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E-Mail: ad4hfy@r.postjobfree.com

Timothy L. Nichols

Objective

To utilize my nearly 20 year’s manufacturing experience, education, and life skills gained on the journey to enter the next phase of my career.

Experience

1996-Present Pace Dairy Foods of Indiana Crawfordsville, IN

Plant Engineer

Manage Maintenance budget

Manage Capital projects of $1k-$5.5M from concept through justification, drafting, approval and installation

Support Safety, Quality, Reliability and SQF initiatives

Effectively communicate with all internal departments and contractors to organize projects with minimal production interruptions

Maintenance Engineer

Manage Preventative/Predictive Maintenance Program

Manage Inventory Optimization process

Organize maintenance OKEA internal and external audits

Maintain Maintenance 3 year master plan

Support TPC as a member of the Governance Committee, an SME, and event facilitator

Assist with management of capital spending projects

Fulfill duties of Plant Engineer and Maintenance Manager in their absence

Maintenance Technician

Production

1994-1996 Wal~Mart Stores Crawfordsville, IN

Renovation Crew Leader

Install plan-grams under demanding time constraints

Complete projects in a timely manner

Education

May 2011 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN

Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering Technology

2005-2006 Purdue University Lafayette, IN

Courses in Electrical Engineering Technology

2003-2005 Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette, IN

Technical Certificate - Manufacturing and Industrial Technology