspection on maintenance tools and equipment using established standards and guidelines to ensure safe operation and to extend the life of the tools and equipment.
• Use maintenance tools and equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and established safety policies to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Use measuring tools and equipment in a manner that will ensure accurate measurements to perform maintenance tasks properly.
• Handle all maintenance materials and parts in accordance with established standards and procedures to prevent damage to the parts and equipment.
• Maintain housekeeping by adhering to established site standards and by removing all maintenance-related parts and waste to ensure a safe and orderly job site.
• Document maintenance activities using the facility's maintenance management system to record history, assist with planning and scheduling, and support root- cause failure analysis.

DOMAIN TWO: Preventive and Predictive Maintenance

• Perform preventive and/or predictive maintenance according to the work plan to maximize mean time between failures.
• Apply predictive maintenance techniques by observing equipment performance and collecting ongoing performance data to maximize mean time between failures.
• Lubricate equipment in accordance with the lubrication schedule and equipment specifications to ensure reliable performance and prevent damage.
• Perform alignment checks on rotating equipment (e.g., pumps, fans, blowers, turbines, gear boxes, compressors) in accordance with equipment specifications to ensure reliable performance and prevent damage.
• Perform checks on safety systems and devices in accordance with equipment designs pecifications to ensure reliable operation and protect employees.

DOMAIN THREE: Troubleshooting and Analysis

• Gather information relating to a maintenance request by reviewing the work order and/or interviewing operations personnel to determine the general nature of the problem.
• Verify that the problem is valid by systematically testing and/or observing the equipment's performance, as conditions permit, to determine if a problem actually exists.
• Obtain appropriate technical documentation using facility resources to gain full understanding of designed operating parameters and/or sequences.
• Investigate previous maintenance activities, as conditions require, by reviewing equipment history to identify information that will facilitate troubleshooting.
• Identify the cause of the problem using a systematic process of elimination to determine what is causing the malfunction.

DOMAIN FOUR: Corrective Maintenance

• Verify troubleshooting analysis by disassembling and inspecting components using established procedures in accordance with applicable standards and guidelines to confirm that the identified corrective action is appropriate.
• Repair the malfunction by performing required corrective maintenance tasks in accordance with best maintenance practices to return the equipment to the desired operating condition.
• Monitor the equipment after it has been repaired while operating it under normal conditions to determine whether the repair was successful.
• Release repaired equipment for return to service using standard operating procedures to resume normal operations.

Registration Date/Time:
4/21/2026 7:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

• 4/21/2026  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 4/22/2026  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
• 4/23/2026  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time

This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions or if you need to make a change. 

This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course site. Both in-person and online students should obtain a NetID and access the Canvas course website. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access Canvas.

Digital materials for this course will be available on the Canvas course website. Access to the course materials and the webinar platform will be provided a few days before the course. Please watch the email address you provided for release dates and pre-course information. Check your spam file if you do not see emails from the "wisc.edu" addresses.

• Instructor

  William Sloan

  Consultant

  William Sloan is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Doctorate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Liberty University. William is an expert in MRO Materials Management and Purchasing within the Maintenance and Reliability industry. William has a diverse skillset in construction, logistics and supply chain management helping drive improvements to decrease cost and increase efficiency within multiple types of facilities.

  
  William focuses on MRO storeroom design and improvements, Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Asset Management. William is an experienced Project Manager and Cost Lead in the automotive industry focused on reducing cost and increasing customer service levels across the plant.

  
  William is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT), Machine Lubrication Engineer (MLE), Certified Reliability Leader (CRL), Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM), and Machine Lubrication Analysis (MLA).

  
  When away from work, William enjoys working with the Boy Scouts of America, American Legion, and spending time with family.

• Program Director

  Jon Wellik

This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.

Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, in-person instruction, and course materials.

Online attendance fee includes online instruction and course materials.  Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.

If you are planning to attend an Interdisciplinary Professional Programs course, payment is required at the time of registration. Below are the payment options:

Pay by Credit Card

Enroll online and pay by credit card.

• Search for the course on the website and then click on the Enroll Now button from the course webpage.
• Enter all necessary course attendee information and payment information on the course enrollment page.
• You will receive an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Enroll over the phone and pay by credit card.

• Call CERC Registrations at 608-262-2451.
• Provide the registrations representative with:
  • the course name, dates, and/or course number.
  • the necessary course attendee information and payment information.
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment payment.

Pay by Check

Mail in a completed registration form and check payable to UW Madison.

• Fill out a registration form (found either in the back of the course brochure you received in the mail or here).
• Prepare a check, made payable to UW Madison.
• Mail the registration form and check to: CERC Registrations 21 N Park St, Ste 7101 Madison, WI 53715
• You will receive either a mailed document or an email to confirm successful enrollment and payment.

Pay by Purchase Order

• Request Purchase Order information from interpro@union.wisc.edu
  • If a fee quote is needed, contact custserv@interpro.wisc.edu first
• You will receive an invoice from UW–Madison Business Services for payment, usually within 3–5 business days

Military

If using SF-182 form, please call our registration number at 608-262-2451 or email interpro@union.wisc.edu for details and instructions.

Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.