Resume for: James E. Mitchell
N. Ogden, UT 84414
**********@*****.***
Objective: Secure a maintenance (prefer electrical) planning or
leadership position which utilizes my organizational
skills, attention to detail, and life-long commitment to
continuous improvement and problem-solving. Would
prefer working in an organization that is either in a Lean
transition or one in which Lean methodologies are in
place.
Education
High School graduate
Professional Certifications
Electrical Technology
San Juan Basin Area Vo-Tech School
Cortez, CO
Lean Manufacturing
Ogden-Weber Area Technical College
Ogden, UT
MSHA
Electrical Surface low and high voltage certification card
Electrical Surface low and high voltage recertification trainer’s card
Washington 07 (non-residential maintenance) journeyman’s license
Military
U.S. Army
1976 - 1980
Sergeant - track vehicle mechanic
Honorable
Supervised crew of 6 mechanical tradesmen and welders, and was made responsible for changing all the
vehicles in the battalion from basic “depot green” color to the camouflage paint scheme required for a
combat tank battalion.
Work History
Great Salt Lake Minerals
Ogden, UT 84402
Manufacturer of salt products (de-icing, water conditioning, agricultural)
8 Jul 07 – present
Maintenance electrician
• Safety Leader
• Policy writer for the committee tasked with creating NFPA 70E Arc Flash policy and training, both
for operations personnel and electrical maintenance personnel
• Electrical project coordinator for several capital projects - the largest of which was an SPCC project
funded at $1.5m - providing technical support, contractor coordination, and parts sourcing.
• Created the presentation for, and initiated the Company’s first 5S (Lean) process implementation at
the Magnesium Chloride Plant
• Initiated format for bringing equipment files up to date for the Salt Plant and Magnesium
Chloride Plant, and the SOP Instrumentation Dept.
• created an inventory process for keeping track of non-warehouse parts for Salt Plant equipment
Hampton Lumber Company - Darrington Div.
Manufacturer of dimensional lumber
13 Oct 03 - 8 Jul 07
Maintenance electrician
• Safety Leader
• provided technical oversight of shift electricians with less experience
• managed implementation of new warehouse organization and cataloging
• modified pre-existing EXCEL-based work order system to suit the needs of the Electrical dept.
• started implementation of some of the processes needed to capture equipment history data
• provided job planning and Electrical Dept. purchasing
• wrote machine center pm inspections
• developed work scopes for maintenance projects and electrical dept. construction projects
• wrote, entered into the system, and closed, work orders, including multi-task parent work orders
• managed electrical backlog
• dealt with vendors and contractors to secure goods and services, including Vendor Maintained
Inventory (VMI)
Phelps Dodge Copper Corp
(Formerly Cyprus Bagdad Copper Corp.)
Bagdad, AZ 86321
Mining – copper and molybdenum
5/96 - 10/03
Maintenance electrician/Instrumentation Technician
• Safety Leader
• led the committee to develop a property-wide Confined Space program
• wrote SOP for my department for the use of department / pass-on locks
• wrote SOP for my department for use of lock-box for remote site lock-out,
• wrote, entered and closed, electrical maintenance work orders using CMMS maintenance and
warehousing program. (MIMMS III)
• ordered and purchased parts using CMMS program
• developed processes and procedures for addressing electrical maintenance issues
• developed work procedures for preventative maintenance tasks
• developed a system of KPI that would accurately track performance and expose improvement
opportunities
• managed electrical backlog
• dealt with vendors and contractors to secure goods and services
Kerr McGee Chemical Corp.
Henderson, NV
Chemical manufacturer – dominated by electrical ion exchange processes
1/92 - 5/96
Maintenance electrician
• developed preventive maintenance inspections and intervals
Cashman Equipment Co
Las Vegas, NV
Caterpillar Dealer
7/90 - 1/92
Power generation mechanic
• advised customers of preventative maintenance intervals and inspections for the benefit of their
equipment availability and reliability
Couer Rochester Mine
Lovelock, NV
Mining – silver and gold
9/86 - 7/90
Maintenance electrician/Instrumentation Technician
• developed electrical pm schedule for a new processing / refining facility