Manager Maintenance
Resume:
Ontario, California *****
*******@*****.***
MARK R. GARCIA
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Currently employed as Production/Maintenance Manager at a stucco manufacturing facility. My areas of responsibility include operations and maintenance department management with respect to personnel, equipment, utilities, and engineering projects. Cost analysis and budget requirements also within my capacity.
I’ve handled capital project expenses/reporting as well as various technical supports. My management skills have been responsible for the implementation of project scope, budget and scheduling; evaluating scope changes and determining manpower requirements, and interfacing with contractors.
I have provided design direction; setting up team environments with designers and engineers to exceed project expectations. My background has provided a strong electro-mechanical aptitude with hands-on experience as well as an ability to promote teamwork and goal setting. Safety goals are a priority under my leadership.
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
PRODUCTION/MAINTENANCE MANAGER, PAREX USA, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
January 2018 – present
Stucco/wall siding manufacturing
Oversee all production, maintenance, shipping/receiving activity and safety program. Involved with planning, environmental, and QC functions.
PLANT MANAGER, MAIN STEEL, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
February 2017 – December 2017 (plant purchase/restructuring)
Steel Processing (Polishing, Cutting, Slitting)
Plant management/direction including Operations and Maintenance departments. Completion of KPI’s on 5 production lines, implementing PM program, customer service direction, capital investment projects, and overall plant responsibility.
BLOWMOLDING MAINTENANCE MANAGER, AMCOR, CHINO, CALIFORNIA
January 2015 – February 2017 (new opportunity/responsibility)
Plastic Bottling Manufacturing
Management/supervision of production maintenance department. Direction, scheduling, development of 30 technicians/mechanics at 24/7 facility. CMMS administration thru FMS System, Stockroom management. Increased efficiency thru changeover and PM optimization. Safety Team implementation. Lean Manufacturing principles applications.
Blowmolding and Packaging Equipment: Sidel and Krones Blowmolders, Zecchetti Packaging Systems, OMS palletizers, airveyor systems.
Accomplishments: Restructured maintenance group into 4 teams and identified and promoted leaders within organization. Existing efficiencies were at 60% and climbed to 80% after this team focus.
Established team with Production/Planning/Maintenance to reduce product change-overs and increase run times. This increased average of producing 1.3 million bottles/hour to over 2.0 million bottles/hour.
PRODUCTION MAINTENANCE MANAGER, GRIFOLS BIOLOGICALS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
May 2007 – November 2014 (new position-close to home/family issue)
Pharmaceutical manufacturing - (plasma derivatives)
Management/supervision of production maintenance department. Direction, scheduling, development of 10 technicians/mechanics at 24/7 facility. CMMS administration and project management. Preventive maintenance planning and technical reporting. Involvement with safety programs, SAP, and equipment improvement. MSP/SOP generation and revisions. Monthly/weekly reporting and communication with plant production and engineering.
Plasma process equipment maintenance: Fedegari autoclaves, Telstar freeze-dryers, Westfalia and Sharples centrifuges, liquid conveyor/pump systems, liquid filling automation, glycol/clean steam/purified water systems.
Accomplishments: Reduced downtime on plasma filling line from 30% to 15% by adjusting PM schedules on freeze-dryers and autoclaves.
Set up failure analysis program with technicians recording detailed repair info into CMMS system (AMMS).
Identified internal production operator as entry-level maintenance mechanic. This individual was enrolled at LA Trade Tech and upon graduation, integrated into maintenance team. Established a continuous improvement team consisting of maintenance and production personnel meeting monthly.
MAINTENANCE MANAGER, SUNKIST GROWERS, ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA
January 2006 – April 2007 (plant shutdown)
Food Manufacturing – (citrus fruit processing)
Management of maintenance department and related projects. Direction, scheduling, development of 14 mechanics/technicians/electricians at 24/7 facility. Implementation of CMMS and technical project management. Starting up Lean Manufacturing, TPM principles (TIMWOOD, 7 wastes, etc.). Safety Program implementation.
Accomplishments: Implemented CMMS Program (M-Tech) by selecting software and establishing equipment hierarchy.
TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER, RICH PRODUCTS, CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA
October 2004 – November 2005 (plant relocation)
Food Manufacturing – (non-dairy refrigerated/frozen product)
Responsibilities included maintenance management (personnel, utilities – including steam systems, compressed air, ammonia refrigeration [PSM]), Quality Assurance, and Sanitation departments. Included capital projects and employee development/advancement.
