{"id":3660,"date":"2025-09-25T15:30:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=3660"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:30:44","slug":"maintenance-manager-293531-oem-automotive-fabrication-welding-blow-molding-plastics-waste-operations-union-and-non","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/maintenance\/maintenance-manager-293531-oem-automotive-fabrication-welding-blow-molding-plastics-waste-operations-union-and-non\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintenance Manager (293531) OEM Automotive, Fabrication, Welding, Blow Molding, Plastics, Waste Operations \/ Union and non"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Game Changer<\/strong> comes in with 20+ years running maintenance and operations across plastics, automotive, logistics, and packaging, He is the guy who slashes downtime, builds preventative maintenance programs that actually work, and squeezes millions in savings out of capital projects. He\u2019s led union and non-union crews, managed multi-site operations, and delivered contract negotiations worth millions. When equipment, uptime, and compliance are on the line, he doesn\u2019t just maintain, he transforms.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look, the truth is simple: downtime is killing American manufacturing. Costs are up, efficiency is down, and too many leaders are asleep at the switch. That\u2019s why he matters. He\u2019s not theory, he\u2019s proof. Over 20 years in maintenance and operations, He has cut downtime by 40%, negotiated multi-million-dollar vendor contracts, and delivered millions in savings through capital projects and Lean practices. He\u2019s led union crews, multi-site operations, and turnaround teams in plastics, automotive, packaging, and logistics. Bottom line? He knows how to hold people accountable, build systems that last, and get results.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a<\/strong> maintenance game-changer<\/strong>\u2014cutting downtime, improving throughput, and delivering millions in savings. He\u2019s proven across multi-site, high-volume, and union environments<\/strong>, and he brings the leadership to stabilize and scale any operation.\u00a0 Brian Foreit doesn\u2019t talk about fixing problems\u2014he fixes them. If your plant is bleeding efficiency, he\u2019s the leader who stops the bleeding and gets it back on track.<\/strong>\u00a0He is actively seeking a new leadership challenge in the Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, Muncie, Marion, Indiana areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry Pain Point<\/strong><\/td>Brian\u2019s Response<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
\u2699\ufe0f Unplanned Downtime \/ Reactive Maintenance<\/strong><\/td>\u27a4 At Double H Plastics, built a preventive maintenance program<\/strong> that cut downtime by 40% in 60 days<\/strong>
\u27a4 Introduced visual checklists, retrained staff, and aligned maintenance with operations<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83c\udfed High Operating Costs<\/strong><\/td>\u27a4 Negotiated $3M+ vendor contracts<\/strong> at MPS Group, saving on materials and services
\u27a4 Delivered $1.2M in savings<\/strong> via CAPEX and CI projects at Double H<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udd04 Multi-Site Complexity<\/strong><\/td>\u27a4 Oversaw 5 Waste Management facilities<\/strong> with $15M annual volume and 32 maintenance staff
\u27a4 Delivered cost savings of 10\u201315%<\/strong> while improving PM compliance<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udcc9 Lagging Efficiency & Delivery Metrics<\/strong><\/td>\u27a4 Reduced lead times 25%<\/strong> and improved delivery at Altium Packaging
\u27a4 Increased throughput 30%<\/strong> at Avalign using Lean\/Value Stream Mapping<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83e\uddef Safety & Compliance Gaps<\/strong><\/td>\u27a4 Maintained zero lost-time incidents<\/strong> for 2 years at Double H
\u27a4 Consistently ensured OSHA, ISO9001, ISO14001, and MESH compliance<\/td><\/tr>
\ud83d\udc65 Workforce & Union Challenges<\/strong><\/td>\u27a4 Led multicraft unionized maintenance teams<\/strong> at Fiat Chrysler (60 production + 15 maintenance)
\u27a4 Known for mentoring, succession planning, and stabilizing team performance<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  • Implementing Preventative Maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Developing Maintenance PMs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Commercial Building \/ Facilities Maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Multicraft Unionized Workforce<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Team Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Working with Contract Maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Leading Multiple Shift Maintenance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Maintaining Critical Spares Inventory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Equipment Installation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Moving Production Equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Maintenance Team Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lockout \/ Tagout<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 6S<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Holding Kaizen Events<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Holding Kanban<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Managing Work Orders<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Troubleshooting Equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Machine Repair<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dismantling \/ Moving Equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Planning \/ Scheduling \/ Organizing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Maintenance Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • PLCs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • HMIs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Vision Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Extrusion Equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Conveyor Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • DC Motors \/ AC Motors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pumps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Thermography<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Vibration Testing Maintenance Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Vendor Contracts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Analyzed Maintenance Logs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Historical Downtime Data<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • PM Scheduling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Visual Checklists<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Daily Inspections<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Integrating Lean Practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reduce Lead Times<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • CMMS (SAP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Work-Order System<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Value Stream Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Kaizen Events<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Improve Machine Efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Continuous Improvement<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Standardized Work<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • CAPEX<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Packaging<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Automotive<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Welding Operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Fabrication Operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • General Manufacturing Operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Plastics Manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Electronics Manufacturing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Material Handling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Facilities\/Building<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Heavy Equipt \/ Machinery<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Territory Development & Key Account Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Contract Negotiation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Budgeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Consultative Sales & Customer Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • ERP & CRM Systems (Oracle, Dynamics, Power BI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Bachelor of Science in Business Management \u2013 Information Technology (In Progress and need to complete 10 credits<\/em>) \/ University of Phoenix Online \u2013 Phoenix, AZ \/ GPA: 3.3\/4.0 | Expected Graduation: Aug 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Associate of Business Management \/ University of Phoenix Online- Phoenix, AZ\u00a0 GPA: 3.2\/4.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      This Game Changer comes in with 20+ years running maintenance and operations across plastics, automotive, logistics, and packaging, He is the guy who slashes downtime, builds preventative maintenance programs that actually work, and squeezes millions in savings out of capital projects. He\u2019s led union and non-union crews, managed multi-site operations, and delivered contract negotiations worth…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[34,77,114,143,292,574,630,734],"class_list":["post-3660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-automotive","tag-maintenance","tag-production","tag-manager","tag-packaging","tag-waste","tag-fabrication","tag-blow-molding"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3661,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3660\/revisions\/3661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}