Henry de la Paz
**** **** *** ****, ******* Texas 76131
Cell: 281-***-**** Email: add3fc@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE:
Maintenance Team Member strives for excellence – Vast experience in forklift, conveyor repair and all other phases of the distribution warehouse and building equipment
Military Veteran with Strong Leadership work ethic detailed and process oriented, strong follow-through audit skills, and effective communications skills with operators, line leads, production supervisors and business vendors. Over 25 years of knowledge and skilled as a Maintenance / Operations Manager in overseeing and managing day-to-day work activities within the Operations and Distribution Maintenance Industry. Skills including, MEP, but not limited to, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines and forklift, manlifts, cherry picker and pallet jack. Extremely knowledgeably on electrical skills including, but not limited to, basic electrical and motor control troubleshooting, PLC experience, programming VFD’s, programming drives, running conduit and power to new equipment, replacing electrical hardware to troubleshoot and prioritize issues with equipment. Coordinate activities of maintenance team members and third-party contractors. Best Practice, includes; fabricate or modifying machines, tools or equipment to manufacture new products and or improving existing products.
Plant Troubleshooting & Repair
Blueprint/Schematic Reading
Safety Coordinator: Committed to Safety
Contract Negotiations
Facilities / Forklift / Pallet jack Repair
Leadership / Customer Service Training
Buckhead Meat of Dallas / Sysco, Dallas Texas
2018 - Present: Maintenance Manager – Covid19 – Lost many customers: Difficult for company to recover and recoup.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Responsibility: To plan, lead and direct all activities supporting the maintenance of the buildings, equipment, and related facilities and systems and perform related work to ensure maximum production quantity and quality.
Report to: Vice President of Operations.
Involved in the hiring, promoting, training, disciplining and terminating of assigned maintenance/utility staff.
- Implement and maintain preventive maintenance on all equipment and machinery within the plant, as noted in the equipment manufacturer's guidelines. Perform in-house repairs: solenoid valves, hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, replace hoses, troubleshoot to component level. Proper PM: Conveyors, Gearboxes, Motors, Belting, Chains, Motor Controls, VFD proper cleaning, MCC Panel Terminals PM – Terminals inspection for tighten (FLIR Thermal Camera). Observing Hot Spots
- Visually inspect and test machinery to detect malfunctions. Communicate equipment problems to operations staff as needed. Ensure safety procedures are used consistently. (Lock out, tag out, etc.)
- Diagnose problems, dismantle defective machines and equipment, and install new or repaired parts, following the specifications set forth in blueprints, manuals, and schematic drawings.
- Building maintenance and lighting (plumbing repair, changing lamps & ballasts, light remodeling, ammonia refrigeration systems, etc.).
- Source, quote, negotiate pricing for equipment and repairs.
- Repair electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
- Maintain spare parts inventory. Perform Weekly Min / Max inventory.
- Maintains open communication among the various departments/locations. Communicates information pertaining to maintenance, equipment observations, problems and prevention.
- Maintain cost, approve bills, and monitor credits and returns.
Required to follow all GMP’s and safety regulation
- Complete other duties as assigned.
- Responsible for Food Safety (temperature, PSM, SOP, HACCP. sanitation, sanitary conditions, foreign object control and allergens).
Maintain; PLCs, preventative maintenance programs, high-speed packing, and down-time analysis. Computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel required.
General knowledge of OSHA regulations as they apply to industrial and facility maintenance.
- Machine uptime, reduction in repairs needed (PM), production efficiencies, budget controls, cost savings from vendors, reduction in safety risks.
- Ability to adjust to sudden changes and operational goals.
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic circuits and machinery that incorporates one or all of these.
- Ability to use precision measuring tools
- Proficiency with electrical testing and measuring instruments (meters)
- Knowledge of PLC and servo controls and how they function. ABB / Scanner Diverter Conveyor Gate Package
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to use a wide variety of tools, both hand and power.
- Commitment to work until job is completed.
- Interacts well with others. Good team player.
- Flexible to changing procedures/ priorities.
- Able to tolerate cold conditions.
- Quick and agile.- Leadership skills - Strong logical reasoning skills
- Strong communication: oral & written
- Analytical problem solving and decision making.
- Ability to prioritize. – Flexible
- Strong understanding of safe work practices.
- Results-oriented. – Customer-service oriented
- Negotiation skills - Detail oriented.
Maintain Ammonia refrigerated processing and warehouse areas and Freezer -18 degrees. These areas are cold and wet, and exposure to moving machinery and sharp objects are a regular occurrence. High noise area.
