Maintenance Manager

George Corey Welliford 937-***-****

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Objective: Obtain a management position with a growing, innovative company that can use my

experience and education as a resource and will provide growth opportunities.

Professional Profile

Technical experience in:

1. A total of 14 years in a Management role in

1. SAP / CMMS

high-speed Manufacturing plants.

2. 5 years of Management experience in a 2. Programmable Logic Control

union environment. 3. Servo Robotics and Pick and Place

3. Project Management Systems

4. 4. Lean Manufacturing Principles and

Contract negotiations

Methodologies

5. New plant launch

5. 5S, TPM, Kanban, Kaizen

6. Team Player / People Skills

6. Autonomous Maintenance

Professional Experience

The Scotts Company, Marysville, OH, 2007 - 2014

Maintenance / Controls Engineering Manager

Achievements:

1. Successfully led the Maintenance team to WCO status (95%).

2. Developed & improved KPI’s (Schedule Compliance = 89%)

3. Successfully managed a 30% reduction in Maintenance support

4. Built a positive relationship between Maintenance, Production and the Continuous Improvement

teams

5. Successful in managing Maintenance & Controls support of new products and manufacturing

processes, while supporting day to day continuous improvement projects to increase

manufacturing efficiencies.

6. Started the Implementation of Autonomous Maintenance

Responsibilities:

7. Implementation and utilization of Total Productive Maintenance principles (preventative, predictive

and planned)

8. Managing team performance through daily objectives and semi-annual performance reviews

9. Developing annual departmental strategies, objectives, and budgets

10. Manage $3M Maintenance budget and a $3.5M MRO budget

11. Manage 46 associates (Electricians, Mechanics, Purchasing & MRO Stores)

12. Department Supervisor of Electrical/Controls Engineers responsible for PLC/computer systems

design and process control

13. Support manufacturing operations by assisting in improving efficiency, existing processes and

support implementation of new equipment and processes

14. Assist with PLC/computer software validation and version/change management

Faurecia Exhaust Systems, Troy, OH, 2005 - 2007

Engineering / Maintenance Manager

Achievements:

1. Successfully launched a new plant

2. Implemented a CMMS program

3. Implemented a new LOTO program that was adopted by all other plants

4. Implemented TPM initiatives & Autonomous Maintenance

5. Reduction in changeover times by 50% per cell

6. $1.3M savings after implementing a brick reclamation program

7. Developed and implemented a tracking system for parts produced

8. Initiated proactive problem solving for continuous improvement using QRQC, Pareto charts and

Kaizen techniques

Responsibilities:

1. Support day to day manufacturing, and implement continuous improvement projects to increase

efficiency and reduce scrap

2. Manage the Maintenance and the Electrical Engineering teams

3. Manage capital, burden and inventory budgets

15. Procurement, installation and programming of equipment

16. Maintain ISO 9001 and TS16949 certifications

International Truck & Engine, Springfield, OH, 2000 - 2005

Skilled Trades Supervisor

Achievements:

9. Developed KPIs and set expectations in a Union environment

10. Contributor in 3 successful product launches (NGV, Green Diesel, CAS)

11. Increased Maintenance productivity by 40% and reduced head-count by 10% (through

retirements)

12. Contracted out work that made sense for the business (saving ~$240K per year)

Responsibilities:

4. Supervise 40 Electricians, 4 Tinners, 6 Carpenters, 3 ABS technicians

5. Project management, including development and management of project schedule, budget, and

status updates to management

6. Implementation and utilization of Lean Manufacturing principles (FMEA, Fishbone, 5-Why’s and

5S)

7. Maintain ISO 9001 and TS16949 certifications

Stanley Electric, London, OH, 1997 - 2000

Maintenance Team Leader

Achievements:

1. Helped launch several new lines

2. Trained (4) technicians so we could run a 2nd shift

Responsibilities:

• Lead (3) technicians on 2nd shift

• Perform Preventative Maintenance on all machinery

• Support 30 production lines – troubleshooting & repairs

• Robotic programming

Education

ITT Technical Institute, Dayton, Ohio

Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electronics, 1997

Urbana University, Urbana, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 2002

U rbana University, Urbana, Ohio

Master of Business Administration, 2005

Kaplan University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Bachelor of Information Technology

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