Ricky Lowe

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Graniteville, SC 29829

803-***-****

Objective To obtain a position with a stable and growing company that will assist me in strengthening my tech skills, utilizing my knowledge of Maintenance and Leadership to provide future opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Professional

experience

Maintenance Superintendent September 2019 to Present Austin Industrial (International Paper) Port Wentworth, Georgia

● Accountable for planning and execution assigned mechanical, structural and civil maintenan and projects.

● Team consisted of 20-25 members consisting of supervisor, planner, millwrights/mechanics pipefitters, welders and carpenters.

● Team responsible for corrective maintenance on various types of pumps, power transmissio equipment, conveyors & solids processing equipment, piping & valves, structural steel and concrete.

● Scoped and developed bid packages for work to be performed by non-nested IP Mill contra resources.

● Team provided Mill outage support for routine shutdowns and annual outages. Site Manager September 2018 to September 2019

Austin Industrial (Pinova) Brunswick, Georgia

● Accountable for budget, planning and execution of plant mechanical, structural and civil maintenance and projects.

● Team composed of twenty-five (25) members consisting of supervisor, planner, mechanics, pipefitters, welders and carpenters.

● Team responsible for corrective maintenance on all mechanical equipment to include rotatin equipment, gear reducers, conveyors, piping & vessels, structural steel and civil infrastructu

● Team responsible sourcing and bidding supporting material and support labor to facilitate required work at Pinova.

Maintenance Supervisor May 2018 to September 2018

Austin Industrial (Halocarbon) North Augusta, South Carolin

● Frontline mechanical supervisor with seven (7) direct reports including millwrights, pipefitt and welders.

● Team executed various mechanical, piping and structural jobs during routine, outage and turnaround scenarios.

● Job plans were established by company planners and projects group.

● Established bid packages for planned jobs to be performed by third party service providers. PM Crew Team Leader April 2016 to May 2018

Austin Industrial (Bridgestone) Graniteville. South Carolina

● Team leader for mechanical PM crew in passenger tire manufacturing facility.

● Led crew of ten (10) mechanics in executing periodic preventative maintenance on tire manufacturing equipment to include mixers, presses, extruders and vulcanizers.

● Team performed extensive PM activities on pumps, conveyors and robotic & hydraulic syst Education &

certifications

Mechanical Planner March 2010 to April 2016

Austin Industrial (DSM Chemicals) Augusta, Georgia

● Planned various mechanical and pipe jobs during routine, outage and turnaround scenarios.

● Mechanical planning included rotating and static equipment.

● Rotating equipment planning included centrifuge, pump overhauls (wet and power end) for centrifugal, positive displacement, magnetic drive pumps and chemical dosing pumps.

● Planned repair and overhaul of solids handling equipment to include conveyors, rotary drye elevators, cooling belts, and pneumatic conveying systems.

● Planned repair and overhaul of various packaging systems to include baggers, conveyors, palletizers, presses, and shrink wrap machines.

● Static equipment planning consisted of piping repair and replacement to include upgrades documented by management of change (MOC), vessel weld repairs and alterations which included code repairs to ASME code and storage tank repairs and alterations per API code.

● Planned various jobs on carbon steel, chrome moly, various stainless steels and aluminum.

● Quality plans were established as needed.

● Established bid packages for planned jobs to be performed by third party service providers Maintenance Lead Man April 2000 to March 2010

Austin Industrial (DSM Chemicals) Augusta, Georgia

● Served as long term crew lead man directing pipefitter/welder and millwright craft in the execution of planned and unplanned maintenance activities.

● Each crew consisted of approximately 20 craft personnel. During turnarounds, crew size exceeded 40 workers.

● Promoted safety first as a leader with no crew injuries (recordables or lost times) occurring under my leadership.

● Worked with area production personnel to establish routine and outage scheduled work activ to optimize plant reliability and minimize plant downtime. Millwright/Welder/Pipefitter August 1997 to April 2000 Austin Industrial (DSM Chemicals) Augusta, Georgia

● Repaired various types of mechanical equipment to include pumps, compressors, conveyors elevators, rotary drums, cooling belts, granulators and other types of solid and liquid produc processing equipment.

● Performed maintenance on piping, vessels, storage tanks, and structural steel while working as a welder and pipefitter.

● Served as backup to crew supervisor and interim lead man in their absence. Also, served routinely as a turnaround supervisor during large site outages.

● Served as temporary planner/scheduler in the absence of long term planner/scheduler.

● Obtained Senior Maintenance Technician status (SMT) by passing the ASCI Augusta Site mechanical test.

● Welding was routinely performed on carbon steel, stainless steels, duplex steels, chrome moly steels, aluminum and other metallurgies.

● Routinely performed code weld jobs on ASME vessels which were subject to x-ray.

● Performed various alignment activities including standard method (rim and face), reverse alignment method and laser alignment.

● Routinely used precision measuring equipment (dial indicators, calipers, etc.) to dimensi assess shaft sizes, run out, bearing and seal fits, and other critical dimensions in support of millwright activities.

● NCCER certified.

LBC High School 1976

Aiken Technical College 1982-1983

● Welding Certifications

OSHA 30 Certified

NCCER Certified Millwright (National Center for Construction Education and Research) SMT Certified (Master Millwright Certification)

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