Maintenance training endorsed by 53North – Tom Clayton & Keith Smith
So what did 53North think of our continuous improvement training?
We asked Tom and Keith a few questions about our product defence training, and here’s what they said…
Based on what you know of us as a business, how would you describe Techni-K?
We have found Techni-K to be very professional with market leading knowledge in food safety standards and compliance.
The learning materials are of the highest quality, with excellent interactive delivery, which we believe will be of great help in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
How well do you think that the courses explain this subject?
The courses have been designed to explain the subject to the learner in great depth, with detailed definitions, explainers and facts to help guide the learner through the course.
The areas within the subject have been broken down into manageable sub sections, and, along with the clear layout and engaging graphics, this helps to keep the interest of the learner.
Is the level of learning relevant to the specified role?
Yes. The learner has all the information they need to understand the requirements and to be able to implement actions to ensure compliance.
What are your thoughts on the assessment questions?
The questions are clear and logical. The questions have been chosen carefully to ensure the learner has understood the material and have achieved the required learning outcome.
What do you think of the quality of the training materials (interactive video and lesson guide)?
The interactive video is a great tool to guide the learner through the material. The format is engaging, easy to follow and produced to an extremely high standard.
How does this course compare to other similar courses that you’re aware of?
We’re not aware of anything that is superior to the Techni-K training on offer.
Are there any aspects of the courses that you would see as best practice?
The guidance is excellent on managing the maintenance system, which sets out what defined procedures are required and the systems that must be controlled. With these in place the learner will certainly be in an advantageous position to be able to achieve best practice.
How does this course add value to the industry?
The move to a more proactive maintenance culture in industry will add huge value. The food and beverage industry would not only better protect food safety of their products, but also deliver a reduction in downtime and an improved use of resources.
What would you improve?
Maintenance culture is explored in the understanding maintenance compliance unit. It describes the need to go from a reactive to a predictive culture, I think a little more detail on how this journey can be achieved practically would be useful.
Is there anything that’s missing?
We think with the need to investigate reactive work (to improve the preventive plans), then root cause analysis could have been covered in more detail.
Are there any aspects of the course that are not pitched at the right level?
No. we think the right level of information is included in the training.
Are there any aspects of the course that are confusing or misleading?
No. we found the courses to be very clear and concise.
Meet 53North – Tom Clayton MSc and Keith Smith MSc
53North is an asset care company, which provide maintenance services and consultancy to the food industry.
Tom has over 20 years’ experience of working in the food and beverage manufacturing sector, with key skills such as; RCM, CBM, Value Stream Mapping, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). He has a strong business development background and his professionalism is underpinned with a Master of Science (MSc) in Reliability Engineering & Asset Management from The University of Manchester. Tom is responsible for Reliability Services at 53North, which includes the development of Asset Care Packages to improve equipment reliability, and reduce risk to the product and the business.
Keith has spent over 20 years in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods environment, developing and promoting Asset Care Standards. Keith has carried out the maintenance manager, maintenance PPM planner and maintenance co-ordinators roles. His key skills are RCA, FMEA, RCM, Spares Management, and an adept understanding of Maintenance Change Management, both technical and cultural. Keith’s has a Master of Science (MSc) in Reliability Engineering and Asset Management at the University of Manchester in 2017. Heading up the Asset Care team at 53North, his focus is the development of Customer Asset Management and Asset Care strategies.