JAMES BARNES

**** ***** ****** **, ***** Bluff, TN 37187 • Cell: 615-***-**** • acz9n5@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Highly skilled Maintenance Technician with expertise in general maintenance, repair and overhaul of

manufacturing equipment including: plumbing, heating/cooling, hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic systems.

Focused welder (MIG, Stick) with heavy stainless, manganese and carbon experience. Able to read blueprints and

prioritize work to meet deadline requirements. Strong leadership abilities. Knowledgeable in OSHA and TOSHA

safety standards and requirements.

Skills

Troubleshooting expert

Schematic diagram interpretation

Strong mechanical aptitude

Extensive experience with welding and cutting equipment

Electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems

Excellent communication skills

Plumbing

Project management skills

Engineering drawings/standards

Proficiency at reading blueprints

Vast knowledge of tooling design and fabrication

Basic computer skills

PLC set-up and maintenance

Work History

MultiCraft Maintenance Tech, 1/16 to present

A.O. Smith - TN Waltz Parkway Ashland City TN

Maintained, repaired or overhauled all production machinery.

Trouble shoot, repair or replace 480V electrical systems.

Plumbing.

Welding, fabrication.

All shop power tools and equipment.

SAP proficient.

Multi Craft Maintenance Technician, 10/2015 to 11/2015

Aerotek Staffing – Brentwood, TN

Multi-craft maintenance technician for short term assignment with Shiloh Industries.

Multi Craft Maintenance Technician, 12/2014 to 10/2015

Mid TN Lumber – 240 Gum Branch Rd. Burns, TN

Employed wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.

Followed company procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly condition.

Repaired wiring, plumbing, equipment, and machinery.

Applied vast knowledge of fabrication and welding (stick, mig, some tig).

Trouble shoot and repair or replace electrical systems and PLC'S Using various types of test equipment.

Maintained, repaired and or overhauled all production machinery.

Multi Craft Maintenance Technician, 10/2014 to 12/2014

Standard Functional Foods – Massman Dr., Nashville, TN

Accurately read, understood, and executed written instructions.

Employed wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.

Followed company procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly condition.

Read work orders to prepare for machine setup.

Installed, aligned, and balanced new equipment.

Maintained compliance with company standards to perform all maintenance.

Reset VFD'S and PLC'S daily per production requirements.

Lead Mechanic, 05/2012 to 10/2014

Porcelain Ind. – Sanker rd. Dickson, TN

Trouble shoot and repair gas fired furnaces and related components.

Maintain and repair enamel application systems.

Maintain, repair, or replace electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.

Employed wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and

electronic testing devices.

Prepared and administered preventative maintenance work orders.

Performed routine preventive maintenance to ensure that all manufacturing systems operated efficiently.

Collaborated with managers and supervisors to ensure smooth work flow and minimized down time.

Design and fabrication of production tooling and aids.

Communicated operational issues and changes to supervisor on regular basis.

Aircraft Mechanic (components and airframe), 05/2001 to 06/2010

Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services – Metropolitan Nashville Airport

Assisted in design and fabrication of composite and metal repair tools and holding fixtures.

Diagnose, remove, repair, overhaul or replaced damaged electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components and related sub-assemblies.

Performed many different types of structural repairs to flight controls, fuselage skins, access doors and wings applying metal forming techniques.

Verified and utilized maintenance and component manuals, blueprints, schematics and engineering orders to accurately apply actions necessary for repair process.

Field Service Millwright, 02/2000 to 05/2001

Mid America Machine – Leroy, KS

Supplied contract maintenance to rubber manufacturing industry, mainly tire manufacturers.

Trouble shoot, repair, remove, replace or overhaul large mills, mixers, motors, gear reducers and sub-assemblies including hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.

Welding, fabrication, pipe fitting, motor and reducer set and alignment.

Apply heavy rigging techniques using cranes, forklifts, portapower jacks, kevlar straps and chains.

Machine Assembler/Mechanic, 01/1998 to 02/1999

Wright Industries – Nashville, TN

Assembled many different types of robotic manufacturing machinery for companies such as Honda welders, GM airbags and Duracell batteries.

Ensured all equipment was built per engineering blue prints and directives.

Modified parts as needed to obtain correct fit and tolerance specs.

Assisted engineering with test runs of completed machines.

Education

Certificate: Advanced Aircraft Composites Application, 2006

Abaris Advanced Composite Training - Las Vegas, NV

GED:

Father Ryan High School - Nashville, TN

Aircraft assembly, advanced blueprint reading: Aircraft manufacturing, 1998

Textron Aerostructures - Nashville, TN

Top 10% of class

Certificate: Industrial Electrical Motors and Controls troubleshooting, 2015

American Trainco - P.O. Box 3397, Englewood, CO 80155

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