28-03-2025
Maintainer Corporation opens ‘Maintainer University' for employee training
SHELDON, Iowa (KCAU) — A specialized kind of education can be found in Sheldon at Maintainer Corporation of Iowa.
The company has been crafting 'premium truck bodies' since 1976, but just recently built a new space that is home to 'Maintainer University.' The specialized training center provides new employees a starting point for their employment while also giving current employees a chance to explore new opportunities within the company.
The university includes simulated paint, welding and electrical bay, as well as other plant operations. But just as importantly to company management is real work training, including everything from learning a language to banking skills.
'I'd say it's about 70 percent vocational wiring, painting electrical hydraulics and 30 percent committed to helping people develop personally anything from continuing education to learning a new language,' Maintainer Corporation of Iowa President and CEO Shelley Morris said.
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'This may be the new way of doing training around the area and how to change what we're doing to really help the employee,' Vice President of Engineering & Manufacturing Shane Vander Kooi said. 'Do a better job in their work but also in their own life, no matter what that is.'
It's often said that knowledge is power. Training manager Milt McPike says getting the right people on the right bus makes a big difference when it comes to employee satisfaction.
'We try not to pigeonhole people to one thing,' he said. 'There's multiple things we can do here to find out what the best path is for you and what makes you happy.'
Maintainer is located on the south side of Sheldon just off of Highway 60.
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