Brad Bricker

ad4evm@r.postjobfree.com, 614-***-****, Westminster, CA 92683

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished Maintenance Manager with over 20 years of hands-on experience in maintenance and mechanical equipment repair with a deep understanding of manufacturing facilities maintenance and engineering. Demonstrated expertise in optimizing equipment performance and ensuring efficiency and safety of plant operations (EHS). Highly proficient in motivating and guiding teams to keep machinery and equipment in peak condition, and well-versed in effective project management with a unique ability to meet demanding deadlines with resource-efficient solutions. A "get it done" leader with a sharp focus on prioritizing cost and operational efficiencies aligning with business core objectives.

SKILLS

Expert troubleshooter and fabricator, CMMS, Kaizen, 5S pillars, Root Cause Analysis, Lean Manufacturing Process, Total Productive Maintenance TPM, EHS, QAD CEBOS, Machine Installation CERTIFICATIONS

ISO 9001 & 14001 certification, IATF certification, OSHA, ESH, ESWERP, NFPA 70 Licensed Forklift Driver

EXPERIENCE

Oliver Healthcare Packaging, Anaheim, CA 2021 –

2023

Maintenance Manager

• Oversight of a 200,000 sq ft facility for medical device packaging equipment

• Managed a team of 15

• Developed, implemented, and monitored preventive and predictive maintenance plans for all production machinery, plant equipment, and facilities ensuring optimal uptime and accurate operation, documented collection of data

• Installed equipment and assisted in maintenance of building and equipment, troubleshooting quickly any mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, or electrical problems HFI-INC, LLC Canal Winchester, OH 2020 –

2021

Maintenance Manager

• Oversight of a 200,000 sq ft manufacturing facility for foam products, in the automotive industry

• Managed a team of 20

• Implemented CMMS system and entered all the data from downtime and PM programs QAD Cebos

• Controlled inventory, manpower, budget, EHS and all equipment upgrades

• Developed lean manufacturing systems and taught staff on all phases of maintenance and manufacturing

LabCorp/Protedyne, Dublin, OH

2014 – 2020

On-site Engineering Manager

• Oversight of a highly automated robotic industrial system utilized in splitting, sorting and cartridge loading of blood samples

• Managed 2 direct reports and 15 indirect reports

• Developed and validated the system, encompassing the determination and documentation of machinery and robotics inventory, PC downloads, software equipment upgrades, and testing

• Successfully executed validations and collaborated on liquid level sensors, vision software, hardware, analyzers, and laser printing

• Because of the hard work put into these initiatives, this facility and its 500 employees is constantly ranked as one of most efficient and well-run divisions within the LabCorp realm of companies

FIMM-USA, Columbus OH

2012 – 2014

Plant Manager

• Originally hired as a Maintenance Manager and promoted to Plant Manager

• Supervised the entire production facility including production, maintenance, quality control, safety, shipping and receiving, capital improvement projects, new equipment in a manufacturing injection molding extrusion business

• Develop plans, flowcharts, formulas as well as inventory, manpower, and oversight of the facility

• Led a well-rounded team in the use of lean manufacturing some TPM and SS concepts

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Northlake Il 2009 –

2012

Maintenance Supervisor

• Supervised a staff of 25 Union maintenance mechanics and electricians over a large 3 shift 10 production line beverage manufacturing plant bottling and canning facility

• Scheduling, projects, PMs and PdMs, OSHA, new equipment installation, facility maintenance, EHS, CMMS and technician development +

• Implemented shift-to-shift meetings and a cross functional logbook to open the lines of communication in this facility

Honda of America, Marysville, OH 1996

– 2009

Maintenance Team Leader

• Repaired equipment, facility oversight, inventory, downtime improvements, root cause analysis and lean manufacturing process in the Stamping Department with 5000-ton presses, robots, conveyors, automation, PLC control systems, pumps, motors, compressed air etc.

• Developed preventative and predictive maintenance procedures

• Highly skilled electrician and mechanic expert troubleshooter and fabricator

• Trained in OSHA and safety issues EHS as well as NFPA70 ISO 9001 and 14001

• Heavily involved in Kaizen efforts as well as 5S EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Certificate in Building and Construction Management

• Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, CA

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

Licensed General Building Contractor, State of California, many projects include spec and custom home builds as well as several commercial facility remodels and renovations up to and including the setup of a 60,000 square foot production facility in Fullerton, California, a doctor’s office park in Duarte, California, and a Law Office in Placentia, California

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