Jim A. Schum
Evansville, IN 47715
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Career Summary
An accomplished PLANT MANAGER and MAINTENANCE MANAGER have managed 75
employees with over 15 years of combined experience in electrical and
mechanical maintenance, sales and service management.
Professional Experience
MORGAN AC Evansville, IN
6/2009 -- Present
An independent residential and industrial HVAC company
Service Manager
. Schedule service calls.
. Maintain inventory.
. Accounting, billing and collection of customer accounts.
Enova premier (formerly T&WA of Indiana), Princeton, IN 3/1999 - 6/2009
A $22MM JIT (Just-In-Time) Tier 1 supplier of tire and wheel assemblies to
TMMI (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana)
Plant Manager (5/2008 - 6/2009)
. Managed a staff of 75 employees for a two-shift, five-day a week
operation with an annual operating budget of $1.8 million and $10 million
in production lines.
. Accountable for Adherence to all TPS (Toyota Production System) Protocol
and TMMI schedule.
. Maintained safe working environment that achieved 1395 work days without
a lost time accident.
. Managed team responsible for ISO 14001 Certification.
. Supervised the following direct employees and departments:
- Maintenance Manager
- Production Control Manager
- Quality Manager
Maintenance Manager (3/1999 - 5/2008)
. Managed a staff of seven Maintenance Technicians with an annual operating
budget of $500,000.
. Coordinated design, purchasing and installation of second tire line $5
million.
. Created and implemented preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
. Established standards for implementation of ISO 9000 Program.
. Maintained inventory, communicated with vendors and upper management, and
coordinated activities during shutdown.
WESCO Distribution, Inc., Evansville, IN 3/1997 - 3/1999
A $2.3 billion Industrial Electrical Components and MRO (Maintenance,
Repair, and Operations) Parts Supplier
Industrial Sales Representative
. Developed and maintained a sales territory for over 250 industrial and
mining accounts in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky
. Managed over $350,000 in annual sales selling electrical components to
large industrial manufacturers, electrical contractors, hospitals, and
coal companies.
AMERICAN SHEET EXTRUSION COMPANY, Evansville, IN 8/1991- 3/1997
Specialty Sheet Extrusion and Thermoforming Company - Appliance Industry
Lead Maintenance Technician
. Executed electrical/mechanical repairs and troubleshooting of equipment
used in manufacture of extruded plastic sheet and thermoformed products.
. Maintained five extrusion lines and rotary and in-line thermoforming
equipment.
. Performed occasional on-call and multiple shift service.
. Purchased all maintenance supplies and maintained inventory levels.
. Assisted in supervision of maintenance employees and trained new
employees.
JASPER CABINET COMPANY, Jasper, IN 3/1990 - 8/1991
Manufacturer of High-End Wooden Cabinetry for Office and Luxury Suites
Electrician
. Provided general electrical maintenance for all manufacturing equipment,
kilns, compressors, and boilers.
GUARDIAN AUTOMOTIVE, Evansville, IN 9/1985 - 3/1990
Custom Injection Molding and Electro-plating Services for Automotive
Industry
Electrician
. Provided general electrical maintenance for all manufacturing equipment,
compressors, boilers, injection molding machines, and electro-plating
lines.
BALL CORPORATION - Evansville, IN & Muncie, IN 5/1977 - 9/1985
Custom Glass Forming, Plastic Blow Molding and Thermoforming for Appliance,
Foods, and Pharmaceutical Industries
Research & Development Technician
. Set up experiments, developed new equipment for glass forming machinery
and injection blow molding equipment.
Education
OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY, Oakland City, IN
B.S. Management of Human Resources, 2002
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY, Vincennes, IN
A.S. Electronics