RODNEY CORNWELL

*** ******** ***** ** ● Adairsville, GA 30103 ● adiqyg@r.postjobfree.com ● 770-***-****

Mechanical Engineer with 10+ Mining Industry Experience, Project Management, Six Sigma Green Belt, and Maintenance Management In Mining, Textiles, and Food and Beverage

Maintenance Management ● Total Productive Management ● Planning / Budgeting ●LEAN

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Six Sigma Green Belt

TPM & LEAN Implementation w/ PM Pillar Co-leader Experience

Facility 5S Implementation

10 Years GCC Mining Industry Experience

11 Years Fortune 500 Food Manufacturing Experience

6 Years Textile Manufacturing Experience

Excellent PC skills including Excel, Access, Word & Project 2010

Extensive SAP training and Experience

RSLogix 5 and PLC 5 Training

Maintenance Reliability Management Experience In High Speed Manufacturing

Root cause analysis / Fishbone Analysis

Budget Management

Capital Project Experience

Management experience of Salary, Union, Non-Union and Contract employees

Extensive “World Class Maintenance Organization” Training and Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JM Huber Marble Hill, GA

2018 – 2020 Maintenance Manager

Responsible for 24/7 maintenance operation of mining and process equipment.

Lead initiatives with maintenance and engineering to increase plant OEE from 79.5% to 88.5% while increasing plant utilization from 73.4% to 82.1%, along with sales initiatives.

Asist in the preparation of annual maintenance budgets, monthly tracking, and variance explanation.

Worked with CI team and other maintenance managers to initiate and compile corporate best practice PM’s on critical equipment.

Performed assembly level FMEA on critical equipment to identify critical spares, PM procedures, and alternate production plans, such a SMED assemblies and parallel processes.

Manage technician schedules, time sheets, and overtime.

Assist in root cause analysis initiatives for failures and process issues.

Initiated an external air systems survey resulting in a capital air optimization project.

Lead the initiative for the implementation of real time vibration and temperature monitoring of motors and bearings to provide early warning of failures on critical equipment.

Lead the initiative for the implementation of ultrasonic lubrication practices and routes to reduce process failures and downtime due to lubrication.

Lead the initiative for conversion of v-belts to timing belts, in various applications, to eliminate process loss, increase efficiency, and energy savings.

Worked closely with IT for the implementation of a proper scheduling interface for the work order management system.

Worked closely with IT for multiple changes within the work order system to properly manage a planning, staging, and scheduling process.

Worked with HR on the implementation of an apprentice training program and a comprehensive training plan for all technicians based on GAP analysis.

Lead the initiative for the formal training and assignment of a maintenance planner / scheduler.

Implemented several process loss improvements, including gum rubber screen boots and air lock MAP seals.

Imerys Roswell, GA

2017 – 2018 Maintenance and Reliability Manager - CNA Division (US & Mexico)

Responsible for equipment reliability and OEE for eight large industrial locations.

Responsible for standard and comprehensive maintenance practices for equipment.

Lead team of local experts for development of standard “best practice” repair procedures.

Systematic approach of plant maintenance structure and cost analysis.

KPI tracking for continuous launching of down time loss reduction teams at all locations.

Lead standardization of CMMS systems and utilization initiatives

Establish standard maintenances KPI’s and central dashboard.

Assist in construction and roll out of cross departmental cost reduction initiatives.

Assist, as needed, on troubleshooting of larger scale and technical issues.

Share and drive implementation RCA failure elimination actions between all locations.

Drive EEM (early equipment management) initiative with the project managers.

Assist in preparation of annual maintenance budgets and capital request with finance and engineering.

2017 – 2018 Senior Mechanical Project Engineer – North America

2014 - 2017 Mechanical Project Engineer – North America

Responsible for concurrent capital projects at multiple facilities in North America

Work with facilities to design and complete plant projects for process improvements

Feasibly analysis of future projects and design for new products or process changes

Project cost analysis to assist in ROI and financial justifications

CER initialization and justification

Project bidding including scope of work, miles stones, warranty, safety expectations, environmental expectation, completion date compliance and penalty

Assist purchasing and legal for larger equipment purchases and contracts

Work with facilities on design for input on design and components to reduce process issues, utilize past learnings, and utilize stock components to minimize inventory increases.

Update the local CMMS software with equipment, components, and PM schedule.

Imerys Marble Hill, GA

2010 – 2014 Maintenance Reliability Manager – N. GA & AZ

Responsible for 24/7 maintenance operations of three facilities in GA and AZ.

Responsible for 20+ employees, union and non-union, including, mechanics, planner, facilities, and supervisors.

Implemented conversion to new CMMS system for 3 facilities and maintain CMMS system for main sites of responsibility.

Track and maintain all maintenance KPI’s, including PM’s over 14 days due, PM effectiveness to eliminate reactive work, PM effectiveness to generate corrective work, MTBF, Work Schedule Compliance, Work Schedule Variance Reasons, % labor reporting, OT Categorization, Budget Variance

Assist in analysis of downtime reasons, such as Short Stops, Breakdowns, Speed Loss, Material, Operator, etc

Lead initiative to eliminate/engineer mechanical/electrical root causes of losses from processes

Assist, as needed, on troubleshooting of larger scale and technical issues for all sites in N. America on equipment I am designated TE (technical expert).

