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Buffalo Milkbone

Direct, coordinate, and advise Plant Engineering and Maintenance Teams, as member of site senior management team, on the following activities: maintenance of total operation, safety and loss control, productivity, quality and sanitation, inventory/purchasing and spare parts control, and compliance with company, federal, state, and local regulations, including EPA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA. • Partner with various stakeholders to develop and implement strategic vision for three (3) year capital plan prioritizing the needs of the facility and production maintenance programs to achieve overall business goals. • Actively lead site projects to include PET, additional capacity for flour truck unloading, packing line upgrades, mixer replacement, CHEP system upgrade, and upcoming site electrical capacity improvement. • Manage the engineering and maintenance annual capital budgets (between $10 million to $15 million) and annual $4.5 million maintenance and repairs budget. • Review production, quality control, distribution and maintenance reports and key performance indicators (KPIs) to plan, modify, and redirect project and capital activities, as needed.• Develop preventative/predictive maintenance plans and programs reducing the overall operating cost and improve machine reliability and efficiency.• Member of management bargaining committee for both the IAM and IUOE contract negotiations.• Manage effective employee/labor relations including labor relations, grievance investigations, corrective actions, and performance management.• Site IM Pillar Leader.

Buffalo Milkbone

• Managed the overall planning process for the plant capital budget.• Developed five (5) year capital plan for engineering projects, incorporating the needs of the site and company priorities.• Facilitated all local capital projects and engineering work requirements. • Managed capital asset disposals and acquisitions (through multiple acquisitions of the Milk-Bone business).

• Managed the maintenance staff of six (6) salaried employees and twenty-six (26) hourly union mechanics/electricians.• Maintained $4 million annual department maintenance and repairs budget.• Developed and implemented preventive and predictive maintenance programs that reduced equipment unplanned downtime and increased production line efficiencies.• Member of management bargaining committee for IAM contract negotiations.

Lender'S Bagels

Directed, coordinated, and advised plant engineering and maintenance on the following activities: maintenance of total operation; safety and loss control; productivity; quality and sanitation; inventory/purchasing and spare parts control; compliance with company, federal, state, and local regulations, including EPA, NFPA, NEC, and OSHA. • Directed and implemented up to $3.4 million annually in capital projects for new products and process development. • Managed $1.2 million annual department repairs and maintenance parts budget. • Developed and implemented preventive and predictive maintenance programs that reduced equipment unplanned downtime and increased production line efficiencies.• Managed the maintenance team of four (4) salaried employees and twenty-five (25) hourly union mechanics.• Developed the technical skills of maintenance personnel by developing and implementing a tiered skill level program.• Directed and implemented MIT (Mechanic in Training Program).• Developed and implemented risk management plan (Clean Air Act Section 112(r)). (Anhydrous Ammonia)• Reduced on hand MRO inventory $100,000.• Provided support for Y2K compliance.

Lender'S Bagels

• Directly supervised four (4) maintenance utility mechanics, indirectly supervised twenty-six (26) maintenance mechanics.• Evaluated various equipment for processing and packaging, determined best viable options for the plant, and negotiated pricing and delivery schedules where feasible.• Developed and implemented OSHA Process Safety Management Regulation (29 CFR 1910.119). (Anhydrous Ammonia)• Chairperson of emergency preparedness team, first responder status.• Developed maintenance staffing and MRO budgets.• Worked on development of and updated five (5) year plan for maintenance department.• Wrote and developed preventative maintenance schedules for all utility equipment.• Plant security coordinator.

Plant Industrial EngineerInitiated capital asset projects by obtaining all costs, preparing documentation for approval, reviewing all incoming quotes and or bids for compliance with contract specifications, preparing project schedules, and maintaining time and budget constraints. • Installed, programmed, and maintained plant programmable controllers. (Square D PLC’s) • Initiated use of PLC’s for real-time data acquisition using Wonderware and FIX DMACS MMI software.• Evaluated various equipment for processing and packaging, determined best viable options for the plant, negotiated pricing and delivery schedules where feasible.• Integrated new systems into existing operations to include specifying and purchasing equipment to increase productivity. • Supervised a staff of one (1) engineering technician, indirectly supervised fifteen (15) maintenance mechanics.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering