Maintenance Manager

• Apr 2020 - Present

Maintenance Manager

• 2019 - Apr 2020

It is a great feeling to work for and contribute to the leading snack food manufacturer in the country! It is a great feeling to work for and contribute to the leading snack food manufacturer in the country!

Maintenance Supervisor

• Feb 2009 - 2019

My background is in management, supervision and engineering. I have been working in these areas for over 20 years.I worked collaboratively with Welch’s corporate and plant engineering departments. I also supervised the team of forty-three PLC technicians, electricians, electronic technicians and mechanics. I have worked with multiple organizations. I have experience in P & L having monitored profitable programs and projects. My strengths include problem solving, interpersonal skills, clearly communicating objectives and goals, building teams that are focused and deliver results, collaborating and supporting best practices, as well as continuous improvement initiatives.Having utilized the Lean Enterprise system in multiple organizations, I believe it is important to clearly define objectives for efficiency versus waste each quarter, along with a clear annual objective. This would involve collaborating with the team on creating and implementing a developed road map. This is essential in considering profitable and sustainable growth.

Maintenance Planner

• Feb 2009 - Sep 2013

Planner, Welch Foods Inc., North East, PennsylvaniaResponsible for planning for the maintenance department and team, that consisted of 63 mechanics and electricians. Identified, purchased and implemented a computerized maintenance management system, to achieve the ultimate objective of increasing Plant’s OEE. Instrumental Plant OEE improvements from 50% to about 60% focusing on the first hour of production OEE of at least 50% on every production lines’ start up.

Maintenance and Reliability Manager

• Jan 2007 - Feb 2009

Maintenance / Reliability Manager, Georgia Pacific Corporation., Cincinnati and Cleveland OhioPerformed plants’ engineering needs, planning and regular managerial responsibilities. Created and implemented SOP’s, JHA’s (job hazard analysis).Improved safety from 7% annual incident rate to 0.Instrumental in improving environmental concerns through a transparent policy with local authorities and EPA.Implemented improved spare parts management, which resulted in plant efficiency improvements from 72% to 82%.Implemented a process for improvements in vendor development and handling, which resulted in reduced annual expenses by 23%. Worked on stringent PM program that increased the monthly plant output from 5.1 million to 8.3 million units.

Maintenance Supervisor

• Jul 2006 - Dec 2007

Maintenance Supervisor, Georgia Pacific Corporation, Cincinnati, OhioJoined Georgia Pacific as Maintenance Supervisor in July 2006 and was promoted to Manager in January 2007.

Lead Mechanic

• Nov 2002 - Jul 2006

Lead Mechanic, Duramed Pharmaceuticals (Barr Laboratories), Cincinnati, Ohio.Responsible for writing and developing SOP’s, training maintenance personnel in SOP’s, maintaining packaging machinery including PLC's, electrical, mechanical and pneumaticsResponsible for FDA compliance-based performance Lead Mechanic, Duramed Pharmaceuticals (Barr Laboratories), Cincinnati, Ohio.Responsible for writing and developing SOP’s, training maintenance personnel in SOP’s, maintaining packaging machinery including PLC's, electrical, mechanical and pneumaticsResponsible for FDA compliance-based performance

Factory Representative

• Apr 2001 - Nov 2002

Factory Representative, Pacesetter Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas.Responsible for Direct Sales and Quoting Products. Factory Representative, Pacesetter Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas.Responsible for Direct Sales and Quoting Products.

Sales Engineer

• Dec 1999 - Nov 2000

Sales Engineer, Orion Packaging Systems, Inc., Memphis/TennesseeEvaluated the need and offering appropriate stretch wrapping packaging machinery to a worldwide network of distributors and their customers.Evaluated ‘end user’s’ unique factory conditions and submitting appropriate systems and quotes. Prepared CAD drawings of systems proposals. Responsible for assisting the Canadian manufacturing facility to help address gap between the building versus what the customer needed. This occurred during the manufacturing stage of the systems.