ANDREW L. PRIEST
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Grand Prairie, TX Email: aczdem@r.postjobfree.com
Maintenance Supervisor\Planner & Project Manager
A top-performing maintenance supervisor/planner & project manager with 19 years of experience, managing maintenance and projects on a national level. Skilled at improving processes, procedures, and resources to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Credited with leading projects that significantly exceeded cost reduction goals while improving products and services. Experience running the complete operation of an engineering project.
Areas of Expertise
Project Management
Product Sourcing
Preventive Maintenance
Workflow Scheduling
SAP Super User, MP2 & MVP CMMS
Inventory Management
Contract Negotiation
TPM, Lean Manufacturing
Cost Reduction
Key Skills Assessment
Team Management – Oversee performance of 25 mechanical/electrical technicians providing maintenance services to clients, ensuring that all work is highly rated and exceeds customer expectations.
Cost Reduction – Reduced costs by re-engineering OEM parts ($30,000/year), coordinated Teflon belt inventory agreements with vendors (reduced cost 10%), reducing onsite inventory 12%, and designed multi-resource planning tools with Nestlé Corporate.
Professional Experience
NESTLÉ CORPORATION 1996 – Present
Waters Division Maintenance Team Leader, Planner, & Purchaser (2015 – Present)
Oversee performance of 25 mechanical/electrical technicians providing maintenance services to clients, ensuring that all work is highly rated and exceeds customer expectations.
Coordinate work schedules and work flow of maintenance services, distributing work to technicians with the appropriate skill set for the work.
Utilize extensive knowledge of OEM and aftermarket suppliers to procure and stock needed parts and materials.
Pizza Division Maintenance Team Leader & Planner (1996 – 2014)
Oversaw operations of 90 mechanical/electrical technicians to provide maintenance services and manufacturing services for DiGiorno, Tombstone, Jack’s, and California Pizza Kitchen.
2012 Maintenance planner involved with engineering, installation and start-up of 1.2M bakery oven.
2009 Reengineered positive displacement pumping system. Cost avoidance >$150,000 a year in rebuild cost.
2008 Maintenance planner involved with engineering, installation and start-up of 98M production and bakery.
2000 Maintenance team leader involved with engineering, installation and start-up of 30M bakery line.
1998 Maintenance team leader involved with engineering, installation and start-up of 50M production line.
Reduced costs by re-engineering OEM parts ($30,000/year), coordinated Teflon belt inventory agreements with vendors (reduced cost 10%), and designed multi-resource planning tools with Nestlé Corporate.
Education & Training
Bachelor of Science, Project Management, Colorado Technical College (in progress)
Associates of Arts, Business Management, Colorado Technical College (in progress)
Electrical Engineering, Fox Valley Technical College
SAP CMMS, Super User, Preventive Maintenance and Materials Management
Hazardous Material Handling Certification, Lakeshore Technical College
Hands on Electrical Trouble Shooting Certification, Lewellyn Technology