T. Kevin Schwarb **** S. Norvick Rd. Suttons Bay, Mi. 231-***-****
******@********.***
Qualifications
Equipped with extensive experience in production and construction
management, planning, coordinating, and directing multiple business areas
to ensure proper safety and mechanical function for all buildings, grounds,
and equipment. Exhibits an outstanding work ethic and commitment to
superior performance. Possesses strong leadership and motivational skills;
excels in defining priorities and delegating assignments. Offers proven
abilities in developing creative solutions to complex problems. Areas of
expertise include:
Plant/Shop Operations - Facility Management - Total Quality Management
- Preventive/Corrective Maintenance
Safety Regulations - Permitting/Licensing - Inventory Control -
Purchasing - Marketing
Research/Development - Staff Supervision - Payroll - Microsoft Office
Highlights
. Managed all plant/facility operations, production, repair, multiple
building maintenance and supervised all renovations of building
modifications/alterations.
. Organized planning of development projects, budget costs, blueprints,
parking/landscaping, hiring/supervising contractors and coordination of
project schedules.
. Manage and utilize staff to achieve high productivity with the companies
short and long term goals to ensure superior performance.
. Developed OSHA safety program, organized training programs, established
rules, policies and procedures to guide operations.
. Supervised the construction of the large machine shop in Michigan, which
entailed traveling to Colorado to purchase, disassemble, and relocate a
60'x20'x26', 300-ton planer mill as well as disassembling and relocating
the west wing of the Ford Rouge Foundry. Reassembled all machinery and
constructed the building around it.
. Delivered significant savings by holding full responsibility for all
aspects of a school's indoor and outdoor maintenance.
. Leveraged expertise in Lean Manufacturing to downsize a 100-man, three-
shift plant operating 24/7 to a 35-man, one-shift plant while propelling
annual sales from $1.5 million to $4.5 million.
. Hands-on manager/owner leading a diverse work-force to becoming one of
the top performing companies in the industry.
. Maintenance Supervisor at a large multiple building commercial/industrial
complex for over 15 years. Head Maintenance at a Public School system.
Career Track
Bay Cast Incorporated, Finishing Plant Supervisor, 2009 to current
Oversee all plant/facility operations, including production, scheduling,
planning, maintenance, welding department, cleaning room shipping &
receiving, inventory, heat treatment, quality control, staffing, safety
training/programs.
Suttons Bay Public Schools, Head Maintenance, Indoor and Outdoor, 2005 to
2008
Maintained and repaired all indoor components of multiple commercial
building environments, including electrical, mechanical, carpentry,
masonry, plumbing, boilers, pumps, fire alarm systems, lighting, electronic
doors, locks, and HVAC. Programmed computers for environmental controls and
building security. Performed outside maintenance of buildings, including
appearance and rooftops. Maintained 50 acres of school property year-
round. Purchased all necessary maintenance equipment and parts.
Unique Building Concepts, Carpenter, Finish Carpenter, 2000 to 2005
Executed all phases of construction and remodeling, including onsite
surveying, foundation laying, framing, plumbing, electrical, roofing,
drywall, masonry, welding, finish work, heavy equipment operator and
landscaping, for commercial businesses and residential homes.
Schwarb Industries Inc. dba Schwarb Foundry Co. & Schwarb Welding Co.,
Owner/Vice President, 1973 to 2000
Excelled in a range of roles, including plant manager, shop foreman,
purchasing agent, supervisor (quality control, cleaning room, molding,
maintenance, melt deck, shipping/receiving, second/third shift, pattern
shop), OSHA safety program administrator, human resources director, head of
R&D, sales/marketing representative, site surveyor, welding instructor,
metallurgy lab technician, ironworker, rigger, chipper, molder, welder
(gas, arc, mig), and operator of heavy equipment, cranes, cupolas, and
electric arc furnaces.
Performed and managed all manufacturing and production activities. Oversaw
the operations of a large machine shop on premises. Handled customer and
supplier relations. Assisted in tearing down and removing the machinery
from old plants, then rebuilding and installing it in a new location.
Supported facility expansion efforts. Evaluated the chemical analysis and
hardness of various metals before and after they were sent to heat
treatment facilities. Repaired and fabricated castings in-house and for
customers.