TIMOTHY A.TATE 630-***-**** acqskv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Self-motivated individual with over 20 years of experience in the maintenance and repair (heavy and light machinery). Seeking to secure a position with an organization that will allow me to utilize and enhance my professional skills.

EXPERIENCE

MAINTENANCE MANAGER Present

Koch Foods

Chicago, IL

Implementing the CMMS system. Rebuilding and organizing the maintenance building to have an organized parts inventory. Instructing the day to day operations of the maintenance department and tracking cost.

Tracking attendance and modifying schedules to cover production support.

Eliminating production down time in two department by training maintenance supervisors to notice problems before problems occur. Substantial communication skills with a strong ability to prioritize work.

Installation of new equipment in a timely manner by having the equipment ready for production at the requested scheduled time.

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 2015

Butter Ball LLC.

Montgomery, IL

Responsible for the maintenance team to ensure that production needs are met on a day to day basis.

Developing the maintenance team to utilize and enhance their skills to maximize maintenance efficiencies through eliminating down time during operations.

Training the maintenance team to be pro- active to stop problems before machinery failure.

Hands on supervisor helping the maintenance team with machinery repairs as needed.

Monitoring attendance and scheduling weekend work as needed.

SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 2008 – 2014

John B. Sanfilippo/Fisher Nut

Elgin, IL

Responsible for the preventive maintenance and repair of equipment such as: HMC, KHS, Volpak, Laudenburg, Weigh Pak stand up baggers, Yamato, Ishida and Volumetric scales. Maintained and set up printers such as: Hitachi, Video Jet, 3M and Marsh printers.

Trained new maintenance supervisors and acted as interim supervisor when a supervisor was needed or for vacations and days off of work.

Developed safety precautions for equipment use. PLC trouble shooting. Electrical trouble shooting.

Perfected time management skills to keep in line with productions expectations. Lean manufacturing systems 5S.Designing and fabricating parts to enhance the performance of equipment. Welding as needed.

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR 2003 – 2008

Warner Candy

Elk Grove Village, IL

Creating the maintenance department. Establishing the preventive maintenance program and building the parts inventory. Repair of equipment such as: Hayseen, Ilapak, Altamat, vertical form and fill baggers, Yamato and Ishida scales. PLC card transfers trouble shooting input and outputs. Electrical trouble shooting. Improving production from 78% efficiency to 92% at time of merger.

Production support of 11 lines along with 3 hand pack lines.

Assigned work to maintenance personnel and completed evaluations.

Trained maintenance personnel on machine repair and time management.

Budgeted and forecast to keep maintenance cost at a minimum. Background in lean manufacturing systems.

In charge of fabricating parts and utilizing multi – process welding tools (Mig, Tig, Stick)

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 2003 – 2004

Advance Wire Products

Addison, IL

Responsible for maintenance and repair of slide wire bending machines.

Maintained and repaired vapor degreaser and all variable drive motors on all equipment.

Designed and installed radio frequency guards on all equipment.

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC 1993 -2000

Texas Instruments, Montgomery Productions and GTech/Illinois State Lottery Machines.

EDUCATION

UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVES – HONORABLE DISCHARGE 1999 - 2003

EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL – DIPLOMA 1979 - 1983

AMERICAN AIRLINE MAINTENANCE ACADEMY 1991 - 1992

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