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Zachary Fritts

847-***-****

ad3ha0@r.postjobfree.com

Barrington, IL 60010

SUMMARY

Diligent engineer with over 12 years of experience maintaining and improving manufacturing operations. Leadership, project management, and analytical skills that maximize efficiency and balance objectives with operational requirements. Driven by results and motivated to produce deliverables on time and under budget.

SKILLS

Project Management

Mechanical Aptitude

Contractor Management

Budgeting and Cost Control

Continuous Improvement

Equipment Troubleshooting

Team Leadership

EXPERIENCE

Maintenance Manager

Batavia, IL

Techmer PM/ Apr 2021 to Current

Supervised preventive maintenance projects, employee tasks and performance and adherence to safety standards.

Identified and implemented cost-reduction projects, reducing operating expenses by 10% and increasing machine utilization by 15%.

Reduced unscheduled downtime by 20%.

Coordinated activities with suppliers, contractors or other departments.

Performed troubleshooting on automated systems including PLCs, HMIs, drives, 3 phase motors, etc.

Organized work orders, assigned tasks to staff members and tracked progress of repairs and maintenance projects.

Coordinated project plans to execute major upgrades and successfully guided technical teams in achieving project goals.

Prepared cost estimates for capital expenditure requests and tracked project spending to complete projects under budget.

Plant Engineer

Schaumburg, IL

Berry Global/ Feb 2020 to Apr 2021

Effectively managed large scale capital expenditure projects, including coordinating with outside contractors, quoting, and submitting capital requests, creating installation schedules and Gantt charts, and coordinating with Operations and Scheduling through project completion

Conducted root cause analysis investigations into production issues and developed corrective action plans accordingly.

Surpassed yearly plant goals as a member of the Leadership Team.

Developed capital expenditure requests for new or upgraded plant equipment.

Mechanical Engineer

Itasca, IL

ITW Hi-Cone/ Jan 2018 to Feb 2020

Facilitated maintenance and optimization of production equipment including extruders, chillers, and material handling equipment.

Designed fixtures, tooling and experimental apparatus to assist with testing and manufacturing operations.

Estimated costs or submitted bids for engineering, capital expansion and continuous improvement projects.

Created models and detailed drawings using Solidworks software for parts fabrication and assembly.

Recommended modifications to improve system reliability, performance or safety.

Manufacturing Engineer

Crystal Lake, IL

Sequoia Automatic/ Sep 2013 to Dec 2017

Collaborated with other departments to ensure timely delivery of parts and products according to customer specifications.

Create part models and drawings, fixture models and assembly drawings in Autodesk Inventor.

Reviewed engineering drawings for accuracy prior to releasing them into production environment.

Design Engineer

Davenport, IA

Entegee Engineering/ Jun 2012 to Sep 2013

Analyzed design or requirement information for equipment or systems.

Created 3D models and detail drawings with BOM using SolidWorks and Inventor software packages.

Conducted design reviews to ensure compliance with established standards and customer specifications.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Southern Illinois University Carbondale May 2012

COURSEWORK

Mechanics of Materials

Material Science and Manufacturing

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Machine Design

Energy Management

REFERENCES

References available upon request.

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