Ado Dizdarevic
Cumming, GA, **028
(770) 561 - 4604
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated maintenance manager offering more than twenty years of experience, including four years of successful team management in maintenance driven roles, in pool and spa chemical production and packaging plant
EXPERIENCE
Solenis, Alpharetta, GA — Industrial Maintenance Manager April 2019 -Present
Managed the implementation of preventive equipment maintenance programs that reduced downtime
● Researched, modified, and improved production on four production lines for up to 20% on daily production
● Increased packaging equipment and mechanic readiness productivity from 45% to 65%
● Saved the company more than $1 million per year through research and design contributions to an in-house bottle labeling project
● Established and implemented an equipment work order history to improve performance and estimate useful life expectancy
● Achieved a ‘no lost time’ accident rate for more than 15 consecutive years
● Adept in scheduling operations maintenance to minimize downtime of equipment and machines and adhere to safety hazards
● Well versed in equipment troubleshooting and repair with focus on safety, quality, and efficiency
● Direct operations of plant maintenance team including six team members
● Procure and maintain appropriate spare parts and equipment inventories
● Use technical knowledge of chemical plant process equipment including high speed packaging equipment, pumps, agitators, and robots
● Improve usage of all safety work permits for the plant
● Improve Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and on-the -job training
● Coordinate all outside contractors and vendors for various projects in the plant
● Conduct root cause failure analysis on major failures and downtime events
● Manage the maintenance budget
● Perform cost cutting modifications that improve safety and boost machine productivity
● Proven abilities in wide range of technical skills, including:
Liquid and dry product filling and packaging equipment
Conveyors and conveyor drive controls
Pneumatic, hydraulics equipment
Metal fabrication
Tig, Mig Arc welding experience
3-phase electric motors, 480VAC/24VDC.AC & DC drives and controls Advantis Technologies, Sigura, and Lonza, Alpharetta, GA — Maintenance Mechanic Team Lead January 2000-April 2019
● Implemented company policies and procedures pertaining to workplace health and safety regulations
● Responsible for installation, preventive maintenance, and hands-on repairs on a wide variety of facility equipment, fixtures, and systems
● Provided technical guidance, and reviewed progress of maintenance assignments through completion
● Trusted leader within the custodial and maintenance teams
● Responsible for all aspects of preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, installation, setup and training of new employees as well as mentoring operators on a wide range of machines, including a wide variety of fillers, pumps, mixers, blenders, conveyors, printers, and more (refer to back page for detailed list)
● Set up and managed shop inventory of more than 500,000 items, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and plumbing parts
● Operated MP2 maintenance program and worked with SAP maintenance modules for more than fourteen years
● As a member of the safety committee, ensured proper lock out tag out, and other OSHA regulations to ensure a safe workplace
● Planned and implemented alterations to ensure safety, improve operator ergonomics, and increase equipment productivity
● Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
● Forklift certified and able to provide preventative maintenance and light repair on scissor lift, electric lift, gas forklift, etc.
EDUCATION
‘Hasan Buric’ Technical Community College, Bosnia
LANGUAGES
English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
DETAILED MAINTENANCE RELATED SKILLS
● LIQUID PRODUCT FILLERS AND PACKAGING EQUIPMENT
Rotary fillers; KISS, ELF, ODEN, Inline fillers; PDF filler; Capper machines; Bottle orientators; Heat induction sealers; Case formers; Fanuc/ABB/KUKA robots; TAPERS; MARK 6 ROTARY MIXER; WULFTEC STRETCH WRAPPER
● PUMPS
Air operated pumps; WAUKESHA; GREERCO; Gear pumps, Magnet Drive, Sump pumps etc.
● POWDER FILLERS
GENERAL PACKAGING and MAT-BURT FFS fillers (pouches), “ALL FILL” powder fillers, ‘V’ Blenders, ‘Ribbon blenders’, various conveyor types and conveyor drives; PATTERSON-KELLY MIXER; FLEXICON AUGERS; DONALDSON DCE
● PRINTER MAINTENANCE
INK JET, DATA FLEX, ICONO TECH
● SCREEN PRINTING EQUIPMENT
American Screen-Printing equipment; A.W.T-American World Trade; Spin Cure UV oven; BESELER heat shrinks equipment, OPERATE LATHE, MILLING MACHINE, SAND BLASTER, AND METAL ROLLER
● WELDING AND METAL FABRICATION
Stick, Mig, Tig
● INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Over 500,000 Items including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, plumbing parts
Operate MP2 MAINTENANCE program, working with SAP Maintenance module since 2009