Maintenance Electrical

Randall M. Barrett

P.O. Box ****** Memphis, Tennessee 38175 ******@***.***, 423-***-**** (Cell)

SUMMARY: Senior mechanic with 30 years’ experience & Certified Millwright Helper

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Pepsi America, Collierville, TN May 2009 -Present

Lead maintenance mechanic for preventative maintenance, breakdown repair and failure analysis of high

speed bottling and packaging lines (600-1500 units/min).

Work with troubleshooting Conveyor & airveyor systems.

Work with Allen Bradley & Siemens PLC control systems.

Electrical system installation, testing and troubleshooting with frequency drives. DC motor work -5 HP,

115 VDC. AC motor work 1/8- 250 HP, up to 600 VAC.

Equipment serviced-Crown filler, Matthew Palletizer, Alvey Wrappers, Nigrelli and Riverwood Packers.

Exide Technologies, Bristol, TN August 2004 -May 2009

Heavy maintenance in hazardous areas while wearing full body environmental suit to protect from lead

dust and caustic high concentration hydrochloric acid.

Assisted in developing and performing preventive maintenance, provided support and guidance to the

Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing departments in order to prevent downtime.

Responsible for reading ladder logic programming to trouble shoot misbehaving machines and production

equipment. Also responsible for relay and contactor trouble shooting.

Experienced with Allen-Bradley PLC’s, AB & WEGS AC & DC drives.

Responsible for maintenance & trouble shooting on safety equipment such as 2-hand safety switches,

beams, light curtains, pull cords & contact switches.

Required rebuilding knowledge of Gear Boxes from 1/8 to 300 HP.

Electrical Knowledge of hydraulics motors, pumps, stick and MIG welding equipment, plasma cutter,

water systems, valves, overhead hoist cranes, belt drive for conveyors, gas burners, gas combustion

systems, furnaces, forklifts, man-lifts and saws.

Electrical knowledge also included 3 phase, up to 600 VAC, up to 1224 VDC, SD & Cutler-Hammer buss

bars plus machine transformer hookup.

Responsible for start-up and shut-downs on equipment and machinery.

Responsible for project scheduling, supervising crews and contractors, overseeing budgetary expenses

and reports.

Installed new equipment, repaired, modified or fabricated equipment in order to replace defective parts,

and restore it to design specifications.

Troubleshot production equipment while observing proper OSHA & company policies and procedures.

Strongwell, Bristol, VA September 2002- August 2004

Maintenance on worlds largest band saw (27’10” L x1” W)

Preventative & routine maintenance on off-line and on-line pultrusion, composites production lines

including PLC controlled pullers, heaters and saws.

Performed stick & MIG welding on overhead, horizontal & vertical structures.

Welding repairs to pressure vessels.

Experience handling caustic resins & acids and experience preventing and slowing down damage to vital

production line components.

Worked overtime and on call every 4th weekend.

Alcoa Engineered Products, Inc., Elizabethton, TN August 1982 - June 2002

Nearly 20 years of loyal service to company.

Handled all heavy duty and dirty jobs to ensure project early completion for simple and complex

aluminum extruded shapes.

Was responsible for PM’s and regular maintenance on largest 5,500 ton press running hydraulic

pressures near 3200 psi with 6’ ram. Press was highest production press in facility and as a result,

high profile.

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Provided support and guidance to the engineering, quality and manufacturing departments in order to

prevent downtime and equipment failures.

Assisted in developing and performing preventive maintenance functions for an ISO 9002 facility.

Adhered to strict ISO policy procedures for all Maintenance activities.

Performed complex driveline alignment for production lines.

Regularly sized replacement belts and pulleys to maintain line speeds especially when OEM replacements

were not available.

Experience handling caustic chlorine gas for removal of impurities in metal.

Extensive knowledge of linear, oil-cooled, water-cooled, babbitt, sleeve, cylindrical, ball & thrust bearings,

bushings, o-rings, ceramic seals, cup seals, graphite seals and Teflon seals.

Responsible for start-up and shut down procedures on equipment and machinery such as water systems,

furnaces, compressors, presses, etc. in order to prepare them for use or maintenance operations.

During shutdown operations was responsible for project scheduling, supervising crews and contractors,

overseeing budgetary expenses and reports, as well as assuring that all goals necessary during plant

wide shutdown and preventive maintenance operations are successfully completed.

Installed equipment for use by welding, cutting and brazing metallic parts & assemblies in order to repair

or modify them for use.

Competently and safely operated per OSHA and company procedures all company tools and equipment

such as fork trucks, man-lifts, welders, plasma cutters, presses, saws, etc.

Trained less experienced mechanics in order to teach new job functions and techniques.

Disassembled, repaired and reassembled equipment and machinery in order to replace defective parts.

Troubleshot facility equipment such as presses, furnaces, cranes, and material handling equipment, etc.

in order to restore it to design specifications.

Certifications and Training

Print Interpretations & Instrument Calibrations course through Northeast State Technical Community

College (4 semester hours).

Team Development and Process Improvement course through Northeast State Community College as

part of the Quality First Program.

Motion Industries Fluid Power Transmission course through The Motion Institute Industrial Education

Program.

Health & Safety Management Systems course provided by Alcoa Engineering Products, Inc.

Successfully completed the following internal requirement courses: high voltage, hazard communication,

confined space entry, lock-out/tag-out, electrical awareness, extrusion tooling safety, blood-borne

pathogen awareness, etc.

Successfully completed the following training and module programs: Personal Computer and Windows 95

Basics, Precision Measuring Instruments, Hydraulic Systems/Pumps, Pressure Controls, Directional Flow

Controls, Pipefitting Materials/Layout/Tubing, Electrical Theory and Principles and Practices of Predictive

Maintenance.

Special Equipment Knowledge

Micrometers, calipers, depth gages, height gages, gage blocks, feeler gages, vertical mill, lathe, band saw,

drill press, MIG & stick welder, indicators

EDUCATION:

Millwright Helper Certificate (August 2009)

Elizabethton Technology Center

Virginia High School

Bristol, Virginia 24201

Diploma

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