Reliability Engineer Technical Support

OBJECTIVE

Experience Plant / Reliability Engineer is seeking challenging position in manufacturing. With over 30 years of work experience solving complex technical problems, improving operational efficiency, and delivering quality products.

EXPERIENCE

December 2022 –February 2024

Ox Industries- Aurora

Plant / Reliability Engineer

>Provided technical support for maintenance and managed capital engineering projects.

Controls Upgrade Calender Line $220,000

Truck Scale Replacement $120,000

Dirty Water Pump Installation $85,00

Drum Screen System $650,000

June 2012 – November 2022

Westrock -Aurora

Plant / Reliability Engineer

>Provided technical support for maintenance and managed capital engineering projects.

>Mentored maintenance staff

>Managed Capital Engineering Projects

>Designed and Implemented Ply Wiper Knife greatly improving reliability of cut and reduced waste/

>Designed and implemented Vision Inspection System on Calender Lines used for removing defective paper board.

>Upgraded paper machine drives from DC to AC drives – Fourdrainer, Forming Roll, and Transfer Table. $250,000.

>Upgraded Allen Bradley PLC for paper machine and dryer conveyor system.

>Managed energy conservation and rebates form ComEd and Nicor Gas.

>Work on team for implementation of JDE computerized maintenance module.

>Trouble shoot using PLCs machine issues on paper machine and converting lines.

>Designed and installed AC drives on dryer and slitter section of paper machine line.

>Modified PLC code as needed for upgrades on key equipment.

>Upgrade AC drives on dryer section of paper machine line.

>Maintained 5 year Capital Budget.

>Installed Drum Screen System

June 1996 – June 2012

Diversapack LLC, Marengo, IL

Plant Engineer and Maintenance Manager

> Managed all aspect of maintenance for machines and building.

>Drives upgrade on laminator.

>Responsible for environmental reporting of air emission and hazardous waste.

>Material handling for rolls of film.

>Managed capital improvements.

>Experience with Rotogravure, plastic bag making, and film extrusion.

>Computerized Maintenance Management. MP2

>Intern Manager Press department.

>Other duties as required.

March 1991 – June 1996

Cello-Foil Products, Inc.

Plant Engineer

> Managed all aspect of maintenance for machines and building.

>Responsible for environmental reporting of air emission and hazardous waste.

>Material handling for rolls of film.

>Managed capital improvements.

>Experience with Rotogravure and Flexo Graphic Printing.

>Computerized Maintenance Management.

>Electrical Print Reading US and European.

>Other duties as required.

EDUCATION

1980 -1982

Georgia Institute of Technology

[Degree]

>Bachelor Electrical Engineering

1976 -1979

Albany State University

[Degree]

>Math Major

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