Ralph Nix

Email: abpqfa@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* ******

City: Louisville

State: KY

Zip: 40208

Country: USA

Phone: 502-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $55,000

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RALPH NIX

3104 Montana Avenue 520-***-**** (H)

Louisville, Kentucky 40208 502-***-**** (C)

abpqfa@r.postjobfree.com Experienced Maintenance Mechanic in an ISO14001 certified manufacturing industry. In my 30+ years of working in the chemical manufacturing business, I have developed and gained experience with plant maintenance, problem solving and innovative ideas and practices. Areas of skills include:

- Conveyor Maintenance - Packaging Palletizing Equipment

- Pump Maintenance Overhaul - Air Compressor Operation Maintenance

- Process Equipment Improvement - General Electrical Maintenance

- Lubrication - General Pipe Valve Maintenance

- Stick welding plasma cutting

CAREER HISTORY

Solae LLC dba DuPont Soy Polymer2005 - Present

Craft 1 Maintenance Mechanic

Fabricated and installed stainless steel piping systems on sewer sump to replace leaking rubber hose.

Site Lubrication Technician

Fabricated and installed stainless steel tubing on packaging equipment to facilitate lubrication and prolong bearing life.

Site Air Compressors Lead Mechanic

Measured, fabricated, and installed carbon steel piping necessary to install new compressed air dryers to improve instrument air quality.

Protein Technology1998 - 2005

Class C Mechanic

Completed training required to progress to Class B Mechanic.

Used vibration monitoring equipment to conduct preventative maintenance on rotating equipment.

Class B Mechanic

Completed training required to progress to Class A Mechanic.

Assigned to second shift to provide Site with sole maintenance support.

Class A Mechanic

Assigned to third shift as sole maintenance support.

Worked with production team to maintain production rates by troubleshooting and making all necessary maintenance adjustments and repairs.

Industrial Protein Company1985 - 1998

Extraction Operator

Operate Prater Mills to grind and size flakes for the next production steps.

Feed Flake Operator

Operated vacuum blower system used to unload soybean flakes into storage.

Maintenance Mechanic D

Successfully completed required testing to begin maintenance mechanic training.

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Ralston Purina Company1974 - 1985

Laborer

Provided support for operations by cleaning plant equipment to reduce contamination potential.

Packaging Operator

Packaged finished product in 50 pound bags for shipment to customer locations.

Oil Mill Operator

Managed soy meal through process, including loading of trucks and rail cars via conveyor systems.

EDUCATION

Diploma, Nelson County High School, Bardstown, Kentucky 1971

Continuing Education 1998 2005

Beginning and Advanced Welding

Industrial Electricity I II

Basics of Industrial Electricity

Shaft Alignment

Boiler Operations

Forklift Safety Seminar

Beginning Computers Made Easy 1.0 for Windows 95

Introduction to Vibration

Electrical Ladder Drawings

Industrial Interlock Control Circuitry Troubleshooting

Compressed Air Systems

Scott County Industrial Training Center, Scottsburg, Indiana 2005 - 2007

CERTIFICATIONS

Fork Truck Operator Instructor

Scott Air Pack

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