Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia
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Maintenance Reliability Engineer at Stepan Company at Stepan Company
Location: Columbus, Georgia, United States 7 work roles 2 schools
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Maintenance Reliability Engineer at Stepan Company
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Columbus, Georgia, United States
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Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia is listed as Maintenance Reliability Engineer at Stepan Company at Stepan Company, a company with 1567 employees, based in Columbus, Georgia, United States. AeroLeads shows phone signal with area code 787 and a matched LinkedIn profile for Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia.

Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia previously worked as Maintenance Reliability Engineer at Stepan Company and Maintenance Engineering Supervisor - Packaging at Pfizer. Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia holds Bachelor Of Science In Electrical Engineering, Power from University Of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

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Over 18 years as engineering professional working in chemical plant, pharmaceutical, and construction environments; providing technical support, supervising maintenance teams and developing and supervising capital projects. Successfully ran multiple improvements’ projects reducing equipment’s downtime, operational costs, and improved OEE; in manufacture, packaging and utility areas. Strong knowledge in manufacture and packaging, safety oriented, team player, SOPs and Preventive Maintenance designer, hands on, QA and Safety audit knowledge, and trainer.

Listed skills include Preventive Maintenance, Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing, and 37 others.

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Stepan Company
Stepan Company
Maintenance Reliability Engineer at Stepan Company
northfield, illinois, united states
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Maintenance Reliability Engineer

Current

Columbus, Georgia Area

  • Leading and coaching the plant maintenance mechanics and planner.
  • In charge of the coordination and execution of the annual plant shutdown activities.
Jan 2016 - Present

Maintenance Engineering Supervisor - Packaging

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

  • Lead and coach, 3 shifts, 11 packaging engineering maintenance colleagues (electrician, mechanics, and technicians). In charge of the administrative activities of the area, budget, maintenance program, lead and support.
  • Successfully keep the assigned budget below the expense limit each month.
  • Achieved maintain the equipment’s downtime below the maximum annual downtime target hours improving the packaging lines OEE.
  • Successfully developed and implemented equipment’s reliability improvement projects; working in liaison with the Maintenance Reliability Engineer improving the OEE of the packaging lines.
  • Established bi-monthly packaging lines inspections to proactive identify and correct safety and quality issues.
  • Improved the communication in the maintenance team; establishing huddles between a shift, a communication board, and shift reports.
Jan 2014 - Oct 2015

Sr. Maintenance Engineer - Manufacture

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

  • Supervised, lead, and coached, 3 shifts, 21 maintenance engineering colleagues (electrician, mechanics, and technicians). Performed administrative activities and assured the appropriate utilization and distribution of.
  • Successfully lead emergency and scheduled equipment’s upgrade projects reducing production suites' downtime and improving the equipment reliability and the production OEE.
  • Reduced the amount of PM Tasks by 83% ($500,000.00 in cost avoidance) using Kaisen tools.
  • Reduced maintenance execution time by 10% and documentation errors by 90%; modifying and developing new PM Tasks, implementing visual PM Tasks, and delivering trainings.
  • Improved equipment’s maintenance strategies and correct system deficiencies to improve the production OEE.
  • Plant Leader of the PM Program Regional Consolidation implementation; procedures improvement, modification, and training.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2013

Maintenance Engineering Supervisor - Central Utilities

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

  • Lead and coach, 3 shifts, 20 utility engineering maintenance colleagues (electrician, mechanics, and operators). In charge of the administrative activities of the area, budget, coordinate the operations, maintenance.
  • In charge of the Central HVAC system, USPA Water System, Potable Water System, Generators, Boilers, Chillers and Cooling Towers, Electrical System (13KV, 4160V, 480V, 277V, 120V) and Turbines.
  • Improved the human resources use and the capability to proceed when and issue occurs; centralizing the monitoring of the common building utilities (ex. HVAC System, USP Water System, Waste-Water Treatment Plant, Steam.
  • Modified and developed Preventive Maintenance Tasks and delivered training.
  • Assure that all areas are clean performing periodic inspections.
  • Engineering Department Safety Champion.
Nov 2006 - Dec 2007

Calibration Department Supervisor

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

  • Lead and coach, 3 shifts, 10 calibration technicians’ colleagues. In charge of the administrative activities of the area, budget, coordinate all the scheduled and non-scheduled calibration activities for Pharmaceutical.
  • Ensures that calibration activities and related quality system are handled in compliance with applicable procedures SOP's, cGMP regulations, and ISO 9001:2000 standard.
  • Successfully passed yearly the internal and external ISO 9001:2000 audits.
  • Lead regional contracted maintenance initiative; which represents a 10% of cost reduction in calibration standards and $100MM in contracted calibration's services in the QO Laboratory.
  • Performed audits to external calibration contractors and others plants.
  • Supported IQ, OQ, and PQ validation activities.
Oct 2003 - Oct 2006

Process Control Engineer – Central Utilities

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

  • Supported the USP Water System, HVAC systems, and Waste-Water Treatment Plant monitoring and control system.
  • Perform troubleshooting in Waste Water Plant and USP Water equipment’s’, HVAC Units, Turbines, Generators, Chillers, Compressors, and Electrical system.
  • In charge of the plant electrical protective devices and power monitoring systems.
  • In charge of the plant in-house electrical load shedding and the modification of it (hard wiring and PLC programming).
  • Modified and developed PM Tasks and delivered training.
  • Coordinated and supervised contracted resources and complete safety documentation (LOTO, Confined Space, Non-Routine Work, and Excavation) previous work execution.
May 2001 - Sep 2003

Project Engineer

General Power, Inc

Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

  • Field projects supervisor.
  • Meet with the clients to discuss project specifications to develop proposal.
  • Developed projects MOTL, budgets, request equipment and material quotations, and buy project’s materials.
  • Install and supervise installations of low voltage electrical systems (breakers panel, transformers, emergency generators, underground installations).
  • Construct and supervise construction of overhead and underground high voltage electrical distribution lines.
  • Installed and supervised installations of wireless communication stations and antennas.
Jul 1995 - Apr 2001
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Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia education

Bachelor Of Science In Electrical Engineering, Power

Activities and Societies: Computer Engineering SocietyMember of the Directive (4 years) Treasurer (3 years) Staff - Programming.

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Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia is listed as Maintenance Reliability Engineer at Stepan Company at Stepan Company.

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Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia is based in Columbus, Georgia, United States while working with Stepan Company.

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Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia has worked for Stepan Company, Pfizer, and General Power, Inc.

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Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia holds Bachelor Of Science In Electrical Engineering, Power from University Of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

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Rafael A. Tejera - Garcia is listed with skills including Preventive Maintenance, Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing, Hvac, Training, Instrumentation, and Electricians.

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