Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician

This course delivers targeted preparation for the CMRT exam by covering all four core domains: Maintenance Practices, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Analysis, and Corrective Maintenance. Participants will engage in applied learning, simulations, and collaborative exercises that reinforce technical skills and real-world application. Beyond exam readiness, the course fosters alignment across technicians, managers, and operations teams to support a culture of sustained performance and reliability.

• Maintenance technicians seeking certification and skill advancement.
• Maintenance managers and supervisors aiming to align team performance with industry standards.
• Reliability engineers and continuous improvement leaders focused on driving operational excellence.

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.

William Sloan

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.