DUNA-USA, Baytown, Texas – Headquarters: Italy
11/15 - 02/18: Hands-On CNC Maintenance Supervisor (Hurricane Harvey Survivors – Lost Property and Goods)
Primary responsibilities: Performance of all aspects of plant maintenance, implementing safety procedures (related to maintenance), and keeping current documentation as it relates to maintenance of the facility and equipment. DUNA is a market leader for the production and development of chemicals, equipment and instruments supporting the production or application of Foams and Chemicals
Responsible Duties:
• Supervision and oversight of Maintenance department and operations
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints and schematics
• Develop, implement and perform routine preventive maintenance for all critical CNC and Injection Molding equipment to ensure that they continue to run smoothly. Coordinate schedule with production manager to minimize impact on production.
• Schedule and oversee the work of subcontract service technicians
• Provides feedback on potential machinery or facility upgrades.
• Manage maintenance supplies and parts to minimize downtime.
• Coordinate activities of workers fabricating or modifying machines, tools or equipment to manufacture new products or improving existing products.
• Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications.
• Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results in a cooperative and supportive manner.
Pilot Thomas Logistics Services/Baker Hughes Gas & Oil. San Antonio, Texas
03/14 – 11/15: Fleet Maintenance Manager
Merger & Acquisition
Responsible for leading a team of Mechanics in an aggressive preventative maintenance repair program, including the maintenance of large, medium, and light duty vehicles, and other equipment to ensure a safe and efficient fleet.
Supervising 5 lead shop master mechanics and 24 field and 8 shop mechanics, 14 Electronic Technicians, 1 Iron Supervisor, including 34 Third Party Contractors to assure the operational readiness of frac pressure pumping service equipment.
Lead, educate and develop employees
Hydraulic Fracturing; Peterbilt Tractors, Trailers, Cementing Services; Blender Services, Coiled Tubing Services; DOTF, Dual Belts, Bulk and Gel transports, TMV’s, Acidizing Services and Sand Control Pumping Services. Monitor employee's performance and be accessible to all areas of the shop
Responsible for Facility Landscaping, Fleet tracking software
Experience with pumps, centrifugal compressors, centrifuges, gear boxes, vacuum pumps and mechanical seals
Provide support to the operations team regarding all equipment related issues
Monitor and analyze all opportunities to cut costs and improve efficiencies
Monthly and Quarterly Business Presentations – Financial, Equipment Reports
06/12 – 12/13, Hands-On Maintenance Manager, Gulf Stream Marine (Port of Houston) Stevedore
(After Father and Mother-in Law Passing - Moved Back to San Antonio, to Comfort / Support Family)
Initiate, implement, and manage the maintenance program based on best practices in the industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.
Responsible for meeting the company’s financial goals through optimum utilization of equipment and material resources, and the set-up of proper control systems and sound expense controls to ensure these goals are met.
Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing and managing preventative, predictive and risk based maintenance programs for over 400 pieces of heavy duty fleet equipment includes: Fleet Equipment: Caterpillar, Hyster, Raymond Reach Trucks, Taylor, Kalmar, Toyota, Yale, Crown, Barrett, International and Kenworth Tractor, OTR, Yard Mules, Top Loaders, Spotter Trucks, Sweepers, Yard Trailers, Front End Loaders, Graders, Dolly, Fuel Trucks, Water Trucks, Golf Carts, Crawlers, Gantry Cranes, Tire Cranes, Light Plants, Terminal Trucks, Fleet tracking software
Demonstrate working knowledge of Diesel Engines, Hydraulic Machinery, Hydraulic and Pneumatic drives, and equipment inclusive of shipboard wenches and dock cranes.
Experience with pumps, centrifugal compressors, centrifuges, gear boxes, vacuum pumps and mechanical seals
Demonstrate working knowledge of appropriate, Coast Guard, Terminal and OSHA Process Safety Management Element, Lean manufacturing, TPM, implementation of new policies & procedures reducing downtime.
Strong organizational ability to work with DOT, Vendors, Customers and Manufactures
12/10 – 6/12, Hands-On O & M Operations Manager, Johnson Controls / Shell Account / GenOn Trading Data Centers, Houston Texas. (Due to Father Illness with Cancer, put my career on hold to take care of parent)
Responsible for managing the strategic operations of various assigned Shell / GenOn Trading Data Center Facilities to ensure the operations, maintenance, and vendor management standards of the contract are met in a cost effective, safe and efficient manner.
Responsible for employee development and relations including hiring, recognition, discipline, and termination processes.
Established a process performance metrics; tracking, analyzing and reporting performance in terms of quality, safety, cost, and customer satisfaction. Taking corrective action to bring about required change and ensure contract requirements have been executed at a level above the specified standards.
Resolve problems and/or conflicts and maintain open communication with the client including providing regular written and oral reports to ensure satisfaction.
Maintain Chillers, Boilers, Plumbing and MCC power panels.
