Maintenance/Engineering Manager (191548) Auto / Chem / Metals Mfg./ MBA

We are excited to be working with a Maintenance / Engineering Leader with a unique combination of technical expertise, managerial experience, and business leadership to implement solutions to most manufacturing problems. He brings a lot of experience in metals, chemical and automotive manufacturing. He has an MBA and 2 Bachelors Degrees in Electronic Technology and Computer Technology, and is a Six Sigma Green Belt.

He has led small maintenance groups up to 200 man engineering/maintenance teams. He has supported maintenance across 25 plant locations in multiple countries. He has also led teams to implement best practices, metrics, and training which in turn raises OEE, reduces downtime, increases productivity and throughput which all adds BIG DOLLARS to the bottom line. He is willing to relocate.

This is your lucky day as this “Maintenance Game Changer” is actively looking for a new opportunity.

Maintenance/Engineering Manager (191548) Auto / Chem / Metals Mfg./ MBA

Call me now at 724 814 3791 or email at bsweedar@mriomega.com before he is gone! His impressive history includes:

• Responsible for the leadership, direction, coordination, and performance of maintenance and staff activities for 8 supervisors, 70 maintenance personnel.
• Built and responsible for PM systems, routine inspections, spare parts inventory control, maintenance scheduling, staff training, and identification of plant improvement plans including efficiency and yield.
• Lead efforts of purchasing new and replacement equipment
• Developed work order and PM system that improves downtime of plant equipment.
• Assist employees in upgrading skills in the workplace and improving the ability to investigate and eliminate losses in manufacturing,
• Coordinate and manage all aspects of large projects from inception through completion.
• Managed 100 outside contractors on Capital projects.
• Maintain and be responsible for PM systems, routine inspections, spare parts inventory control, maintenance scheduling, staff training, ammonia refrigeration system, and identification of plant improvement plans.
• Implemented Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a measurement tool.
• Led a team of 200 in maintenance, storeroom, engineering and continuous improvement.
• Lead electricians, operations, other engineers through Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to ensure continued operation of all operations, including HV Switchyard, HV/MV breakers, cooling towers, water systems.
• Direct maintenance and operation of various brands of switchgear, direct, schedule & improve PMs, as necessary.
• Manage and lead Electrical and Automation Engineering group consisting of a team of 9 engineers responsible for 23 plants located in North and South America.
o Reduced downtime and achieved $4M in regional savings in spare parts.
• Manage, lead, and develop 7 engineers of varying disciplines and 16 electricians on a 24/7, 4-shift operation.
• Maintain all high and medium voltage switchgear, responsible for power from 138KV – 480V including switchyard.
• Changed cultures and direction of departments from reactive to proactive with fact-based data using tools and techniques including:
o Vibration analysis
o Breakdown analysis
o Oil and lubrication analysis
o Infra-red analysis
o Ultrasonic analysis
• Lead effort and success on energy conservation, 8% year-to-year energy savings at $150K.

• Team Leadership (200)
• Automotive Manufacturing
• Metals Manufacturing
• Chemical Manufacturing
• Multi-Plant Maintenance (25)
• Equipment Installation, Start-Up
• Electrical Maintenance
• Powerplant Maintenance
• Mechanical Maintenance
• Commercial Building / Facilities Maintenance
• Robotics Maintenance
• CNC Machine Repair
• Boiler Maintenance
• Multicraft Unionized Workforce
• Working with Contract Maintenance
• Leading Multiple Shift Maintenance
• Capital Equipment ROI
• Equipment Specification / Purchasing
• Equipment Installation
• CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System
• Tracking Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Reliability Modeling
• Troubleshooting Equipment
• Managing Plant Turnarounds
• DCS Distributed Control Systems
• PLCs / HMIs / Robotics
• Wastewater Treatment Systems
• DC Motors / AC Motors
• Pumps
• Cranes
• Vibration Analysis
• Breakdown Analysis
• Oil and Lubrication Analysis
• Infra-Red Analysis
• Ultrasonic Analysis
• CMMS Maximo
• IMMPower Software
• Kronos Software
• SCADA
• Design New Electrical Control and Hardware on Projects
• High and Medium Voltage Switchgear
• Spare Parts Inventory Control
• Maintenance Scheduling
• Working With Unions
• Investigate and Eliminate Losses in Manufacturing
• Coordination of Electrical and Automation Engineering Activities
• Develop Project Investment and Cost Budgets
• Power From 138KV – 480V
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Spare Parts Inventory Control
• Maintenance Scheduling
• Staff Training /Development
• Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)
• One-Touch Exchange of Die (OTED)

EDUCATION

• Master of Business Administration, MBA
• BS Electronic Technology
• BS Computer Technology
• Six Sigma Green Belt.