SUMMARY
Energetic professional with expertise in businesses experiencing rapid change, competitive market conditions and the need to meet today’s challenges with limited resources. Twenty-two years experience in Manufacturing Engineering and Facilities & Maintenance Management with proven efficient use of company resources to earn higher dollar return in various industries. Results and team oriented, known for tackling difficult problems and developing realistic solutions. Interface and communicate effectively with all levels of management and staff, committed to the Safety and Quality Process, with strong leadership qualities and adapts well to any environment while maintaining a professional image.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IBC, HOSTESS BRANDS\WONDER BREAD Ogden, Utah
2009 - Present
Chief Engineer
Senior staff member Chief Engineer responsible for the 24\7 operation of the 200K plus sq ft facility and it’s three product lines with very different and varying needs and facility related equipment directing all maintenance and engineering activities. Direct reporting responsibilities for 24 plus employees and fill-in for Plant Manager. Active member of the Safety Committee, Food Safety and Food Defense Teams, HCCP Team, highly involved as critical member for all internal and third party audits including Engineering Audits, Environmental Audits, F88’s, F99’s, FDA, AIB\GMP’s and BRC Compliance Audits.
• Reduction in unplanned Down Time by 40% in first year, additional 16% the second year. Trending well below goal in current year.
• Improved PM completion percentage by 12% first year 5% second and continually raising the bar.
• Restructure the 5S program and directed in a manner in which understanding and buy in of the program is taking effect.
• Manage all manufacturing overhead budgets and decreased overall spending by $275K in first year. Cost reduction of 10% realized in second year with continued focus going forward.
• Implemented inventory practices that focused on Critical Spares Inventory, min\max and the tracking of spending on a daily\weekly\monthly basis that cut MRO inventory by $80K in first 18 months.
• Implementation of the new CAM’s update for Work Orders, Emergency Calls, PM’s, and daily activities providing tracking, reporting and accountability with reporting from team to corporate level.
• Lead department with no OSHA reportable or recordable accidents for over 3 years.
• Manage approximate $3M Annual Capital Budget, develop and direct each of the projects.
• Increased Reliability and Productivity with Rebuild Projects such as; Bread Oven, Bread Coolers, Bread Proofers, Cake Wrappers, Waste System with data system for Production Mangers to track their waste and implement corrective actions.
• Tooling and Process Improvement have resulted from projects such as the 100 Calorie Box Closure, Natures Pride implementation, Glycol System upgrades.
• Environment Projects such as; Bulk Silo’s Secondary Containment, Cooling Towers to eliminate single pass cooling, Waste Water Treatment (outlined at $2M project, obtained compliance with less than a $200K spend, providing $1.8M cost avoidance plus $100K in annual surcharges).
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL\FRAM Clearfield, Utah
2003 - 2009
Facilities & Maintenance Manager (2005-2009)
Served on senior staff as Facilities & Maintenance Manager and Engineering Services Manager (outlined
below). Structure changes were made to allow me to focus more on the maintenance aspects of the business. While changes in position and responsibilities were somewhat minimal and still heavily involved with the engineering side of the business, there were also increased responsibilities that came with the changes. Changes included responsibilities from only skilled trades to all maintenance responsibilities including all press operations and related production operations. Duties included full responsibility for 24\7 operation of the 300K plus sq ft facility and all production and facility related equipment. Total support for high speed operation of automotive filter assemblies with highly automated assembly, stamping, tapping, paint and packaging processes and increasing number of robotics. Direct reporting responsibilities for 54 plus employees with added responsibilities of additional in-directs. Managed TPM, LOTO & Confined Space programs for maintenance and operations with an annual average in excess of 5000 Work Orders and the support of equipment installations upgrades and refurbishments.
• Championed Overall Maintenance Reorganization and Implementation of CMMS program through the utilization of dispatch system and data collection providing reporting for metrics coupled with 5-Why and RCCA problem solving methods driving improvements and corrective actions resulting in an average of 60% reduction in unplanned downtime while providing OEE improvements of 12%.
• Inventory control and equipment tracking implemented through Tool Crib Bar Code System to support costing of materials and equipment providing cost to maintain.
• Directed bi-annual Shutdowns for major PM’s, rebuilds, layout changes and equipment installs.
• Developed, coordinated and directed a multitude of equipment rebuilds, refurbishments and implemented periodic inspections and calibrations for various operations, dramatically decreasing unplanned downtime for these operations.
• Championed Corporate Projects; Project Slim-Fast; Facilities Data Collection; Panel Line Transfer.
• Energy Savings Projects; Lighting Upgrade ($85K yr); Natural Gas ($60K yr); EMS Data Collection & Efficiency Maximization for compressed air system & incorporated high efficiency motors.
• Led Material Cost Savings project of an alternate steel resulting in a $600K annual save.
• Plant Layouts; supported and directed several rearrangements as part of the model layout in the plants strategic plans & HOS initiatives, reducing non-value added operations & increasing product flow.
• HSE\Risk Management; Designee for annual 3rd party audits, addressed action items to maximum effectiveness; i.e., Main Breaker GFI Load Testing & Certification, Detection \ Alert System.
• Additional Safety Projects; Fire Alarm System & Emergency Lighting Upgrades, Roof Guard Railing System; Air\H2O Separation System.
• Redesign of Bottom Plate & Re-draw tooling providing quality improvements & reduction in wear.
• Facility Improvement projects; Re-Roofing Project for 80% of facility (risk mitigation & energy savings), Environmental Controls throughout the production and office areas.
• Budget attainment\betterment consecutively reducing budgets YOY with first two years exceeding 15% cost reduction.
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL\FRAM Clearfield, Utah
2003 - 2009
Engineering Services Manager (2003-2005)
Served on senior staff as Engineering Services Manager with responsibilities for all Engineering, Facilities and Maintenance activities. Directed Engineering on major projects, capital and non-capital as well as production improvements. Responsible for the design, development and implementation of all manuf...
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