Maintenance Manager

ANTONIO A. SCHIAVONE, JR.

**** ** **** ******

Battle Ground Washington

734-***-**** cell

abgldm@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience:

**** – Present GERDAU MAC STEEL; Monroe, MI

Maintenance and Engineering Superintendent

• Manage day-to-day maintenance and engineering operations including all mechanical and electrical maintenance of equipment for a steel manufacturing facility.

Experienced in driving improvements through implementation of HMI or computer based predictive/preventive maintenance systems.

• Knowledgeable in programming and troubleshooting PLCs, and identifying areas for Continuous process improvement.

• Recruit, train and manage eight direct reports with overall responsibility for more than 120 employees.

• Develop and manage a $10.2M annual budget covering regular maintenance as well as shutdown budgets.

• Make recommendations for capital expenditures to provide production with more efficiency, lower cost, higher quality, and quantity. Manage capital expansion budgets of up to $89M.

• Successfully completed five years and 1M man hours without a lost time injury.

• Create Requests for Proposals for all outside services and contracts; evaluate bids, select final contractor and manage project through completion.

• Responsible for employee training, evaluation, promotion and discipline; determine work methods, change over procedures, work schedules and practices.

• Coordinate all in-plant construction activities for new plant equipment or modifications of existing equipment.

• Develop and implement KPIs for maintenance and engineering teams.

2005 – 2007 NEW MATHER METALS; Toledo, OH

Maintenance and Engineering Manager

• Maintained the processing plant and managed maintenance team to insure quality product for a $150M manufacturer of automotive stabilizers.

• Recruited, trained and managed four electrical engineers and 55 hourly maintenance employees.

• Developed and managed a $4.2M annual budget as well as capital project budgets of up to $43M.

• Scheduled and oversaw preventive and corrective maintenance; reduced unscheduled down time by more than 65%.

• Supported operations in various capacities including startup, troubleshooting, upgrades, environmental compliance and new equipment commissioning.

• Created Requests for Proposals for all outside services and contracts; evaluated bids, selected final contractor and managed project through completion.

• Worked with production to improve quality and safety

1999 – 2005 CHARTER STEEL; Rising sun, OH

Operations – Maintenance Manager

• Managed all maintenance activities for the entire steel processing plant consisting of two six-ton automated cranes, pollution-control equipment, waste water treatment plant, cooling towers, annealing furnaces, air compressors, pickling line, hydraulics and draw machines.

• Trained and managed a staff of more than 200 including millwrights, electricians and production employees.

• Conducted predictive corrective maintenance analysis, vibration analysis and thermo imaging.

• Corrected process flows to ensure on time delivery and maintained quality by doing so.

• Instrumental in setting up plant ISO 14001 certification; certified as Auditor.

• Environmental compliance 14001 performed / supported storm water testing and permitting, yearly stack testing, hazardous waste removal, dust collectors performance and evaluations.

• Managed waste water treatment operations and testing, materials recycling program and continuous emission monitoring.

• Supported operations in various capacities including building green field plant, startup, troubleshooting, environmental compliance, production upgrades, maintenance and new equipment commissioning.

• Coordinated and directed customer visits.

• Ensured employees had the proper tool to perform their jobs in a professional manner to create the highest quality products for customers.

• Participated in the creation of Requests for Proposals for outside services; assisted in contractor selection and managed project through completion.

1994 – 1999 NABISCO, INC.; Toledo, OH

Maintenance Supervisor

• Managed all maintenance for an entire flour mill including 140 mill machines, 26 dust collectors, 29 screw conveyors, 12 bucket elevators, railroad spurs, building and grounds.

• Trained, motivated and managed a union maintenance team of 16 millwrights and six electricians.

• Reduced repair maintenance cost through regular preventive and corrective maintenance.

1977 – 1994 US NAVY/ARMY NATIONAL GUARD; San Diego, CA

Maintenance and Engineering Manager

• Successfully guided administrator’s maintenance personnel and support staff in a multi-plant operation.

• Managed seven departments and a staff of 130.

• Certified Chief Auxiliary Officer of the watch.

• Recognized with several achievement awards including Command Sailor of the year, 1989 and 1990; Atlantic Fleet Sailor of the year, 1991 and a Navy Achievement Award for contribution to improve productivity and leadership.

Education:

Master of Business Administration, 2004

Trinity Southern University, Virginia Beach, VA

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 2001

University of Toledo, OH

Certifications:

Financial Management, 1999

University of Toledo

Good Manufacturing Practices, 1997

Principles of Naval Engineering, 1990

US Navy

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