Francisco Saavedra

Plant Engineer and Maintenance Supervisor at Coast Packing Company
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Glendale, California, United States, US
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Six Sigma Green Belt
    DuPont
    Aug, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Category I – Vibration Analyst, ISO 18436-2
    Universidad de Concepcion
    Jul, 2010
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Coast Packing Company
    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Plant Engineer and Maintenance Supervisor
      • May 2018 - Present

      • Increased 50% of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance work to prevent equipment failure and downtime by implementing new CMMS (computerized maintenance management system). • Increased 25% daily production in critical process area through implementation of steam optimization project. • Reduced on 30% inventory levels by implemented a 5S process on maintenance stockroom to optimize costs, developing standards, SOPs, training, defining minimum stock and reorder point, and establishing visual management. • Updated and upload to CMMS over 300 critical equipment BOM defining proper inventory level according to criticality and usage. • Efficiently managed projects to increase efficiency, improve safety, reduce costs and ensure minimal interruption to plant operations. Show less

  • ENAP
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Operations Integrity Engineer
      • Oct 2016 - Aug 2017

      • Collaborated with process and maintenance engineers on risk analysis, audits in process areas, compliance with risk improvement recommendations, and standardization of best maintenance practices. • Coordinated and monitored all aspects of MOC Process for the site, including training, support, preparing the required documentation and facilitating the Risk Review Meetings for each proposed change. • Compiled over 75 recommendations from risk companies, PSM and law compliance into a single spreadsheet establishing unique progress criteria. • Ensured 100% closing of MOC processes pending for more than two years. Show less

  • DuPont Nutrition & Health
    • Reliability Engineer & MIQA Leader
      • Apr 2013 - Sep 2016

      • Reduced 90% of downtime of a critical process equipment through a Green belt Six Sigma Project. • Achieved 73% of planned and scheduled maintenance by implementing Asset Care Management best practices, such as work and defects identification, KPIs implementation, scheduling and planning. • Collaborated with Process Engineers and Maintenance Supervisors to identify 100% of PSM Critical Equipment and supported the development of their technical specifications. • Developed preventive maintenance plans for 100% of pressure vessels and pressure relief devices across the facility. • Continually reviewed, updated and improved preventive/predictive plans and frequencies, maintenance procedures, BOMs and CMMS data reliability to increase mechanical integrity of PSM critical equipment. • Led cross-functional teams to analyze critical equipment breakdowns through RCFA to reduce downtime. Show less

  • ARAUCO
    • Chile
    • Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Internship
      • Jul 2011 - Jan 2012

      • Supported vibration analysts during diagnostic of defects using advanced vibration techniques such as envelope, modal and relative phase analysis • Proposed recommendations to eliminate repetitive failure on critical equipment of Pulp Area, through a relative phase vibration analysis. • Determined optimum measurement points, alarm parameters and monitoring techniques to ensure an effective monitoring system to detect early stage bearing defects on 100% of the drying presses. • Supported vibration analysts during diagnostic of defects using advanced vibration techniques such as envelope, modal and relative phase analysis • Proposed recommendations to eliminate repetitive failure on critical equipment of Pulp Area, through a relative phase vibration analysis. • Determined optimum measurement points, alarm parameters and monitoring techniques to ensure an effective monitoring system to detect early stage bearing defects on 100% of the drying presses.

Education

  • Universidad de Concepción
    Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering
    2010 - 2012
  • Universidad de Concepción
    Engineer’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering
    2006 - 2012
  • Saint John's School, Concepción
    1993 - 2005

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