Total Productive Maintenance and Operator Driven Reliability

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Sep. 10-11, 2025

Madison, WI or Live Online

Course Overview

Most of us struggle to see how our actions fit in the bigger context of our business, regardless if we play the role of operations or maintenance, front-line or management. To make things worse, this separation of understanding drives each of us to miss simple and impactful opportunities to drive value in the operational stream.

In TPM and Operator Driven Reliability we will give you the tools and expertise to achieve real and lasting improvement in operational performance, enhancing relationships with other groups in your workplace, and leaving a lasting impact on excellent operations and production. Both you and your team will experience greater effectiveness and efficiency while deriving maximum performance from your assets!

Who Should Attend?

  • Operator
  • Operational Leaders and Supervisors
  • Maintenance Managers
  • Reliability and Maintenance Engineers
  • TPM implementation leaders

Additional Information

This course is part of the Maintenance and Reliability Management Certificate. Enhance your maintenance skills while earning a recognized credential. 

Course Outline

  • What is Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM) and Operator Driven Reliability (ODR)?
  • Tools to Empower Operators to Apply Reliability and Asset Management Practices
  • Methods to Drive Organization Change to Produce Reliable Asset Performance
  • Basic Elements of Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
  • 5 Pillars of TPM
  • Autonomous Maintenance (Basic Asset Care)
  • 5S
  • Center Lining
  • Visual Factory
  • Operations Standards for Inspection

Instructor

Brian Hronchek

Brian Hronchek is an Aerospace Engineering graduate of Purdue University with additional professional qualifications including Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP), Reliability Engineering Certification (REC) from Clemson University, ISO CAT II Vibration Analyst, and is a retired Captain of Marines with extensive experience in training, operations, and advising.

Brian specializes in Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Planning, Leadership and Business Process Development through a holistic approach of mentoring and empowering individuals as the foundation for high performing organizations.

After retiring from the Marines, Brian had the opportunity to work in oil and gas, spent time in the steel industry, and eventually found himself in a role as a predictive technology service provider before stepping into his current role of principal trainer and consultant.

Brian likes to share many of his lessons learned through LinkedIn articles, professional lectures and workshops, as well as mentoring Purdue students getting ready to step out into the industry as young professionals.

“Wealth is created through the transfer of knowledge,” and Brian is passionate about giving others every opportunity to learn.

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Program Director

Jon Wellik

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