Utilize CAD in designing process improvements, new equipment installation layouts and elevations, modifications, and repairs to existing machinery.Prepare bid estimates consulting with OEMs, internal production teams, external engineering resources and contractors to justify capital funding for new equipment installations, process machinery upgrades and building systems improvements.Engage in continuous improvement projects as either consultant or owner.Follow environmental and safety standards while using corporate technical documentation to employ best practices for process equipment specification and use, civil or facilities refurbishments, and operational needs.Consult with relevant plant optimization teams to supply visual control data and work instructions, generate productive release requirement criteria, and train employees for daily work while integrating new process equipment.Serve as liaison to business center stakeholders and corporate engineering teams in the specification of machinery and layouts, communication of status updates and timing milestones, notation of project deliverables, and the mitigation of interferences.

Maintenance specialist and project executionTroubleshootingHands on electrical and mechanical systems

*MRO management*Application engineering liaison to maintenance department hiring third party contractor services and engineering firms with period budget of >$200k*Supervision of maintenance department utilizing shift mechanics and CAMS preventative maintenance program to support production department operations, maintain reliability of machinery, and make improvements

• Identify equipment and facility deficiencies and ensure the initiation of corrective action• Assess mechanics technical and troubleshooting skills. Provide training and counseling as needed to assist mechanics in meeting performance standards• Instruct production personnel in the proper operation and care of equipment

• Coordinate and maintain preventative maintenance program to insure statistical errors remain under .25% with greater than 99% machine availability for operations• Control costs well within department budgets, >$75,000 saved annually • Welding, fabrication, and prototyping of parts to achieve production process rates of 2,500 units hourly per station on any of 35 production lines• Design and assembly of jigs and fixtures used in machine setup for custom manufacture• Authored technical protocol manuals for precision alignment processes of thermal print engines and automated compact disc sleeve machines• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC controlled equipment, RS-232, RS-485

• Maintained statistical errors below .25% on production lines• Exemplary performance prompted the creation of the supervisory role for promotion• Created standards for proper maintenance techniques and lead technicians• Accurate and timely repair of electro-mechanical dispensing systems, conveyors, thermal label printers, and PLC product preparation machinery

Forklift operation, shipping, receiving, inventory management