Maintenance Technician Manufacturing Engineer
Resume:
ERIC R. LOETZ
Alto, MI 49302
acrdvf@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATIONS:
*U.S. Department of Labor Certified Journeyman Tool & Die Maker, 14 yrs experience
*Advanced from Apprentice to Tool Room Coordinator to Manufacturing Engineer
*Maintenance Technician and Director, 10 yrs experience
*U.S. Navy Veteran
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Apr. 2011-Present Sparks Belting Co. Grand Rapids, MI Maintenance Technician
*Servicing and repairing production equipment to maximize up-time, efficiency, quality
*Established a Preventative Maintenance program
*Maintaining the Main (Grand Rapids) Facility and 8 branch locations
Nov. 2010-Apr. 2011 Employment Group Kentwood, MI
Assignment at Sparks Belting Co. Belt Fabricator
*Fabrication of custom conveyor belting, including proper sizing and application of laces
Jun. 2010-Sep. 2010 DieNamic Tool Corp. Kentwood, MI Die Maker
*Machining components and assembly of metal stamping dies
*Servicing and repairing customers's stamping dies
Feb. 2006-Jun. 2010 Haerter Stamping Kentwood, MI Tool Maker
*Machining components and assembly of metal stamping dies
*Servicing and repairing stamping dies in a production environment
*Developed tooling improvements to increase quality and reduce scrap
*Fine polishing of carbide tooling
May 2002-Feb. 2006 Cumberland Retirement VillageLowell, MI Maintenance Director
*Maintained a 140-bed, three-building facility
*Supervised a Maintenance Associate and a four-person Housekeeping Department
*Performed mechanical, electrical, plumbing, basic HVAC services
*Supervised fire drills and safety; kept all records
Oct. 2001-May 2002 Self-Employed Home Business Contractor
*Electronics Assembly
*Woodworking Crafts
Apr. 1995-Oct. 2001 Interface AR Kentwood, MI (formerly C-TEC)
Manufacturing Engineer
*Assisted in developing new products, processes and machinery
*Reduced downtime and scrap rates
*Developed hot-melt adhesive process to elimate solvent-based products and VOCs
Tool Room Coordinator
*Supervised eight-person Tool Room staff
*Performed purchasing, inventory control and budgeting of tooling items
*Coordinated tooling workflow with the Production and Maintenace Departments
Tool and Die Maker
*Machining components and assembly of metal stamping dies
*Constructed custom machines- design and fabrication
*Serviced and repaired stamping dies in a production environment
*Completed Apprenticeship to become a Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
SKILLS:
Management: Member of the management team at Interface and Cumberland. Skills include Project Management, interviewing and hiring candidates, performance evaluations.
Mechanical: plumbing, electrical, carpentry and mechanical building/repairs; welding.
EDUCATION:
*Grand Rapids Christian High School graduate
*U.S. Navy Fireman Apprentice Training School, Great Lakes Naval Base, IL
*Tool and Die Apprentice Program, Grand Rapids Community College
*Basic Industrial Electricity Training, Lewellyn Technology
*Project Management Training, E3 Project Management, Inc.
MILITARY SERVICE:
U.S. Navy 1983-1985 Boiler Technician Apprentice U.S.S. Concord AFS-5
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