CMMS Organization: Utilized existing MAXIMO system for purchasing and preventive/corrective maintenance functions. Restructured PM and assets to include new processes.
Accomplishments: Re-established relationships with outside vendors for refrigeration services and outside grounds. Met with City of Claremont representatives to retain “Good Neighbor” policies.
PLANT ENGINEERING MANAGER, FIRMENICH INC., ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
March 1999 – October 2004 (new opportunity / closer to home)
Food Manufacturing – (powdered flavors/liquid blends)
Environmental reporting and associated project engineering, management of maintenance personnel (12 technicians/mechanics), analyze root causes of recurring equipment/instrumentation problems and recommend permanent solutions, plan and schedule maintenance activities.
CMMS Project: Implemented a computer maintenance management system (EMaint) for preventive maintenance. Department had written system in place only.
Fluid Bed Dryer Project: Project manager to purchase and install. Permit and start-up technical support. This project consisted of horizontal conveyance of flavored granules thru fluidization/air drying process at rate of 300kg/hr. PLC controlled (Allen-Bradley) and Ventilex brand equipment. Purpose was to remove moisture at higher rate than conventional dryer.
Explosion Suppression Project: Project manager to implement a safety system for spray dry process. Engineering collaboration with Kidde-Fenwal Safety Systems to determine means of suppression in event of explosion due to food particle static ignition. Developed capital budget and directed electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation contractors as well as new SOPs.
Wastewater pH Control Project: Orange County Sanitation District had placed a requirement to control pH levels in industrial wastewater. I researched effluent flow and selected a water specialist to assist with project scope. Project consisted of injection of sodium hydroxide for neutralization and underground clarifier for oil separation. Correspondence with District and subsequent inspections followed.
South Coast Air Quality Management RECLAIM Project: A corporate decision to increase production affected the plant’s natural gas consumption and NOx emissions. I successfully negotiated with SCAQMD to increase our allocation of credits (RECLAIM program) and remain in compliance by purchasing additional credits thru brokers.
Accomplishments: After CMMS (E-Maint) implementation, technicians were trained and overall downtime was reduced from 25% to 15%. This also resulted in higher level of accountability with both internal team and outside auditing (FDA, etc.).
Restructured supervisory and parts management roles which resulted in reduced spending (@20%) on spare parts.
Increased efficiency on Spray Dryer process (10%) by modifying secondary evaporation section. Included maintenance team during installation to allow access to equipment for PMs and future repairs.
After my promotion to Plant Engineering Manager, I established protocol to include maintenance team input in all future Capital Projects with Engineering Department.
FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER, ACORN ENGINEERING, INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA
March 1996 – March 1999
Assisted electronic design engineer in improving existing computer-controlled plumbing system. This system caters to penal and commercial institutions by providing stainless steel fixtures. Master-Trol Computer Systems are exclusive to penal facilities and I was required to travel for installation, start-up and troubleshooting. Training to facility personnel, supervision of field crews, and travel expense management were also within my duties.
AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN, INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER, TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA
June 1992 – March 1996
Maintenance, process improvement, and cost analysis of automated silicon chip manufacturing equipment. Experience with Delvotek / Orthodyne wire bonders, ASA automolders, PLC based equipment (Omron / Allen-Bradley), instrumentation including proximity sensing devices, laser markers, fiber optics and pressure transducers.
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN, EG&G POWERS SYSTEMS, COVINA, CALIFORNIA
February 1988 – March 1992
Testing and troubleshooting of military-spec switch mode power supplies. Team leader on failure improvement team.
EDUCATION
B.A.S., AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING, ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, WEST COVINA, CA 1988
A.A.S., ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, WEST COVINA, CA 1987
A.S., BUILDING TECHNOLOGY, DON BOSCO TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, ROSEMEAD, CA 1984
REFERENCES
YEARS KNOWN EMPLOYER CONTACT NUMBER
Albert Venegas 8 Almac Precision 626-***-****
Jacques Duquette 9 Grifols (Associate Director) 323-***-****
Tom Harwood 7 Grifols 562-***-****
Jean-Marc Sierro 11 DM Flavors 951-***-****
Manuel Chavez 1 ParexUSA 915-***-****
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