Donald Whitesell

Maintenance Manager at PBF Energy
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Maintenance Manager
      • Jun 2022 - Present

    • Instrumentation Superintendent
      • Dec 2019 - Jun 2022

    • Maintenance Technical Writer
      • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

    • Architecture and Planning
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Instrument Supervisor
      • Apr 2013 - Aug 2019

      - Responsible for leading a team of Instrument Technicians that maintain the Girard Point section of the Philadelphia Refinery. - Support Operations by executing daily schedules to help ensure operational excellence in a safe, reliable and environmentally sound manner. - Execute plans for all instrument work with a focus on schedule compliance and manpower utilization. - React to emergency situations and provide input and guidance. - Serve as leader by providing open communication between field maintenance and operations and ensuring that accurate information is being provided. - Diagnose and troubleshoot unit upsets and abnormal situations while providing solutions. - Lead the team by ensuring that core company values are being upheld.

    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mechanical Coordinator
      • Jun 2012 - Apr 2013

      • Serve as the liaison between Operations and Maintenance to prioritize and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure that work is done in an efficient manner • Coordinate with Operations and Maintenance and work with the Planners and Scheduler to generate a three to four week outlook of maintenance activities • Work in SAP to enter and view notifications, prioritize, and then issue to the Planner and Scheduler for execution. Manage work backlog in SAP. • Lead weekly scheduling meeting to ensure that priorities are reviewed and communicated • Developed a tracking system to report weekly routine and emergency work and schedule compliance

    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instrument Planner
      • Mar 2011 - Jun 2012

      • Develop and prioritize plans for all instrument work in the refinery with a focus on schedule compliance and manpower utilization• Utilize Empac/CMMS for planning and scheduling instrument work• Visit instrument job sites to review scope and ensure that materials are available for each job• Manage all legal, compliance, and environmental instrumentation work, including meter proving and cavern checks• Develop plans in a manner that minimizes the work order backlog, ensures that all PM requirements are met, and enhances maintenance productivity• Coordinate specialty contractor work by developing contract work scopes, conducting field walk-downs, and communicating final work plans • Attend all planning meetings to ensure excellent communication and proper prioritization of jobs between Operations and Maintenance• Provide support for the organization by covering the Lead Scheduler, Electrical Planner, Electrical Foreman, and Instrument Foreman roles• Supervise instrument and electrical crews during numerous turnaround activities

    • Electrical Planner
      • May 2008 - Mar 2011

      • Reviewed all electrical work requests and developed plans for each job• Assessed all work scopes and evaluated degree of urgency• Planned in a method that ensured the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound execution of each job• Visited job sites to review entire work scope and developed plans accordingly• Ensured that required materials were available for each job• Supported Operations by maintaining excellent communication and prioritization of jobs• Worked with Operations to manage work order backlog• Managed the electrical PM program by ensuring that all required PM activities were complete• Supported the refinery and the organization by covering the Electrical Foreman, Instrument Planner, and Instrument Foreman roles in both routine and non-routine operating conditions

    • Maintenance Training Specialist
      • Dec 2006 - May 2008

      • Evaluated, planned, scheduled, and executed all required Maintenance training programs• Ensured that all procedures were reviewed and approved• Achieved 100% compliance with all LOR training programs• Completed Master Trainer and ACTP training in the NCCER program• Reviewed all NCCER manuals• Served as an integral part in establishing the groundwork for hazmat training for all CDL holding individuals• Identified gaps in the ePRISM system and created a documentation tool to manage historical training records• Communicated on a daily basis with schedulers and planners to ensure the most efficient schedule of training classes

    • Instrument Technician
      • May 2003 - Dec 2006

      • Performed maintenance on instrumentation systems, such as transmitters, controllers, analyzers, PLCs, and valves• Acted as an Instrument Foreman during a major unit upset as well as normal refinery operation• Proficient in pneumatic and electronic control systems• Performed instrumentation troubleshooting• Performed preventive maintenance checks and procedures• Diagnosed malfunctioning equipment• Provided guidance and trained new Instrument Technicians

    • Chemical Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Electrical and Instrument Technician
      • Jan 2002 - May 2003

      • Performed maintenance on electrical and instrumentation systems such as transmitters, controllers, analyzers, PLCs, valves, motor control circuits, and motors• Performed electrical troubleshooting• Performed preventive maintenance checks and procedures• Diagnosed malfunctioning equipment• Complied with CGMP and FDA procedures • Performed maintenance on electrical and instrumentation systems such as transmitters, controllers, analyzers, PLCs, valves, motor control circuits, and motors• Performed electrical troubleshooting• Performed preventive maintenance checks and procedures• Diagnosed malfunctioning equipment• Complied with CGMP and FDA procedures

    • United Kingdom
    • Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instrument Technician
      • Apr 1997 - Jan 2002

      • Performed maintenance on electrical and instrumentation systems, such as transmitters, controllers, analyzers, PLCs, valves, motor control circuits and motors• Assembled technical and statistical information for use by others, including ISO and the FDA• Performed preventive maintenance checks and procedures• Adjusted operation of equipment• Maintained equipment history logs and reports• Analyzed machinery vibration signatures• Utilized calibrators, meggers, and other various electronic test equipment• Assisted instrument technicians at other locations to diagnose and repair problems• Maintained relief valve calibrations• Maintained pipeline customer flow meters and cathodic protection

Education

  • Wilmington University
    Bachelor's Degree, Human Resource Management
    2000 - 2006
  • Delaware Technical and Community College
    Associate's Degree, Process Instrumentation Engineering Technology
    1994 - 1997

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