John S. Long
Grand Rapids, MI. 49534
***********@*****.***
Professional Summary & Skills
Maintenance Manager dedicated to continuous improvement, equipment reliability and total world class quality in the face of rapidly evolving technology and focused on total customer satisfaction both internal and external. Extremely results-oriented and proactive in addressing and resolving problems. Positive motivator who loves to be hands on to enable training of staff and support of department and corporate goals.
TPM (Total productive Maintenance)
Root Cause Analysis
TQM Total Quality Management
ISO
Six Sigma
Value Stream Mapping
Process Flow
Kaizen Team Leader
OEE Overall Equipment Effectiveness-eliminate slowdowns, stoppages. Increased up-time and reduction of quality defects.
OSHA 30 Certification
Citrix Maintenance Management Software Certified
Facility Management
Implementation of new equipment
Parts and Crib management to reduce costs while still maintaining critical spare parts inventory
Staff Training and Development
Budget development and adherence
Employee scheduling
Consistently meet goals
Conflict resolution
Professional Accomplishments & Certifications
Member of Advanced Manufacturing Team
Implemented TPM in our division
Taught online Lean Maintenance for Metaldyne University
Awarded the annual Best Practice Award for Continual Improvement
Received letter of commendation from Tim Lillete CEO Metaldyne
Certifications Earned
Association for Project Management (APM)
OSHA 30 Workplace Safety certified
TPM Total Productive Maintenance
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
A.S.M.E. Member
Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Technologies
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI.
June 5, 1990
Top 2% of class
Emphasis on lean practices
Continual Improvement
Work History
02/05/2018 to 02/11/2019
Maintenance & Facilities Manager, Precision Aerospace Corporation
●Implemented TPM
●Setup new CMMS software
●Implemented RCA & Corrective Actions Via RCA Chart and Fishbone chart and Top loss assessment and MTBF & MTBR
●Continuous Improvement
● Predictive Maintenance Metrics & Planned Maintenance & upgraded timeline and task lists and identified critical spare components
●Manage departmental budget and Continuous Improvement project for saving money on energy cost in the facility
●Established lean Maintenance Practices and trained staff.
●Member of the Safety committee via MIOSHA certification and compliance.
●DEQ CERTIFIED
02/01/2017 to 01/31/2018
Maintenance & Facilities Engineer, Middleville Tool & Die, Middleville,MI.
●Lean Practices, Root Cause Analysis, Corrective actions
●Managing CMMS Program
●Preventive Maintenance and Predictive Measures
●Identify critical spare parts to handle repair and instill reliability.
●Specking out of new equipment for production
●Scheduling vendors for repairs and installation of new equipment and upgrades of existing equipment.
●Daily time balancing
●Training recommendation to increase skill sets of staff.
07/01/2009 to 01/03/2017
Maintenance & Facilities Manager, Metaldyne Corporation, Louisville.KY
●Spearheaded rollout of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program for lean maintenance operations division wide.
●Partnered successfully with Production and Management to produce plant wide buy in and participation in TPM by empowering ALL employees to be a value-added factor to continual improvement.
●Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of the program.
●Implemented innovative programs and training to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
●Created new revenue streams through increased equipment availability and reduced part defects system wide.
●Responsible for 4 direct report salaried staff and 35 indirect reporting hourly skilled-trades employees.
Increased profits by 12% in one year through added production capacity due to reduction in equipment down-time, reduced defects and increased quality and availability.
03/01/2004 to 06/08/2009
Maintenance Supervisor, Bradford-White, Middleville, MI.
●Partnered Successfully with Production and Operations to produce increased equipment up-time, continual improvement, reduced production defects as related to production equipment failure, and increase production capacity.
●Spearheaded cross functional initiative to achieve cross trained skilled trades staff.
●Strengthened company’s business by leading implementation of advanced predictive/preventive maintenance program.
●Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of the program.
●Created new revenue streams through increased uptime and equipment availability.
●Hired and trained 15 members of staff.
03/1995 to 02/2004
1st shift Maintenance Lead. H.J. Heinz Corporation Holland, MI.
●Worked with automated filling and bottling operations
●High Speed Labeling Machines
●Pasteurization equipment
●Conveyor systems with frequency drive controls
●PLC’s (Allen Bradley)
●HMI (Panel View)
●Servo motors, drives and valves
●Packaging equipment
●Palletizers
●Date Coding devices
●Periphery devices: Photo-eyes, limit switches, positioning sensors (reed switches)
●Accumulation tables
●De-Boxing machines and High-pressure bottle washers
●cappers and sealing devices
●Vision systems
●Encoders
References
Available upon request