Ensure completion of Root Cause Analysis of major downtime events and drive implementation of preventive measures.

Participate in EEM (early equipment management) initiative of all my sites of responsibility with the project managers

Preparation of annual maintenance budgets and capital request with finance and engineering

Conduct quarterly audits with MSHA and address all identified issues to ensure government compliance.

2008 - 2010 Wrigley / M&M / Mars Chattanooga, TN

Maintenance Manager

Responsible for 24/7 maintenance operation of a multi-product food production facility.

Responsible for 40+ employees including, mechanics, planners, storeroom, facilities.

Oversee Root Cause Analysis program and drive implementation of preventive measures.

Lead Short Stop and Breakdown TPM teams to increase efficiency in areas identified to have the most impact.

Control MRO and contract spending budgets per period in excess of 100M.

Lead 5S initiatives in the maintenance and storeroom room areas of the facility.

Negotiate service contracts for facilities support equipment and equipment PdM contracts.

Identify technical gaps for maintenance technicians and provide training plan to increase knowledge base.

Work with engineering on feasibility studies for new products and assist with design and project scopes.

2008 (6 month contract) Carib Breweries Champ Fleurs, Trinidad W.I.

Engineering and Maintenance Consult

Responsible for 24-hour operation of all packaging production processes.

Oversee all engineers and engineering projects related to packaging from proposed process improvements to upgrades and machine commissioning.

Oversee all maintenance supervisors and provide direction, on a daily basis, to achieve the company’s short-term production goals and maintenance needs.

Monitor and analyze budgets to control spending, identify areas to improve spending and report back to directors with any negative monthly budgetary variances and plans to prevent such variances.

Liaise with production to outline a production schedule, which meets both production and maintenance needs.

Provide technical assistance and advice, during times of breakdown, to reduce down time and ensure personnel and machine safety.

Provide feedback, through the use of employee reviews, to give direction and ideas for the progression of skills and knowledge to each individual employee.

Provide a review for each employee’s skills to identify gaps in training and knowledge. Develop a training plan to reduce these gaps.

Oversee technical maintenance program and analyze data to identify best practices and preventive maintenance performance.

2000 – 2008 Anheuser-Busch Cartersville, GA

Operations Support Group Manager

Provide technical support to packaging production lines

Supervise maintenance technicians on both coverage and non-coverage jobs

Coordinate and scheduled technicians on a daily basis

Track parts usage and work to improve equipment BOM accuracy and comprehensiveness

Oversee weekend and holiday maintenance activities

Assist in coordinating overhaul activities from part identification and acquisition to work execution

S.A.P. Administrator

Provide technical information and feedback to reliability managers to aid in achieving world class maintenance objectives

Track, analyze & review budgetary information to optimized funds and reduce variances

Developed and maintain local web site by process work group to monitor critical performance points and work order backlog information

Edit and maintain all packaging lockout procedures and ensure all are reviewed on an annual basis and linked within SAP

Provide technical training to technicians and managers in SAP usage and expectations to improve our maintenance process

Maintain all imaging related tasks from manual development and scanning to linking within SAP

Develop and maintain local PMs and task lists within SAP to optimize production and equipment reliability

Provide SAP technical assistance to all personnel from work orders and requisitions to scorecard analysis and reporting.

Provide vacation relief to reliability managers and work weekend group manager coverage on any shift as needed

Implemented and maintain a highly focused lubrication program to increase asset efficiency and utilization time.

Reliability Manager

Provide first line technical knowledge and trouble shooting support for packaging equipment

Review, prioritize, coordinate and assign all repairs to be completed in my area

Oversee maintenance labor, parts and contractor budget on a monthly basis as well as yearly budget development and analysis

Identify areas of improvement opportunities research and coordinate small scale projects

Identify areas of improvement opportunities for large scale projects and work with engineering through design, development, installation and testing

Provide failure analysis and mean time to failure studies of breakdowns to improve equipment and parts reliability

Oversee all union and contractor activities for efficient, effective and timely completion of all assigned tasks and projects in my designated area

1994 – 2000 Mohawk Industries Calhoun, GA

CADD Operator

Developed all facility drawings and documentation for government Title V Air Permit application

Modified and maintained technical drawings for production lines

Maintenance Manager

Oversee core maintenance group for buildings, grounds, lift trucks, and alternate fuel systems

Ensure all government regulated equipment is up to standard, inspected, and documented

Conducted weekly safety meetings and all required safety training

Managed supervisors over production lines in maintenance related objectives

Developed an Access based program for lift truck maintenance and parts tracking network between facilities

Oversee all maintenance contractors from bid proposals to testing

1993 - 1994 Shaw Industries Cartersville, GA

Machine Operator / Facility and Grounds Maintenance

First level setup and operation of tufting machines for carpet manufacturing

Assist in the repair and maintenance of buildings and grounds at 7 local manufacturing facilities from the central maintenance organization

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1993 - 1999 Southern College of Tech Marietta, GA

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

9 Quarters of Cooperative Education

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Member

2007 North Metro Technical College Acworth, GA

RSLogix 5 / Allen-Bradley PLC Programming and Troubleshooting

2010 Kaplan University

Six Sigma Green Belt

TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

Window, Excel, Access, Word, RSLogix 5, Microstation, AutoCAD, Tabware, Project 2010

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