Erik Hansen Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Burlington, Ontario

• Accountable for delivering on client and company building requirements through the management of two staff (plant engineering supervisor and plant engineering specialist), and a budget of $2M Project CAPEX.
• Responsible for 2.2M square feet of facility space over 14 locations, including 2M square feet of area designated for healthcare product distribution.
• Applied a methodical and practical approach to completing projects, with timelines between ten weeks to 12 months.
• Accountable for offices from Newfoundland to Alberta, formally opened and closed a Vancouver location, and previously owned US northern border offices.
• Collaborated with cross functional teams to implement infrastructure for new clients, support maintenance programs, formalize service arrangements, and deliver time and budget expectations.
• Worked with QA, HR, IT, and the security group when moving buildings, implementing major clients, flood recovery, and flood prevention planning.

Burlington, Ontario

• Coordinated with multifunctional groups, including operations, quality assurance, industrial engineering, and business development to implement new distribution infrastructure on time and within budget.
• Installed a new 198 sq. metre commercial vault, moved commercial pharmaceutical vault, completed racking infrastructure, and oversaw data and work station installation for value-added processing.
• Implemented and maintained corporate compliance programs in multiple focus areas, including safety, environmental (EPA, SARA II, audits), and MHE forklift maintenance and invoicing.
• Overcame several challenges relating to coordinating with operations department for construction and implementation, rack space design to suit client and operation needs, and establishment of standard purchase items.
• Re-established a network of local facility environmental coordinators to maintain compliance programs, training, auditing, and corrective action support functions. Maintained internally certified auditor status for.
• Acted as lift fleet coordinator, establishing and implementing new procedures to facilitate service, repair, and replacement of over 400 forklifts, in fifty locations across Canada and the USA.

Brantford, Ontario

• Worked closely with members of a continuous improvement team to develop, approve, implement, commission, and maintain production equipment projects.
• Partnered with maintenance personnel, external contractors, electrical counterparts, and equipment suppliers to design and manage projects.
• Collaborated with five members while working on approximately 70 projects per year.
• Reduced tooling change times by 25% on main line equipment by designing auxiliary tools.
• Investigated and implemented a compressed air system improvement project, including a compressor cooling project which resulted in a one year payback and over 99% real uptime, 24/7.
• Reduced airborne silica exposure and improved morale by installing a dust collector for the core sand silo loading process. Designed ductwork to reduce costs and ensure maintenance access.