Manager Maintenance

TIMOTHY WATERS

*** ***** ****** **** ****: 704-***-****

Bessemer City, NC 28016 **********@*********.*** Cell: 704-***-****

MANUFACTURING MANAGER / MAINTENANCE LEADER

Energetic, reliable and adaptable management professional with strong accomplishments and broad experience in

a manufacturing environment. Proven ability to turn goals into reality, while maintaining positive associate

morale demonstrated by a record of manufacturing world-class products as well as maintaining maximum

efficiency, quality, cost, and service. Five years experience proactively promoting Lean Manufacturing that

produced results and provided a strong background in Lean and Continuous Improvement Principles. Knowledge

to strategically implement Lean tools to identify methods for improving productivity and maintenance. A leader

and manager both by example and through effective management of individuals and teams.

Strengths include: High mechanical aptitude, solid analytical skills, and exceptional problem solver providing

workable solutions. Highly motivated, accepts challenges and responsibility without hesitation, excellent listening

and communication skills and leadership qualities that provide positive value to associates and the organization.

Strong ability to build collaborative production and maintenance teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HANESBRANDS INC., Mountain City, TN and Gastonia, NC 1999 – 11/1/2009

PRODUCTION/MAINTENANCE MANAGER, Mountain City, TN (1/2009 – 11/2009)

Managed daily operations for 100% carded cotton Toyoda ring spinning plant producing 470,000 lbs. per week

with 106 employees. Scheduled and managed weekly PM maintenance for 16 roving frames, 72 spinning

frames, and 42 winders.

Machinery Experience: Toyoda Roving - Spinning (RX-100), Murata – Winding, Marzoli - Ring Spinning.

• Provided support and direction to 28 maintenance personnel and 4 production managers in resolving

equipment and productivity problems 24/7.

• Conferred with supervisors to obtain data required for planning department activities, such as new

commitments, status of work in progress and problems encountered.

• Designed and implemented associate driven zone control teams that created process stability and

standardization that generated a savings of $114,000 a year in direct labor cost.

• Inspected machines and equipment to ensure specific operational performance and optimum utilization.

• Determined and balanced machine speeds and settings reducing machine ends/down and stoppages

increasing overall efficiency by 2.5%.

• Initiated and authorized employee hiring, promotion, discharge and transfer.

PLANT MANAGER, Gastonia, NC (2008 – 2009)

PRODUCTION/MAINTENANCE MANAGER, Gastonia, NC (1999 – 2009)

(Concurrent with Plant Manager Duties)

Managed operations for a 100% carded cotton ring spinning plant producing 410,000 lbs. per week with 135

employees. Led and embraced the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles that was instrumental in

transforming facility management and personnel into a lean thinking cultural team.

Machinery Experience: Trutzschler - Opening, Cards 740, Rieter RSB - 851, RSB - 951, D-30, SB-2, Toyoda

Roving and Spinning (RX-240), Murata – Winding, Neuehauser - Automated Packaging, Auxiliary Equipment:

Pnuemafil filtrations, Carrier chillers, and Ingersoll-Rand Air Compressors & Dryers.

• My departments have an extensive history of working safely and adherence to OSHA standards:

2.75 million safe man-hours without a lost time accident and a 1.17 incidence rate.

• Used excellent leadership, team building and communication skills to develop maintenance teams and

encourage cooperation and responsibility. Machine audit scores improved 6%.

• Ability to train and motivate staff to maximize productivity, and control cost with hands-on

management and close monitoring of plant budgets.

TIMOTHY WATERS PAGE 2

• Attained a 16% increase in lbs./man/hour and a 14.5% reduction in conversion cost over a 16-month

period.

• Strategically coached Kaizen teams in sustaining and making continuous improvement in quality

cutting product returns by 35%.

• Monitored and analyzed cost and prepared budgets for production machine parts, facility maintenance

department, and supplies.

• Developed and revised standard operational and working practices and observed workers to ensure

compliance with standards.

• Built quality and product customer relations with knitting and weaving facilities.

• Gave work directions, resolved problems, prepared schedules and set deadlines to ensure timely

completion of work.

• Prepared operational schedules and coordinated manufacturing activities to ensure production and

quality of products met specifications.

• Reviewed production reports and resolved operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems to

ensure minimum cost and prevent operational delays.

• Directed and supported (5) facility maintenance personnel (HVAC, 2- Electricians, Millwright,

Electronic Specialist) and (18) maintenance technicians in day-to-day activities.

• Utilized technology from infrared testing, vibration detection, oil analysis, and lean tools in optimizing

machine performance.

PARKDALE MILLS, Gastonia, NC (May 1991 – May1999)

MAYFAIR MILLS, Spartanburg, SC (February 1988 – May 1991)

CAREER TRAINING

Lean Enterprise Management, South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Lean Manufacturing, North Carolina State University

Lean Performance U, North Carolina State University

Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Lotus Notes and Outlook

EDUCATION

Computer and Office Skills, Gaston College, Dallas, NC

BS, Industrial Technology and Safety Certification in Industrial Safety

Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

Textile Management, Spartanburg Technical College, Spartanburg, SC

REFERENCES

Available upon request

Contact this candidate