JERRY ELZY

Seagraves, Tx ***** 972-***-**** Cell

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MAINTENANCE MANAGER

Accomplished facility/maintenance manager with extensive experience in overseeing and leading maintenance operations and personnel for an organization. Expertise in project management, installations, purchasing, equipment management, technical support, facility and maintenance management, plant security, and financial management; as well as environment, conservation, and regulatory compliance. Skilled at analyzing processes, identifying areas of improvement, and implementing enhancements to drive productivity. Developed processes and team members to achieve a consistent level of standardization and professionalism in all areas of an organization. Proficient in MS Office, MS Project, Allen-Bradley Programming, AutoCAD, CMMS (MP2, Megamation, Avantis, Mainsaver, Pelican Security System. Core Competencies include: Maintenance & Facility Management Process Improvement Health & Safety Cross-Functional Collaboration Training & Development Team Building & Leadership PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADM (Golden Peanut), Seagraves, Tx October 2021 –December 2023 Maintenance Manager

As member of the Site Leadership team, was active in coaching others in programs including human safety, food safety, quality, environmental standards, and continuing improvement. Responsible to ensure the maintenance department is supporting the goals of the entire plant.

• Maintained the preventive maintenance on all the assets.

• Purchase all MRO parts for maintenance.

• Led a number of projects, new installation, and upgrades to increase plant efficiency and uptime.

• Hired new technicians in a hard to hire area.

• Prepared facility for audits (BRC).

• Demand week shut downs to work on equipment and not run to failure.

• Trained departments on compliance and safety.

• Maintain the operational equipment so that it is functioning as designed or expected.

• Provided solution to plant reliability issue. Both long term and short as needed. Prairie Dog Pet Products, Abilene, Tx October 2020 –April 2021 Maintenance Manager

Selected to revitalize maintenance department by steering core group in a dynamic world-class maintenance group.

• Modified the preventive maintenance on all the assets.

• Purchase all MRO parts for maintenance.

• Inventoried and restocked stock room with high turn parts. Setup stockroom with new storage locations for CMMS inventory.

• Released non-productive team members and hired a new crew to maintain equipment reliability.

• Prepared facility for audits (SQF. OSHA, Insurance).

• Managed and provided leadership for a department, two lead technicians, and 8 technicians.

• Trained departments on compliance and safety.

• Design testing units freeze dryer and boiler controller.

• Re-programmed the Seydelmann grinder when the controller with burned and save the cost of an OEM tech on site repair.

RIVIANA FOOD INC., FREEPORT, TX August 2018 – January 2020 Maintenance Manager

Selected to revitalize maintenance department by steering core group in a dynamic world-class maintenance group.

• Modified the preventive maintenance on all the assets.

• Tracked completion rate of the preventive maintenance, achieving a 30% increase completion rate by assigning right group to the task and purchasing parts for PMS.

• Approved MRO purchases for maintenance.

• Setup stockroom standards for ordering and receiving parts, identifying where ordered parts where located.

• Inventoried and restocked stock room with high turn parts.

• Hired new technicians to fill in the head count of technicians needed to be sustainably.

• Prepared facility for audits (SQF. OSHA, Insurance, Mars).

• Managed and provided leadership for a department three supervisors, two lead technicians, and 32 technicians.

• Trained departments on compliance and safety.

SANTA MONICA SEAFOOD, RANCHO DONMINGUEZ, CA September 2016 – January 2018 Maintenance Manager

Developed and transformed small shop into a functional asset reliability maintenance shop with a team consisting a team lead and three mechanics. Maintained host of service contracts with several equipment OEMs.

• Facilitated installation of new packaging and processing equipment to double the production output.

• Designed, purchased, and installed compressed air system for plant, eliminating large amount of condensate in air.

• Installed equipment changes to promote the passing of plants inspections (FAC14000 and SQF).

• Updated CMMS (Bigfoot) and populated the CMMS with Parts, PM’s, Work Order System. and System Administer

• Planned and implemented improvement projects for the plant. (Boot washer, Pans for HVAC System, Drain cleaner, Mobil manuals, Tray carriers.)

• Managed administrative duties for the department pay, vacation, training plans, and safety.

• Prepared plant for executive tours and safety tours. COVANTA ENERGY INC., LONG BEACH, CA October 2015 – February 2016 Maintenance Manager

Planned five major boiler outages while managing numerous projects at the plant with one mechanical, one electrical lead, 11 hourly mechanics, and one planer.

• Wrote SOP’s and approved MRO purchases for maintenance and capital project.

