Maintenance Manufacturing

JAMES JOHNSON

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Cell: 734-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Maintenance professional with 14 years experience with mechanical design, machine build, and

maintenance of multiple manufacturing departments and coolant systems. In-depth mechanical

knowledge along with demonstrated ability to acquire knowledge in all other facets of

maintenance. Broad-based knowledge in project management, vendor relation, management

and supervision, purchasing, material management, and new product launch. Strong interface

and communication skills between original equipment manufacturer, supplier quality,

manufacturing operations, and facility maintenance. A strong track record in problem resolution

and multitasking while being a dedicated team player that can add value to an organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL MOTORS POWERTRAIN DIVISION, Flint, MI 2002-2009

Division of International Public Transportation Manufacturer.

Maintenance Business Unit Facilitator 2006-2009

Supervised over 25 union cross functional journeyman skilled trades in daily maintenance of

manufacturing equipment along with project planning for preventative maintenance and

equipment installations.

• Created and implemented all preventative maintenance tasks, routes, and job plans for

multiple types of manufacturing equipment and coolant delivery systems.

• Achieved 100% compliance on all preventative, safety, and predictive maintenance task

by effectively planning strategic down time with manufacturing departments.

• Selected as co-chair of the Joint Skilled Trades Safety Team which was responsible for

implementing standardized safe operating and pre-task planning throughout the plant.

• Increased crank manufacturing department uptime 5% by increasing mean time between

failures of equipment with the developed preventative maintenance tasks and use of

predictive technologies such as Vibration Analysis and Thermography.

• Reduced spare part spending by $700,000 in 2008 by utilizing other facilities spare parts.

Lead Production Supervisor 2005-2006

Supervised ( 15 ) union production operators and ( 1 ) salary employee in daily operations.

• Decreased scrap cost by 30% by involving production operators in problem solving.

• Increased departmental uptime by 9% by reducing overtime hours and effectively

planning strategic downtime.

• Led department to a first time quality of 95.7%.

• Developed training strategy and guide lines for new production operators which led to

more effective and efficient production operators.

Maintenance Supervisor 2002-2006

Supervised over 30 union cross functional journeyman skilled trades in daily maintenance of

seven manufacturing departments along with project planning, facility maintenance,

scheduling preventative maintenance and equipment installations.

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• Increased preventative maintenance tasks completion by 35% in six of seven

manufacturing departments while increasing completion in the seventh by 45%.

• Successively developed and executed a major machine overhaul plan and accurately

forecasted manpower requirements along with completing the job ahead of schedule.

• Functioned in a dual capacity, maintenance & production, when production supervisor

was off or as vacation fill in.

TRIALON CORPORATION, Troy, MI 2001-2002

Technical Staffing Division.

Maintenance Supervisor 2001-2002

Contracted to General Motors to supervisor over ten union journeyman skilled trades in the

day to day operations of maintaining multiple types of manufacturing equipment.

Responsible for maintenance in crank, block, head, and rod manufacturing departments

along with the main assembly line.

• After ( 9 ) months hired direct into General Motors.

WELDUCTION CORPORATION, Novi, MI 2000-2001

Designer and manufacture of induction heating equipment.

Mechanical Design Engineer 2000-2001

Initial concept and design of induction hardening equipment, part touch and orientation

tooling, and part handling systems.

• Managed $400,000 equipment project from initial release through install.

• Designed multiple types of part holding and part touching tooling for multiple projects.

• Took on the responsibility of managing work load, priorities, and internal bidding for

internal machine shop to compete with outside companies.

Mechanical & Industrial Design / Machine builder 1995-2000

Worked in engineering of and building of various types of manufacturing and test equipment.

United States Navy 1993-1995

Operations Specialist

EDUCATION

B.S., Applied Technology, Eastern Michigan University 2009

Ypsilanti, MI

Associate in Science, Liberal Arts, Schoolcraft College 2008

Livonia, MI

Associate Applied Science, Computer Aided Design / Tool Design 2000

Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI

Other Qualifications

Proficient in Auto Cad, Maximo, Microsoft Office, and print management system. Experienced

with Microsoft Project and Mechanical Desktop.

MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS

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Society of Manufacturing Engineers, SME

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