Experience with pumps, centrifugal compressors, centrifuges, cooling towers, gear boxes, refrigeration equipment, vacuum pumps and mechanical seals
Oversee and Maintain mechanical, MOP – Method of Procedures, MOC – Management of Change, F-GAS – Inventory Log
Process Manual – MGE / POWERWARE UPS TRANSFER TO STATIC BYPASS/RESTORE
MAINTAINED DATA CENTER EQUIPMENT: PDU 150KVA – POWER DISTRIBUTION UNITS, HIGH
SPEED SWITCH PDU ELECTRICAL PANELS, UNDERFLOOR LEAD DETECTION SYSTEM, UPS-A /C BYPASS MODULE, UPS 500 KVA A SYSTEMS, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, HVAC (CRAC UNITS) – 30 TON, 200 AMP – AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH, TEMP / HUMIDITY SENSORS, AIR HANDLERS UNIT, LIEBERT N POWER 40 KVA, VRLA BATTERIES, EPO CIRCUITRY, 670 KW DETROIT GENERATOR, 750 KW ONAN GENERATOR, 400, 800 AND 1000 CAT GENERATOR
Direct Digital Controls (DDC) systems.
9/07 – 12/10 ARAMARK, Higher Education - Operations Manager, Houston, TX – Houston Community Colleges / HBU
Directed and managed all applicable operations including maintenance, plant operations, safety meetings and emergency response procedures.
Oversee all on-site project activity to ensure projects were completed on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with engineering design.
Performed inspection, coordinated and communicated between field and client.
Responsibility for all aspects of the work execution including safety performance, grounds and janitorial; staff with qualified personnel; providing workplace infrastructure; providing team leadership; lighting retrofit; developing reports and conducting meetings; maintaining a professional relationship with Houston Communities Executives (College Managers, Facility Directors) and Financial
Responsible for Campuses Commercial Landscaping – 24 Landscaper Employees
Managed each skilled trade such as MEP - mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, Experience with pumps, centrifugal compressors, centrifuges, cooling towers, gear boxes, refrigeration equipment, vacuum pumps and mechanical seals, chillers, -10 Freezer, air handlers, water pumps, Humidifier Pumps, Heat Exchangers, boilers and general facility maintenance for corrective.
Direct Digital Controls (DDC) systems.
Ensured OHSA / SAFETY / ISO / EPA and other state and city certifications were carried out
Oversee the scheduling, maintenance and monitoring of all heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing, lighting, electric and other systems to ensure efficient operation
2/96 – 9/07, Hands-On Maintenance Manager, Precision, Thermoforming and Packaging, Inc, San Antonio, TX (Plant Closed)
Maintained several injections, blow mold process equipment including: Thermoplastic and thermosetting. Several packaging equipment: Shanklin film shrink, Shanklin heat shrink tunnels, Shanklin L-bar sealers, palletizers, conveyors, in-line labelers, Adco 9AL160 cartoner semi horizontal with Nordson hot melt gluer and Adco 15DBC auto load cartoner.
Allen-Bradley PLC & Scanning & Vision System experience
Maintained four (4) continuous single station blow molding drum machine (300 gallon Bottles): Included - material feed, blow molding machine with extruder with continuous head, parison gripper, closing system, demolding gripper, flash separation unit with scales, flash belt conveyor with cutting mill for plastics, conveyor belts, hot plate welding machine, water bath test station with leak tester
Maintained and repaired a variety of electronic pre-press, bindery, material handling, and auxiliary equipment.
Maintained and repaired a variety of commercial printing web presses, sheet-fed didde web press, Halm Jet, Heidelberg, Komori, MEGTEC afterburner, Scitex printers and Butler splicers, conveyors and sortation systems, bar code scanners, packaging equipment and automatic label applicators.
Maintained and repaired Bell and Howell and Muller martini inserters.
Troubleshot and programmed a variety of control drives.
Supervised, managed and trained 12 electro-mechanics.
Worked with: Thermocouples and controllers, extruders, form mandrel, saw cutters, die, blow molding, injection molding process, grid welders, robotic transfer equipment and 21 Conveying Systems, including Directional Scanning.
Maintained: Trumpf Lift CNC, Rivet equipment, Adjust A Matic Elbow machines, Gary Slitter Re Coilers, Diacro Press Brake - Black Magic, Strippit Super 30/30, Crimp & Bead, Time Saver Wet Sanders, Alumni flex Duct, Round Pipe Roll, Finn power Press, Iowa Precision Slear, Welty Way Shear, Stamp Loc, Hurco Back Gauge, Orion Stretch Film wrappers, crown forklifts.
10/81 –1/96, Project Plant Coordinator / Hands on Maintenance Manager, Pace Foods, San Antonio, TX (Plant Closed)
Responsible for the overall general condition of the fast pace plant equipment and ensuring standards are in place for equipment to meet production needs.