• Managed supper heater replacement project for the boiler, elevator rebuild, and crane major downtime.

• Directed contractors to support maintenance capital related project.

• Promoted an in-house electrician to lead electrical.

• Design and install new slide door for hopper discharge.

• Plain plant operator through turbine rebuild.

• Manager Electrical reinstall after equipment damage.

• Managed plant dark shutdown and replacement/PM of the plant 30 switch gears.

• Oversaw administrative duties for the department pay, vacation, training plans, and safety. HUHTAMAKI INC., LOS ANGELES, CA February 2013 – July 2015 Maintenance Manager

Provided asset readiness and equipment reliability programs to the plant’s package forming, package printing, and facility equipment. Implemented plant long- and short-term goals.

• Implemented MRO parts and purchasing system.

• Corrected plant deficiency in training and lack of technicians; Department consisted of one Mechanical and one Electrical lead with 25 hourly mechanics and one planer.

• Hired new mechanics and electricians to bring the headcount up to plant standards.

• Performed the system administrator role for the CMMS system MainSaver with sole approval for MRO purchasing.

• Commissioned site MRO purchasing in CMMS system. Wrote SOPs and trained plant leaders and hourly personnel.

• Received CaOSHA & OSHA Safety Training.

• Prepared the annual budget and never gone over the budget.

• Prepared the facility and maintained the documentation to keep the plant ready for SQF audits.

• Acted as Plant Safety Manager keeping plant in safety compliance.

• Maintained a PM completion rate above 90%.

• Changed plant major equipment overall downtime to a 40% increase in equipment availability. UNILEVER, Covington, TN November 2010 – July 2012

Plant Maintenance Leader

Collaborated with project team in converting the SlimFast plant into the Breyer’s Ice-cream manufacturing plant. Used extensive experience in the maintenance leadership and project managing to enhance maintenance installations.

• Led diverse group of outside contractors and six maintenance technicians.

• Supervised installation and startup of the 15psi boiler system.

• Modified the design to make critical corrections to and commissioned the new pipe runs for main-steam and condensate distribution system.

• Commissioned the hot water sets and piping for the HTST system.

• Provided input on team to create an extensive detail commissioning plant for Ice cream and Klondike production.

• Facilitated input of data (PM, equipment identification information) in the new CMMS (Megamation).

• Designed and implemented several changes to the rework dumping system.

• Delivered hands-on maintenance support to help pass state inspections.

• Provided support to peers to use my experience to help with their job actives.

• Identified and led team to add easy access points for valves that would have been risky to provide service.

• Introduced vendor training to ensure maintenance team able to support newly installed equipment. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KERRY INGREDIENT & FLAVOURS, Plant Maintenance Manager FRITO-LAY, Facility and Maintenance Manager KRAFT FOODS INC., Project Manager PROLOGIX INC., Project Engineer, PLC Programmer CUSTOM EQUIPMENT DESIGN INC. STANDARD MANUFACTURING INC., US NAVY

EDUCATION

GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY, Grambling, LA, Electrical Electronic Engineering Technology B.S.E.E.T LICENSES

Lean Six Sigma, Green Belt

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MainSaver CMMS Training How to Communicate with Tact and Professionalism Fred Pryor How to be a Manager Employees Won’t Leave Fred Pryor CaOSHA & OSHA Safety Training Penn State, Ice Cream Short Course PML Inc. Positive Management Leadership Front-Line Industrial Consultants LLC, ON-Scene Incident Commander (29 CFR 1910.120(q)) Randolph Associates Inc., Pasteurization Workshop UL-Monroe University, Network Communications UL-Monroe University, Basic C Programming National Press Publication, Dr. William Hendricks, Project Manager Seminar Kraft, Internal Project-Management Training Kraft, Steps to a Stronger Future Kraft, Above and Beyond the Call of Duty (ABCD) Award for Extraordinary Efforts and Achievement in Project Management Frito-Lay, Above and Beyond Performance Ward Frito-Lay E PA Program, Refrigerant, Storm Water, Waste Water, and Hazard-Awareness Compliance Frito-Lay, Facilitator and Trainer-Certified Frito-Lay, Completed Maintenance Reliability Workshop Program Frito-Lay, Completed Winning with Diversity Workshop Program Frito-Lay, Award, First Team of the Yea r 2003; Second for 2004 for the Irving Plant Rockwell Automation Training Center, CCP199-RSView32 Rockwell Automation Training Center, Programming of Allen- Bradley PLCs and HMIsa

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