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Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

• Managing a team of 30 Millwrights (433A) and Electricians (442A & 309A) to maintain 9 food manufacturing lines in a Bakery. Responsible for Silos, Mixers, Ovens, Freezers and all packaging equipment in a 24/7 facility to produce Tim Horton’s Muffins and other baked goods.• Manage and improving Preventative Maintenance (PM) program through SAP and distribute weekly and monthly PM Work Orders to ensure KPIs targets are met. • Attending weekly Continuous Improvement meetings to ensure progress and deal with any production or quality concerns. Ensure targets are met on Quality, Cost, Safety and People. • Schedule OEM Technicians to provide training to staff. Complete necessary Preventative Maintenances by OEM Technicians which has reduced downtime and increased efficiency.• Responsible for conducting interviews, completing all onboarding with new hires. Member of Joint Health and Safety Committee and encouraged employees to join.• Work with various Millwrighting companies to obtain bid and complete CAPEX projects within time and budget. • Ensure department is always BRC Audit Ready. Responsible for Oven Validation on all ovens using Datapaq, ensure ovens are calibrated and certificates are valid. Ensure SDS Binders are up to date. • Responsible for monthly accruals for maintenance department and had regular meetings with Finance Department to discuss total overhead costs and future CAPEX projects.• Create Work Orders in SAP (770 release), issue out PMs, time confirm every Millwright and Electricians hours towards a job.• Adhere to GMP and HACCP guidelines and practices including personal hygiene, handwashing, sanitizing tools and complete record keeping to QA department.

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

• Trained and managed 25 team members on a 12-hour night shifts to manufactured Sanitizer while achieving a 6% increase in production with a 5% reduction in non-conforming material.• Conducted pre-shift meeting with all staff to outline targets, changeovers, and Health & Safety. Trained all workers on GMP and HACCP regulations. • Identified machinery problems, diagnosed causes and determine corrective actions. Reduced breakdowns and minimized downtime by ensuring proper Preventative Measures were completed. • Rolled out measures to improve production, equipment performance and quality of products.• Had weekly meeting with Engineering and Quality department for Continuous Improvement projects• Reminded staff about Harassment free workplace and when needed, disciplined staff to ensure safe workplace. • Completed all necessary paperwork for each production run as per Health Canada guidelines.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

• Managed 110 workers over 3 facilities with 15 direct reports to ensure Production, Quality, Maintenance, Health & Safety, Logistics and Sanitation met regulated standards. • Managed a Capital Expense budget of $250k to procure operational assets including Forklifts, PPE, and RF Scanners. • Implemented Preventative Maintenance Plan [PM]to minimize downtime and increase efficiency by 15% over 8 months. • Downtime was reduced by 30% compared to last year which saved EarthFresh $90k in downtime related costs over a year.• Responsible to oversee installation of 100k sq.ft Warehouse Cooler, new Air Compressors, Racking, Fire Suppression, Security Networks/Cameras and setting up Waste Management at EarthFresh. • Played a lead role in construction and commissioning of a multi-million-dollar Distribution Centre. Project involved several contractors and they completed all tasks within 8 months and under budget.• Had regular meetings with Insurance Broker and Provider to discuss industry changes. Created new Driver and Fleet manuals ensuring all OHSA and MoL Regulations are outlined. Installed Geotab’s on all company fleet to improve PMs, traceability and costs. • Trained new employees on Food Safety [HACCP] regulations and ensured all 3 EarthFresh locations followed CFIA and US-FDA standards. Developed Lean Manufacturing processes in Production and saved $15K in food waste while reducing Waste Management costs by $20k.• Successfully developed new meetings to bring all departments together and implementing weekly methods to increase communication and efficiency while minimizing waste. Created new Hours of Operations for warehouse and managed overtime for all employees.• Recruit and dismiss staff workers based on seasonal demands and job performance. Completed quarterly evaluation and trained employees on areas of improvement.

Brampton, Ontario

• Managed 80 full-time workers and 16 TPT workers 6 days a week. Ensured their Safety, Payroll and vacations was done properly. Responsible for Safety, Cost, Quality, and Responsiveness.• Implemented 5S and 5T projects in Assembly to standardize shop floor to increase productivity and improve quality. This included repainting, new display, lighting signs and labels across Trim, Chassis and Final lines. Resulted in an increase in quality and a reduction of scrap by 40%• Developed strategies to prevent quality degradation using QC Story, PDCA, 8D reporting, FMEA and 5Why methodologies. Developed new racks for Door Panels using Velcro and saved $7500 in scrap from Door Line. Trained new workers to ensure standardized work procedure is followed.• Completed Kaizens including Battery Room Project to have six Team Leaders offline throughout the shift. This resulted in an increase in Quality and Safety while minimizing downtime and scrap.

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

• Managed projects from conception, pre-production to completion. Responsible for overseeing installation of modules, conveyors and robots. Provided detailed AutoCAD drawings displaying specifications for all modules, robots, conveyors. • Conducted field tests, provided engineering support to union workers and updated TEMA of any discrepancies via tele-conferencing or in-person meetings.• Created JSA and lift procedures to be submitted and approved by TEMA for the installation modules. Updated Microsoft Project as tasks were completed. • Worked with AIM Industrial, Roberts On-Site, Daifuku and All-Trade to complete the project.

Brampton, Ontario

• Perform field checks on Engine Line, Trim, Chassis and Final lines. Modify CAD drawings and send weekly updates to entire Chrysler Launch Team. • Responsible for designing four platforms in the Paint Shop using AutoCAD. Designs were manufactured and installed by contractors. • Providing project management support with multiple active projects and successfully deliver projects within cost, schedule, and scope.• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.• Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.

Ingersoll, Ontario

• Supervisor for Chassis and Trim lines, responsible for 60 union workers to achieve daily work targets in Cost, Performance, Quality, Responsiveness while addressing Ergonomics, Health and Safety issues.• Maintain productivity levels of business unit at approx. 400 vehicles per shift through continuous improvement initiatives and utilize effective line balance techniques to improve on hours per vehicle. • Communicate to counterparts about downtime and defects. Effectively work with appropriate departments to resolve issues on assembly line. Update business boards to manage the overall daily, weekly, monthly metrics.• Verify standardized work process done by team members. Instruct Team Leader to complete line walks to ensure no defects leave business unit. Communicate to Materials Handling to ensure all available parts are at line side. • Work 12 hour shifts, attend pre/post shift meetings, respond to Andon pulls immediately and use SAP to order PPE for team members.

Hamilton, Ontario

• Focus primarily on deploying an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, for Honeywell staff at 12 locations across Canada using EMC’s Documentum.• Responsible for establishing the ERP structure, develop training programs, quality control, policies and procedures for the on-going operation and support of the deployed system.• Responsible to develop quality control and compliance system that will integrate into Honeywell's Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).• Deploy compliance processes for staff at 12 locations across Canada and review Client Contracts

Bachelor’S Degree, Automotive And Vehicle Technology

• Comprehensive understanding of automotive engineering related to engines, ignitions, transmissions, steering, suspensions, brakes.

Advanced Diploma In Mechanical Engineering Technology, Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician

• Hands on experience with PLC & Microcontroller robotics programming, manufacturing CNC software, 3D printing and prototyping, Finite.

Business Management Certificate, Business Administration And Management, General

• Proficient in various Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Outlook, Project, SharePoint, and Word as well as desktop sharing.