Chris Rager

New Franklin, Ohio ***** C: 330-***-**** adwgoe@r.postjobfree.com

Experience Summary

• Talented team leader offering success in maintenance and production environments. Strategic thinker with solution derived proficiency. Offers proven ability to build effective teams. Committed to identifying and leveraging opportunities for efficiency for growth.

• Embrace Safety culture improvements while holding myself and others accountable.

• Deliver projects within budget and deadlines, exceeding project expectations of the stakeholders.

• Troubleshooter – Capable of multi-level system analysis to solve technical problems.

• Efficient professional skilled in task participation and delegation with team oversight.

Skills

• Project Management Task Delegation Communication Empathy Leadership

• Organization Problem Solving Team Development.

• Budget Policies Scheduling

• Continuous improvement

• ERP Integration

• Team Management Development

• Proficient in Microsoft Office • Problem Solving

• Quality

• Safety Program Development/Implementation

• System design and Troubleshooting

• Technical training Program Development

• Project Vision

• Resource allocation

Experience

Manufacturing Manager 8/21 to Present Radici High Performance Polymers

Selected Performance and Functions:

• Production of Engineered Polymers ensuring that they meet company standards for quality while meeting a company productivity schedule.

• Overseeing Engineering and Maintenance Department of Engineered Polymers site to ensure the company standards for uptime are meeting the scheduled production requirements.

Midwest Operations Manager 10/20 to 8/21 Jerico Plastic Oh locations

Selected Performance and Functions:

• Responsible for multisite daily operations, providing accountability, training and needed guidance to complete workload and productivity tasks in a safety culture.

• Process development and implementation

• Internal organic growth and expansion while installing additional production lines at multiple sites.

• Inspiring and motivating employees to perform at their best through positive encouragement and incentive initiatives.

• Monitor operations throughout the sites and implement ways to increase productivity at a lower cost.

• Management team implementation and development.

Site Maintenance Manager

06/2019 to 9/2020 Lyondellbasell/ASchulman Akron Oh

Selected Performance and Functions:

• Responsible for the Safety and welfare of the maintenance team, providing accountability, training and needed guidance to complete workload tasks.

• Responsible for overseeing all installation, repair and machine upkeep managing the budgeted expenditures within the Extrusion operation of the facility

• Oversight of continuous improvement that requires me to continually find ways to improve process quality and efficiency.

• Multi-site implementation and training teams on new SAP ERP system.

• Negotiate contracts with outside vendors for execution of projects and maintenance work.

• Responsible for assessing various processing systems to identify and correct system shortcomings with design, application, or use, keeping KPI’s in focus while addressing system changes.

• Oversee Root Cause Analysis on equipment and systems failures to get the problems identified and resolved.

Regional Maintenance Project Manager 12/2017 to 06/2019 A. Schulman Inc. Akron Oh

Selected Performance and Functions:

• Responsibilities include assessing various systems to identify and correcting system shortcomings with design, application, or use, keeping KPI’s in focus while addressing system shortcomings.

• Identify process equipment and properly place company assets in appropriate locations that provide optimum equipment utilization.

• Continuous implementation of multi-site CMMS system while providing system support.

• Conduct all projects within operational and budgetary constraints.

• Conduct individual and group training on various styles and types of equipment.

Maintenance Working Supervisor: A. Schulman Inc. Akron Oh. 2011 – 12/2017

Selected Performance and Functions:

• Troubleshoot and perform repairs and supervise maintenance staff.

• Made hiring and termination recommendations by evaluating staff.

• Interpreted, developed and implemented policies and procedures.

• Monitoring and taking part in operations including developing, inspecting projects, implementing modifications and recommending specifications, improvements and scheduling for inspecting contractor's work and negotiating price.

• Ensure that all staff members are trained in maintenance activities and were strictly following standards and operating procedures.

• Ordered materials and supplies

• Helped in tracking and monitoring of expenditures for the Maintenance Dept.

• Performed repairs and maintenance work in production environment and building.

• Worked in coordination with project manager for major projects with electrical and mechanical equipment design and installation.

• Offered maintenance and repair services around the clock.

• Prepared reports on machines and repairs required for managers.

• Discussed suitable budget with managers and top level management

Maintenance Working Engineer: A. Schulman Inc. Akron Oh. 2008 – 2011

Selected Performance and Functions:

• Responsible to assemble and operate Maintenance shop for the reopening of a facility with complete Computerized Maintenance Management System

• Personally preform all shift maintenance repair responsibilities.

• Develop and implement proper equipment PM Program.

• Responsible for the acquisition and installation of process improving equipment.

• Diagnose malfunctioning systems such as process equipment including, AC/DC PLC control systems, AC/DC motors. Calculates proper circuit configuration if not provided by original equipment supplier.

• Operate machinery such as Plasma cutting machines, welders, overhead cranes, hydraulic press, torches, induction heaters, etc.

• Diagnoses and replace faulty hydraulic and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.

• Basic metal welding skills are Mig and Tig

• Diagnose and replace faulty electrical components of machines such as relays, switches, motors, position and pressure sensing devices.

• Test and identify malfunctions within machinery and discusses malfunctions with other workers for training purposes.

• Ensured all safety policies are followed at all times.

Maintenance Shift Worker: A. Schulman Inc. Sharon Ctr. Oh. 1996 – 2008

Selected Performance and Functions

• Confer with operators and observe, tests, and evaluate operation of machinery and equipment to diagnose cause of malfunction.

• Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.

• Repair, replace, adjust, and align components of machinery and equipment.

• Troubleshoot and maintain Loss in Weight feeding systems.

• Examine electrical and mechanical parts for defects, such as breakage or excessive wear and replace as needed.

• Weld to repair broken metal parts and assemble new equipment.

• Record repairs and maintenance performed using CMMS.

• Retrieve codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.

• Implement parts and pm system (CMMS)

Electrical Contractor: CR Electric New Franklin Oh. 1995 – 2008

Selected Performance and Functions

• Design installs of residential and commercial Electrical systems on new construction and upgrades according to NEC requirements.

• Responsible to acquire all materials to complete job design and build.

• Responsible for installing and repairing complex electrical control, wiring, and lighting systems working from a technical blueprint

• Repair, replace, adjust, and align components of machinery and equipment.

• Troubleshoot and maintain Loss in Weight feeding systems.

• Project management (including planning and resource allocation)

■ Educational Qualifications

• Monthly on going Management improvement training through National Seminars.

• Associate Electronics Technician: Electronics/Electrical 07/1991

• Electronics School US Navy San Diego, CA

• Continual on-going technical training in leadership and safety.

• High School Diploma

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