JEFFERY S. PLAVAK
Port Byron, Illinois 61275
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OBJECTIVE:
To pursue an entry level position in which my proficient skills and well-rounded experience can be beneficial to your company and to have the opportunity for advancement within your organization.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
H.C. Duke / Electro Freeze, East Moline, Ill. - Maintenance Director 2011 – Present
-Implementation of many programs; Risk Assessment, Lock Out/Tag Out, Preventive Maintenance, etc.
-Prepping, installation & setting up programs of all new machines
-Proficient at trouble shooting and problem solving of equipment
-Designed and manufactured fixtures and tooling for machinery, assembly process, and others
-Created a horizontal boring machine and a palletizing machine
-Set up and achieved tolerances using scales, Vernier & digital calipers, micrometers,
-Inspection skills using blocks, pins, snap gauges, stand gauges, thread gauges, ect.
-Certified at operating various types of cranes, trucks, scissor lift, aerial boom lift, jib crane, hydraulic jacks, reach truck, etc.
-Skilled and adept at using may types of tools and machinery; Knee Mill, NC Mill, Bed Lathe, Tool Cutter Grinder, Blanchard & Surface Grinder, Power Tools & Hand Tools
-Experienced with electrical work; multi meter, strippers, network cable crimper, cable RG-11 compression tool, hand tools,
-Skilled at working safely with 110v single phase, 440v 3 phase power, installation of load panels, disconnect switches, transformers, a variety conduits and wires
-Create, update & ensure safety, environmental, and quality procedures are followed at all times
-Responsible for writing up work tickets for equipment repairs
-Set up schedules to complete jobs and get them done in a timely manner
-Scheduled preventive maintenance, implement, and complete paperwork for P.M. Programs on machinery, vehicles, ect.
-Responsible for doing final walk through and testing of equipment to see that it is operating correctly
-Skilled at and works with pneumatics and hydraulics
-Proficient with PVC, copper & galvanized piping, general plumbing,
-Skilled at rebuilding and replacing rollers, hydraulic cylinders & solenoids
-Worked with several types of gears, seals, slip rings, bearings, oscillating rollers, standard rollers, etc.
-Worked with shear pins and different types of hydraulic throws for cylinders
-Worked with limit switches, proximity switches and other various types of switches and electronic eye beam sensors
-I have done match marking and aligning of gears to reset timing
-Replaced electric motors and couplings
-Worked to improve machine guarding and safety issues to comply with OSHA and company standards
-Computer proficiency…. Excel, Word, Outlook
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L&M Steel Services, East Moline, Ill. - Plant/Production Manager 2005-2010 & 1995-1999
-Oversaw daily operation of all departments
-P.M. program implementation
-Design of production procedure
-Research of new machines
-Experienced at trouble shooting & problem solving
-Personnel hiring and training
-Implemented safety program
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M.A. Ford, Davenport, Iowa - Maintenance Technician 2000-2005
-Installation & set up of machines
-Maintaining of various machines and buildings
-Fabricating of parts for in house built machines
WORK – RELATED TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
Lockout/Tag out OSHA regulations MSDS Geometric Tolerance
Blood Borne Pathogen Hazardous Waste Truck training Statistical Process Control
Monthly safety meetings Diversity training Confined Spaces Print Drawing (Non-Cad)
Human Performance Training Red Cross First Aid Training Industrial Math certification
Blue Print Reading Certification Safety Committee Manager Risk Assessment Manager
EDUCATION:
Riverdale Senior High School, Port Byron Ill. – 1981
Various Technology Classes at Black Hawk College, East Moline, Ill.