Maintenance Technician

CONRAD MORTIMER

OBJECTIVE

To secure a long-term, full time position where I can utilize my skills, education and training.

WORK EXPERIENCE

ALPLA. St Peters, MO 63376.

Maintenance Technician, April 2013 - present

I currently work as a Maintenance Technician 2 and my position involves maintaining, troubleshooting, set up, changeover and adjustment of Soplar Extrusion Blow Molders used in the production of various types of plastic bottles and canisters. This also includes related downstream equipment such as box erectors, camera vision systems, spouters, dome trimmers, conveyor systems, Zecchetti and Dyco automated palletizers using various Fanuc and Kuka robots.

VI-JON LABORATORIES. St Louis, MO 63114.

Line Mechanic, April 2011 – March 2013

I was employed as a line mechanic to work on various rotary and in-line liquid fillers, cappers, labelers, palletizers, box erectors and other related equipment that were used in the process of manufacturing sanitizers, shampoos and soap products. My daily duties would involve the set up, changeover and troubleshooting of production lines, responding to machinery breakdowns, adjusting container fill heights, fill weights, label positions, torque settings, coding errors and any other problems that may inhibit production flow. I was required to maintain accurate documentation in relation to product batch changes, tank changes, product deviations, equipment sanitization and all related cleaning records as per FDA guidelines.

SONOCO PLASTICS. Hazelwood, MO 63042.

Line Mechanic, May 2008 - March 2011

As a Line Mechanic I worked, maintained and carried out adjustments on Bekum blow molders and Graham rotary extruders, heat transfer labelers, conveyors, Intellispec vision systems, spin trimmers, leak detectors, robotic packers and any other related equipment used in the production of food grade plastic containers. I worked closely with the Quality Control lab and would make process adjustments whenever needed in order to correct for any product deviations we may find.

WATERS OF AMERICA LLC. Hazelwood, MO 63042.

Maintenance Mechanic, June 2005– May 2008

My primary role as a mechanic was to quickly respond to any machinery malfunctions with our equipment which consisted of high-speed conveyor systems, Sidel & Linker Fillers, Krones labelers, Cermex & Douglas Packers, Alvey & PAI palletizers, Sentry & Busse depalletizers, Nalbach unscramblers, Sidel blow molders and other related machinery.

BDC INC. 436 Anglum Rd, Hazelwood, MO 63042.

Fabrication/Service Technician, March 2003 – May 2005

As a fabricator, I would build electrical control panels and gas valve trains in various sizes, from customer drawings. This involved marking the layout of the panels, cutting all the holes for any associated instrumentation, and then installing and wiring all switches, lights, starters, controllers, PLC's, transformers and other related equipment. Designs would often have to be modified as they were built, to accommodate any customer changes to equipment or possible location problems. Once completed, everything is then tested for correct operation electrically and then pressure tested to ensure there are no leaks, any adjustments or repairs would be then made before the equipment was sent out to be installed in the field.

POWERTRAIN LIMITED. Rednal, Birmingham, UK.

Diesel Engine Hot Tester, February 2000 – October 2002

Working as a diesel engine hot tester I would test newly built engines (using an automated test bed facility) to determine capabilities, to spot possible production problems and to eliminate any potential design flaws. Hot testing only required that the engines be run for periods not exceeding 15 minutes through the use of a preset computerized test program, this allowed me to check for correct cooling and fuel flows as well as any leaks or possible equipment failures that may arise.

MG ROVER GROUP. Longbridge, Birmingham, UK.

Engine Tester, January 1990 - July 1997

My duties involved taking petroleum engines from the production lines and examining them for possible assembly issues. Using computerized test facilities I would test completed engines for time periods from 10 minutes to 500 hours trying to identify any potential component failures. This would check the integrity, performance and capabilities of the finished product before they were installed into vehicles for final assembly. All engines had to perform within designated specifications according to company mandated guidelines, any flaws or equipment failures were then analyzed with reports submitted to the appropriate departments so that corrective actions and possible redesigns could be made accordingly.

EDUCATION

NORTHBROOK COLLEGE. Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex, UK.

Degree in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. August 1997 – December 1999

This included training in all of the following engineering fields.

Piston Engines, Gas Turbine Engines, Electrics & Related Systems, Aircraft Systems & Landing Gear (Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Wheels & Tires), Construction, Composite Structures, Instruments & VHF Communications, Components, Theory of Flight & Controls, Protection & Environmental Systems, Propellers, Metals, Corrosion & Non Destructive Testing, Air Legislation, Weight & Balance, Hardware.

BOURNVILLE COLLEGE F.E. Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK.

Installation and Maintenance Training. September 1984 – September 1985

A one-year course involving the maintenance, installation and troubleshooting of a wide range of engines, brake systems, electrical equipment and other mechanical machinery.

CADBURY COLLEGE. Kings Norton, Birmingham, UK.

Advanced levels in Mathematics, History, English, Physics. September 1983 – September 1984

TURVES GREEN BOYS SCHOOL. Northfield, Birmingham, UK.

Earned UK equivalence of High-School Diploma, September 1978 – June 1983

General education consisting of English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Metalwork, Woodwork, Surveying, Physics, French, Technical Drawing, History, Geography.

SKILLS

I can read Blueprints, Electrical Schematics and Ladder Diagrams.

Some experience with troubleshooting PLC's (Allen Bradley, Siemens).

Comfortable with Residential, Industrial and Commercial wiring.

Have experience at wiring Industrial control panels.

I have all my own hand tools, electrical meters and safety equipment.

Some Stick, MIG and TIG welding experience.

Over 8 years experience maintaining various Production Lines that utilize plastics, metals, cans or bottles.

I can troubleshoot Pneumatic, and Hydraulic systems.

Can operate a Fork Lifts, Bobcats, Boom Lifts and Scissor Lifts.

Good experience maintaining various Robotic systems.

Able to record data effectively using Microsoft Office, Excel or similar software.

Trained in FDA documentation guidelines and also Ecolab CIP processes.

REFERENCES

MR CHARLIE ROTH. Vice President. BDC Inc. Hazelwood, MO 63042. Phone 314-***-****

MR KEN GRAF. Service Manager. BDC Inc. Hazelwood, MO 63042. Phone 314-***-****

MR CAMERON BERRY. Maintenance Manager. Waters of America LLC. Hazelwood, MO 63042. Phone 314-***-****

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