Henry Gruessinger
Corning, NY 14830
Home: 607-***-****
Cell: 607-***-****
************@*******.*** *********@*******.***
Dear Sir/ Madam
My technical knowledge and skills reflect many years of experience and
working knowledge as Superintendent in Mechanical Maintenance Management
and Project management Positions with Post-secondary degree in technical
field related to construction, maintenance and mining.
My existing qualifications and experience working in numerous work
situations permit me to apply for this position.
I'm trained to maintain mechanical Development in any Technical
Organisation and Processes of well planned workflow related categories and
all manufacturing machines. I worked as Maintenance Supervisor and
Superintendent in Mines, Sawmills, Power plants and Pulp mills.
Furthermore, I am qualified as a Quality Assurance Technician ISO 9000
Working worldwide on jobs assignments as supervisor/superintendent and
Project Manager
an new Instalments of Ball-Sag-Rod mills and Crushers for major Mining
companies. Project leader at Shutdowns in Pulp mills, Sawmills and
Coalmines. My major duties are new mining equipment install from
construction start to production start up, conveyor and apron feeder
alignments and installing, repairing all productions machines, overhauling,
bearing, packing, sealing, set-ups. Furthermore hydraulic, pneumatic and
electrical troubleshooting (PLC), Oilrig work, Rigging, scaffolding, metal
framed Building Construction, all kind of welding and sheet metal
fabricating, problem solving and working closely with the engineering
departments and other subcontractors. Maintenance planning in OSB Mill's
and sawmills. Computer skills in Ms-office, MS-Project,CMMS Systems,
Matricon, Maximo, SAP, Lotus .JD Edwards and Synergen Software. Working
knowledge in Start-ups and commissioning for Sawmills, OSB Plants and
Mining Mills and concentrators.
I feel confident that I would be an asset to your company and would
appreciate a response to my application.
Respectfully
Henry Gruessinger
Henry Gruessinger
281 Bridge Street Ext.
Corning, NY 14830
Home 607-***-****
Cell: 607-***-****
************@*******.*** *********@*******.***
Vital Statistics:
Born October 28, 1957 in Heidelberg, Germany
Married 1983
Immigrated to Canada 1998
Canadian and German citizenship
Education:
High School (Gymnasium)
1963-1972
Apprenticeship as Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
1972-1976
Technical College as Industrial mechanics` and machinist
1972-1975
Technical College in professional development studies in welding
1979-1981
Technical College in mechanical technology (Bachelor degree)
1981-1983
Technical College as Quality Assurance Technician ISO 900*-*****-****-
1993
Training :
Degree in Mechanical Technology (Bachelor)
Superintendent mechanical
Quality Assurance Technician ISO 9000-14001
Certified Millwright
Certified Welder Journeyman
Work experience:
* as Mechanical Superintendent for the Install of new Mining mills and
Crushers
* as Maintenance Superintendent in Coal Power Plant and Nuclear Power Plant
* as Maintenance Superintendent in Refinery ( Esso Germany) and Sawmills,
Coalmines
* as maintenance Superintendent in San Sebastian (Spain) Refinery
* as machinist, millwright, Supervisor with Heidelberg printing press
* as welder, millwright and Supervisor with German Power Plant AG (Leue
GmbH)
* as Quality Assurance Technician ISO 9000-01-02 ( Pipe welding procedure )
* as Maintenance Planner and Foreman in Sawmills, Coalmines, Pulp Mills and
Mines
Skills and Knowledge:
Professional Experience for complete install of all operational Mining
equipment from construction starts to commission.
Superintendent all type of Mine Maintenance.
Experience in electric, hydraulic and pneumatic
Sawmill and OSB plant mechanical supervisor,
Maintenance planning in sawmills and mining industries.
Conveyor instalments and troubleshooting.
Experience related to centrifugal pumps, rotational equipment, vibration
analysis and alignments, isolation valves and pipe systems.
All types of welding (MIG, TIG, STICK, GAS) pipeline, structural.
