Gary Hoffart

**** ******* ******* **

Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 US

Cell +1-270-***-****

ad4duw@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

My objective is to obtain a long – term position with a company. To prove myself as an asset

in that position, by being proficient in my daily evaluation of the presented problems delaying production. And then to be intuitive of the repair, by recalling from memory or referring to documentation that I had taken at an earlier time.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Maintenance / Mechanic

Helium / Fritz Winter

February 2023 to Present

*Daily activities would begin with a group meeting, to discuss areas to focus on and to have enough product ready to go for shipment first thing in the morning.

*We would be given assignments for the evening to concentrate on.

*To provide extra support through out the evening for certain parts that was being shipped early.

Manager / Supervisor / Team Coordinator

INDEPENDENT CONSULTATION (G TECH)

December 2016 To Present

*Duties include to Manage / Supervise, and Coordinate a team of contractors. To build and remodel the renovation and repair of several apartment buildings and homes. Reading and interpreting blueprints. To decipher, city and county ordinances, while keeping, water and electricity codes in compliance with State Guidelines. Manipulating schedules and on going work orders, while conforming to specific guidelines, and keeping all costs with in budget and maintaining deadlines as outlined in my Manifest.

Manager / Supervisor / Owner / Operator

Gary’s Custom Mowing & Landscaping

May 1981 – To Present

*Duties include Management, Safety Coordinator, Public Relations, Machine Operator

*Welder, Metal Fabricator, Mechanic. Bookkeeping and Customer Relations.

*Heavy Equipment Operator ( Articulated Trucks, Backhoe Loaders, Ditch Witch, Dozers, Excavators, Motor Graders, Off – Highway Trucks, Skid Steer, Track Loaders, Wheel Loaders, Ditch Witch, Cranes, and Lazer Levelers )

Maintenance / Mechanic

KAAP

September 2018 – June 2019

*Preventative Maintenance, Replacing worn parts and resetting Machinery to Specs

*Setting up a time frame for the replacement of Filters depending on need

*While making my rounds changing filters across the plant. I was to make note of any unusual characteristic that I came across and bring it to my Lead

*Kept filters changed on the PLC’s from becoming over heated and shutting down. During the heat of the summer, I would even install extra cooling fans to help with circulation.

Graham Packaging

February 2016 – February 2018

*It became my role to help with minimizing time needed for daily change overs and having the tools and machinery there in place for our convenience to maximize efficiency and bring everything back online, sometimes as much as 4 hours earlier then what was scheduled.

*I would be the first call to trouble shoot a problem, then to call for needed assistance while I was getting tools and supplies set up for

*I would be first on call to evaluate whatever problem the operator had. Generally, it would be just a few short minutes to have everything back up and going.

Kirui

August 2014 – February 2016

*Operators would make radio calls reporting machine down and I had to hustle to where the problem was. By carrying my tools with me, it was my job to fix and repair and make necessary adjustments quickly and precisely and have everything back up and going.

*Performed daily PM’s. to have everything ready to run when needed. Make out a questionable parts list to have what would be needed for the completion of the task.

*Mig welding, metal fabrication

*Performed change overs and setup lines to be ready for production goals.

*Repaired Hydraulics and Pneumatics systems

WELDER / QUALITY CONTROL / TOW MOTOR OPERATOR

WHITE STAFFING / PAN OLSTEN

June 2013 – August 2014

*Interpret blue prints, to gather together, stamped metal materials, to assemble, weld and check for accuracy, while minimizing associated defects in the production of the check out lanes for Walmart stores.

WHITE STAFFING / BLUE GRASS CHAIN / UNIPRESS

June 2013 – August 2014

*Performed quality control

*Tow motor operator

MAINTENANCE / MECHANIC*

DART CONTAINER

December 2007 – December 2012

*Performed machine set ups, while achieving high production rates and top quality on all machines, molds and tooling

*Preventive maintenance on all production equipment for maximum production

*Welding and metal fabrication

*Allen Bradley PLC’s operating systems

EDUCATION

Warren East High School

7031 Louisville Rd

1978 – 1981

*I graduated as a Junior with an Advanced Studies Diploma

Western Kentucky University

1906 College Height Blvd

January 1981 – May 1983

*My Curriculum at Western Kentucky University consisted of my general studies

Associated with my Freshman and Sophomore Year with an emphasis on

Electrical Engineering

Bowling Green Vocational School

1845 Loop Ave

*As a Junior at Warren East High School, I had all my credits needed for Graduation and was offered the opportunity to attend the Bowling Green Vocational School, for extra credit and certification in a field of choice.

*This program proceeded into my First year of Studies at Western Kentucky University

*A certification in Auto Mechanics was awarded

ACHIEVEMENTS

In the year of 1977, as a Seventh (7) Grader at Bristow Elementary School. I did a Science Project on the “Emulation of Solar Cells Becoming the Ultimate Source of Energy.” This Science Project placed 1st in my category and won overall at the Science Fair at Western Kentucky University

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