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Pasadena, Tx, Us

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Pasadena, Tx

Creating effective preventive, predictive and corrective job plans/work packages, using SAP PM• Coordinate with other departments to develop correct scope of work• Create new work task lists, and improve existing task lists, using execution feedback from engineers, technical leads, and technicians • Identify and requisition materials needed for each job, expediting as required• Coordinate outside contractor performed work, and also rental equipment• Optimize work order backlog by identifying & removing duplications and completed work, combining associated jobs for efficiency, and maintaining work orders with updated statuses• Coordinate with reliability engineers to develop effective preventive maintenance task lists• Create equipment cost and reliability reports

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Managed a team of Maintenance Planners, Schedulers, Document Coordinator, Maintenance Stores Warehouse Technicians, and provided SAP PM training to end users• Encouraged a positive safety culture for employees, resulting in zero lost time accidents• Mentored and provided training to improve employee skill levels and knowledge• Identified & resolved issues affecting safety, productivity, and/or quality of work• Sourced and directed contractor performed work, and ensured adherence to company policies and procedures• Maximized maintenance technician efficiency, by continuously improving planning & scheduling functions• Reduced production down-time, by contributing experienced mechanical insight to equipment and process continuous improvement teams • Led a Maintenance and Storeroom work process improvement project team• Coordinated the creation and organization of maintenance documents

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Planned and scheduled all daily and shutdown work for the plant, using SAP, and provided SAP PM training to end users• Developed new w/o scheduling work process, to involve increased involvement and coordination with the Production Unit Leads• Created new job plans and improved existing job plans, collaborating with engineers, technical leads, and execution supervisors • Identified and requisitioned materials needed for each job, expediting as needed• Optimized work order backlog by identifying & removing duplications and completed work, and maintained work orders with updated statuses• Coordinated maintenance field work performed by contractors• Created and maintained equipment & material BOMs

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Supervised a team of warehouse technicians, managed the daily warehouse operations, and provided SAP training to end users• Developed warehouse material shipping/receiving/staging & issuing workflow processes to ensure SAP requirements were satisfied• Provided training and coaching to team members, to increase skill levels and knowledge• Championed improvements to increase safety awareness and compliance• Analyzed planned orders and converted them to Purchase Requisitions using SAP MRP system• Effectively optimized spare parts inventory by analyzing usage data and current equipment BOM content, to identify any obsolete or non-needed parts• Created inventory and accounting reports using SAP

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Supervised a crew of internal craftsmen, imbedded contractors, and project group contractors• Provided the necessary tools and training to increase work safety awareness and compliance• Supervised maintenance work performed, verifying quality work was executed, and ensured adherence to company policies and procedures• Provided coaching and training to improve technician skill levels & knowledge• Promoted standardizing work, to eliminate variables & increase reliability• Interpreted mechanical drawings and blueprints, coordinated and provided QA for new equipment installations, and assisted in commissioning• Collaborated with reliability engineers to develop an effective preventive maintenance program• Maintained PM and repair documentation in CMMS• Member of plant SAP PM development & implementation team

Pasadena, Texas, United States

Performed all facets of mechanical installation, preventive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment, to include rotating equipment, furnace/kilns, conveying systems, pollution abatement, and utilities• NCCER Industrial Maintenance Mechanic certification• Performed millwright, machining & welding tasks• Operated forklifts and heavy equipment