Computer skills (Ms Office, JED Edwards, CAD, Works, Adobe, Lotus, SAP,
CMMS and P.L.C. System (Synergen, Maximo)
Quality Management in ISO 9000-01-02, 14001-2 and auditing
Manage shift activities, uphold and abide with the companies occupational
health and safety, maintaining environmental policies and procedures.
Working with operational Budgets, conduction of formal meetings,
summarising pending issues
Standardization of work process and maintain schedule progress reports.
Performance Management and Continual Improvement processes and knowledge of
optimization equipment
Organizational skills to accept the challenge, to work in continually
change internal and external business conditions, strong verbal and written
presentation skills.
Proven experience with safety knowledge.
Major Duties :
Complete Install-assembling of all Mining equipment (Ball-Sag-Rod Mills`)
related to Concentrators, install of Equipment for excavating and crushing
ore, Apron feeders, Pebble-Mills and Vertical mills.
Prepare and planning the setup of instalments from all related Mills to
produce concentrate all kind of precious metals.
Perform layout work competently, accurately and efficiently.
Ensure construction work complies with all engineering standards, codes,
specifications and design instruction.
Development of project schedules, using work breakdown structures and
resource loading in M/S Projects` to accurate maintain project schedules by
collecting progress data, updating schedule, implementing status reports
showing percent complete and resourcing requirements.
Provide timely project status reporting to Project Manager and effectively
communicate key elements (estimate, scheduling, reporting) to project team,
consultants and construction subcontractors to ensure accurate
understanding of project status.
Implement and maintain project trending program, report schedule variances
and initiate project change requests,Manpower schedule and cost related
planning as well commissioning after installation. Planning maintenance in
Sawmills and various mines, preventative maintenance schedule and warehouse
organizing (spare parts etc..)
Work History:
Quadra FNX (Ely, Nevada): December 2010-April 01. 2011
Special project planner and RCM Supervisor
Overseen the RCM department,
Complete planning and scheduling of the new upgrading project in the mine-
mill site
Gisborne Group (Vancouver, BC): January 2010 -September 2010
Mechanical Superintendent
Mechanical Superintendent, responsible for the mechanical install of the
Pebble crusher, Sag and Ball mills at the Copper Mountain project in
Princeton, BC (Similco Mine)
Project Leader to schedule timelines and workflow for 4 mechanical Foreman
and 28 Millwrights, further schedule the work and quality control for 2
Contractors and there 35 steel framers and welders.
Setup maintenance schedule and preventative maintenance schedule for the
startup and new production at the concentrator.
Prepare and planning the monthly maintenance for all mobile equipment on
site, further estimate cost related work force and new Cmms software for
maintenance planning.
Ordering of all spare parts and tools required to be all time on site
Metso Minerals (Montreal, QC): August 2008 -December 2009
Field Service Superintendent
Service Technician for Technical Mining Service in various Mines around
North-South America, Full maintenance and new equipment instalments for Sag-
Rod and Ball mills, Kiln`s, Crusher`s and Apron feeders`.
Start-up support, commissioning for all new equipments
Full maintenance planning on all mining equipment and preventative
maintenance planning
Schedule manpower for shut downs at the mine site and prepare equipment
maintenance required by the mine owner and equipment log book for warranty
related issues.
Setup- refurbished and line-up of following Mine equipment:
(Ball-Rod- Sag mills, Crushers, Apron feeders`)
Working at the following Mines:
(Kemess Mine, Gibraltar Mine, Mount Polley Mine, Wabush Mine, Acelor Mittal
Mine, Diavik-Ekati Mine, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Teck Cominco Mines,
Flin Flon Mine, Kentucky Coal Mines, Huckleberry Mine, Rio Tinto Mines, and
various more in Australia and India
Ideal Welders (Vancouver, BC): January 2007- July 2008
Mechanical Supervisor
Supervisor for shut-down and dismantling of the Domtar Paper-mill at
Annacis Island, Delta, B.C. Create Works schedule for 8 Millwright and 5
Electricians
Coordinate shipping of equipment at Sea port.
