Maintenance Manager

Bret Livengood

**** ******* ******* **. ***** Creek GA 30097 770-***-****

Education

Iowa State University, Ames. Iowa

Bachelor of Arts in Design. 9 credits left, planned online completion December 2017

Work Experience

CSM Bakery Solutions, Tucker, Georgia June 2014 to Present

Maintenance Coordinator/Maintenance Supervisor/Interim Maintenance Manager

•Manage the scheduling of all maintenance tasks in a high speed production environment to cover over 850 assets and 410 PMs. Work closely with groups of production, maintenance and management staff to creatively solve problems of both short term and long term issues.

•Implemented the use of new CMMS software and mobile input devices for all maintenance work, work requests, purchasing and parts approval. Use this new system to assist in reaching plant goals for reducing unplanned downtime and losses due to parts and labor discrepancies.

•Coordinate with production management to prioritize maintenance work in order to maintain high OEE while assuring that the safety of all plant personnel comes first.

•Provide leadership and direction to three maintenance shifts of 21 employees and supervisors. This includes training, managing conflict, team building, measuring performance and understanding diverse viewpoints.

•Manage parts department containing over 2 million dollars in parts to ensure asset quantities meet demand within budget limits while also converting parts purchasing to SAP inventory system.

•Extensive traveling to other plants in the U.S. to assist in CMMS software update implementation by providing training, writing SOP materials and helping other plant managers develop data collection and reporting systems.

•Develop plant predictive maintenance system and mentor technicians through a paradigm shift of firefighting issues to a mindset of predicting/preventing failures. This included implementing the use EU Systems Inc. ultrasonic testing equipment and training technicians of how to test for air leaks and predict bearing failures.

•Work with corporate Operational Excellence group to gather data to create OPLs, SOPs in order to establish a visual work place production environment that would provide a safer for efficient training path for new employees.

•I led root cause analysis problem solving groups incorporating personal from all areas of the plant to troubleshoot both maintenance and production issues.

•Daily working with teams of people, who represent 27 different countries, and seek to reach consensus on ideas to address a common goals while seeking and including as many diverse opinions as possible.

Selecto Scientific Inc., Suwanee, Georgia May 2013 to June 2014

Production Manager - Start up Project

•Directed water filtration manufacturing operations during setup of two new production lines. This included creating production, cleaning, quality and safety plans and writing SOPs and training procedures and documents.

•Managed the hiring, training, evaluation of new and current employees and supervisors.

•Led projects to acquire and commission new production equipment for the facility. I conducted vendor research and evaluations based on production forecasts and available budget and manpower resources.

•Met regularly with customers to assure their complete satisfaction with product quality and production levels.

•Create production schedules making decisions concerning staffing, work procedures and efficiencies while considering budgetary and production concerns in a Lean environment.

•Work closely with new equipment representatives on purchasing, installing, maintaining new equipment and making modifications to current equipment.

•Other tasks as directed by the CEO/President.

Ricoh Electronics Inc., Lawrenceville, Georgia May 2012 to May 2013

Electro Mechanical Maintenance Tech – Level 2

•Continuously seek to improve the operation efficiently and safety of production machines and assist other maintenance technicians with there improvement, including doing presentations, tracking and documenting improvements before and after they are made.

•Responsible for performing mechanical and basic electrical troubleshooting of injection mold, blow mold, packaging, robotic filling machines and robotic assembly machines.

•Supervision and training of employees on basic and advanced machine operations and safety.

•Design/fabricate replacement parts and machine improvements as needed resulting in quantifiable savings for the company.

Barilla America, Ames, Iowa 2003 to 2012

Production Supervisor – Level 4

•Assistant to plant technologist – Prototype development, trial production setup and testing, technical resource for production and maintenance during testing and initial production and qualifications runs.

•Responsible for performing safe and efficient operation, maintenance and testing of all production mixing, extruding and drying equipment. Assure the highest quality product by maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices, Hazardous Critical Control Plans, ISO 9001, FS2200 and FDA standards.

•Supervised production and temporary employees which included: training, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance and testing, addressing complaints and resolving problems

•Interviewed new hires and conduct new hire orientation and training.

•Led meetings in daily problem solving of machine issues and leading others in troubleshooting issues relating to safety, quality, production and maintenance.

Technical Writer

•Responsible for researching, writing, and maintaining technical training manuals, Standard Operating Procedure manuals, product quality defect manuals, packaging quality defect manuals, new hire orientation manual and all production employees’ inspection paperwork.

•Wrote four 400+ page production training manuals, plant quality training manuals and plant receiving inspection manuals. These training documents were implemented in all North American and Italian pasta production facilities.

Technical and Safety Trainer

•Trained employees on production equipment operation and maintenance, Lock Out Tag Out, quality inspections and troubleshooting, yearly forklift training certifications.

Quinn Machine & Foundry Corp., Boone, Iowa 2001 to 2003

Drafter/Product Designer and Tester

•Developed new product designs and worked with shop crews on testing and prototyping.

•Created Excel formulas for shop production to calculate part quantities and dimensions.

Ball Plastics, Ames, Iowa 1996 to 2001

Preventive Maintenance Technician and Trainer

•Conducted weekly, monthly and yearly preventive maintenance on machines in a rapidly changing work environment.

•Managed a monthly budget, parts inventory and preventive maintenance schedule deadlines.

•Participate in 40 hours of Stephen Covey's “7 habits of highly effective people” each year.

Heartland Chemical, Ames, Iowa 1993 to 1996

Graphic Designer

•Work with company owners and printing companies on design and creation of product labels and brochures.

Livengood Farms, Clarinda, Iowa 1980 to 2012

Farmer

•Self-directed daily operations of small grain and livestock farm operation: livestock care and medical needs, all aspects of crop planting, growing and harvesting.

Computer Skills

Office Applications

Corel Draw, Auto CAD 2000i, Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Internet applications, Email applications, MP2, SAP, Emaint CMMS and EU Systems level one certification

Languages

English: Native language

Korean: Novice Speaker/listener

Activities and Interests

Fabricating off-road vehicles, Home remodeling, Mountain biking, Camping, Hiking, Painting, Ceramics

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