Experienced with form-fill and seal equipment (general manufacturer), 33 fillers dispensers, case packers, palletize, shrink wrappers, conveyors, sortation systems, bar code scanners, packaging equipment and automatic label applicators. cappers, cooking kettles, pressure cookers, bottle washers, Shanklin packers, box makers, Icore, Hayssen, Dyna Pak, Decase run loaders and case sealers.
Accountable for managing the preventative Schedule maintenance for the food grade facility, managing the unscheduled day to day repair activities to ensure the plant is continuously operating, and managing all capital projects
Facility Equipment:: Stackers, Un-stackers, Mixers, Boiler / Steamer Systems, R-22 / R-154 15 and 40 ton Chillers, cooling towers, Carrier RTU’s Units, General air cooled and R-22 Spit Units, Penthouse Evaporator, water pumps, Heat Exchangers, Glycol Pumps, Vessels, Condensers, conveyors, palletizer, pan-o mat, Quincy 40 and 75 hp compressors, sugar and flour silos, KDR, metal detector scanners, Domino Printers
Supervised 32 maintenance mechanics, 12 electro-mechanical personnel.
Maintained: Power lifts - Crown Lifts, Stock pickers, Barrett pallet jack, Reach Riders, Raymond Reach Trucks, Pallet jacks.
Maintained: Battery Pullers, Battery Washers, Battery Chargers and proper Battery Ventilation.
Responsible for all aspects of state and federal regulatory compliance, safety, codes and standards, in-service inspections, in-service testing, modifications, root cause analysis, repairs & performance testing of the food plant including HVAC, safety analysis, document control, venders, surveillance, technical documentation, QA, proposal writing, expediting, RF Radio materials selection, design changes, planning, scheduling, estimating, Federal & State and City codes and standards.
United States Army, Fort Hood, TX
End Time of Service: Specialist E-5 - With Honors
1st Cavalry
2nd Armored Division
EDUCATION:
TWIC CARD – Transportation Worker Identification Credential – HOMELAND SECURITY CLEARANCE
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance Basic Training) – 2010
Saint Phillips College – Industrial Refrigeration – 2004
EPA – Universal Certificate
Facility Maintenance Academy I – The Core, Houston, Texas
H2s – Certification -2014
DOT Brake Inspector Certification
CPR / First Aid / AED Certified
Hazmat / Trenching / Work Permit / Occu Health / Vehicle Safety / Welding / PPE Certification
6S – Continuous Improvement – Basic Training
Six Sigma (Yellow Belt) – Taking course - Pending 2021
Maximo 7.1 Training – 2014
Certified Facilities Manager (CFM) – Pending Testing – 2018
LEED GA – Preparation for 2019 Exam
OSHA – Pending - 30 Hours Training – 2020
Maintenance Electrical License – State of Texas – 2021
Operations Maintenance Manager experience with profit gain
Customer Excellence Training
Implemented extensive Safety training, Loss Prevention System: LPO, SPSA, TSTI (JSA), Hot Work Permits, Hazard ID’s, Near Loss Investigation Process, ISO, QSR, OEE, AIB, HACCP, GMP, and USDA / FDA Procedures
Ensure Compliance with all OSHA regulations, Life Safety Equipment / EPActs regulations and other local, state and federal government regulations
MOP – Method of Procedures
MOC – Management of Changes
Developed SOP – Standard Operation Procedures
Developed PSM – Process Safety Management
Six Sigma Projects – Continuous Improvements
Oversee all facility, operation functions, including P&L and P&L Journal summary.
Oversee all customer complaints and contract disputes. Lean Manufacturing Experience-Flow control
Excellent Problem Solving and Communications Skill
Buyer - Purchasing, receiving, inventory control and distribution, contract negotiations
Computer Literate: KPI (key Performance Indicator), Windows, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Baan, Planon, Excel, Elke, Maximo, Dossier, TMT, MP2, SAP, Vantage and Guide Systems-CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), Engineering and Operations Inter Logic Process Technology System
AHERA – Asbestos Hazards Emergency Response
Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) – License #: 109392 – Since: 2009
Certified Plant Engineering (CPE), American Institute of Plant Engineers – Pending Testing - 2021
Thermal/Infrared Thermograph, Level 1 – 2009
Custodial Technical Training, Austin, Texas
San Antonio College – Project Manager
Variety of Leadership and Management Courses
Develop a High Performing Team
Lead a Diverse Team
Understanding Behavior, Team Building, Hazardous Communications & Safety Coordinator
SIEMENS Trained – Simoreg DC Drives 3rd Generation – Alphetta, GA.
Omron PLC Training – Houston, Texas
Variety of Allen-Bradley PLC seminars