Prepare Disassembling of the paper machines and prepare and schedule the
after assembling of the paper machines at their new location.
Setup maintenance schedule and prepare the planning of the equipment
maintenance after install.
Order the spare parts and Maintenance software related to the equipment,
setup Software and train planning employees at site on Cmms maintenance
planning software as well.
Sawmill-OSB Plant and Mining: January 2002-December 2006 (Contractor)
Mechanical Supervisor/Maintenance Manager
Mechanical supervisor, at Canal Flats Tembec Sawmill upgrading project
Setup of all mechanical production equipment, planning and scheduling
maintenance.
As Maintenance coordinator and planner with Fording coalmines, full
yearly maintenance shutdown work and maintenance Planning for all new
installed equipment
Working in various locations as Contractor Foreman and maintenance
coordinator for Shutdowns in Pulp mills Sawmills and Coalmines.
At the Gibraltar and Mount Polley Copper Mine as Millwright Foreman
and maintenance coordinator/planner for the Mine starts up.
With Lloydminster Maintenance at the Esso Refinery as Maintenance
coordinator and mechanical Supervisor for the shutdown`s
Employed as Contractor Lead Maintenance Technician with Canfor-lp OSB
Plant in Fort St. John, to assemble the Finishing-line and start-up
and commissioning and maintenance planning
I was transferred after with the same Company to one of the Sawmills
as Maintenance Supervisor and maintenance planner/coordinator.
Ideal Welders (Vancouver BC): January 1998-December 2001
Quality Control Manager
Quality Control Manager, responsible for all quality control and
maintenance at the fabrication site as well of site. Schedule quality
control timeline on weld and fabricated items under ASME standard,
planning maintenance on all shop equipment, train welders and apprentices
on Jobsite
Worked as Fabricator and Welder.
Fabricating of Steam valves, Heat exchanger, Boilers and Heavy steam pipes
for Suncor projects
Quality control of the finished products, welding control (ASME standard)
German Power Plant AG, (Germany): January 1979- July1988 and
January
1997-December 1997
Supervisor and Quality Manager
Worked as Supervisor and Quality Manager for the company at various Power
plants.
Repairs all types of Valves, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, bearings,
packing, machining parts on jobsites. Schedule maintenance an all equipment
and coordinate all work schedule on site
Including Compressor, Generators and Pumps overhauling, conveyor install
and alignments. Pipeline Rigging, Shaft alignments, Instalments of new
Machines and set-up, overhauling and maintaining all types of Nuclear-Coal
fired Power plants
Coal fired Vessels and Pipe systems, Gas fired Power plants, Sag and Ball-
mills, Kiln`s and Crusher maintenance. Estimate costs, scheduling work
force, coordinating all maintenance and planning therefore,
Responsible for all Contractors` of Welders, Millwrights, Fitters,
Installers, etc.).
Instructor for welders and apprentices.
ISO 9000 Quality Manager/Supervisor for all welding and there quality
control aspects.
Heidelberg Printing Press (Germany) September 1972-December 1978 and
August
1988-December 1996
Superintendent and Quality Control Manager
Apprenticeship as Industrial mechanic and Machinist
Worked for 5 years as CNC Machinist set-up and running all milling
machines.
Supervisor and Superintendent in Machining and Management, maintenance
planning on all production equipment in the mill, setup schedule for shut
downs as well.
Train and lead CnC machinist in the mill.
Degree in Industrial mechanical production techniques.
Computer knowledge in MS-Office, CAD, PLC, CMMS, SAP/R3, Lotus
Supervisor for the Quality controls Department for the finish Products and
parts in Series, all types.
Setup of all CnC Machines, running all types of CnC machines as well.
Worked as a Member in the Pilot project ISO 9002 together with Mercedes
Benz Quality Department in Germany.
Volunteer work:
As Firefighter at my Hometown in Germany 1969-
1997
As Paramedic with Red-Cross at my Hometown in Germany 1972-1997
Volunteer at the Winter Olympics 2010