Maintenance Supervisor Project Management

ROBERT J. CHARLTON

**** *.*** **., *******, MI **742

586-***-**** **************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging and responsible position that will enable me to utilize my talents and abilities to their fullest potential.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Excellent supervisory, management, project management integration, installation, maintenance, sales and communication skills. Able to interface with all levels of management. Results oriented, take charge of situations and deliver profitable results. Significant background in all phases of automation systems from integration, installation, repair, maintenance and sales.

EXPERIENCE:

Innovatech Solutions Corporation July 2024 to Mar. 2025

Engineering Services

●Instituted new PM program for multiple fabrication shops (10) by collecting PM data

from manuals and creating service cards to track completions of recurring PM tasks

Kalitta Air Sept. 2023 - May 2024

Airplane Mechanic

● Performed mechanical tasks on Boeing aircraft

Innovatech Solutions Corporation Jan. 2022 to June 2023

Engineering Services

•Research New and Used Equipment for various plants in the corporation

•Develop Capital Expenditures with the finance team

GM

• Journeyman Millwright Nov. 2021 to Jan. 2022

•Body shop millwright- GM Orion EV plant - Bolt EV,EUV platform

•Conduct PM’s, CM’s, and predictive maintenance on multiple conveyance systems

FCA Nov. 2018 to Nov. 2021

Maintenance Supervisor

•Supervise Body-In - White Cab/Box body shop maintenance personnel (24 tradesmen) in maintaining the plants equipment to World Class Manufacturing maintenance standards

•Helped plant achieve Bronze status with personal cost driven Kaizen cost savings of 1.3 million dollars (2019)

•Reached 100% of all assigned PLM KPI targets • Achieved 93% PM completion on 2nd shift

Dana Corporation (Previously US Manufacturing) April 2015 to Nov. 2018

Maintenance Planner/Maintenance Supervisor

•Create PM’s & CM’s in the company CMMS system, maintain maintenance records, maintain and purchase critical components for plant maintenance.

•Created planned projects crib with project kits for all areas of the plant. This led to an increase of 30% in completed plant improvement projects at a yearly cost savings of approx. 2 million dollars

•Supervise maintenance personnel (14 Techs) in the diagnosis and repair of plant equipment for axle tube production.

•Maintained database on plant lubrication (outside testing of press hydraulic oils) and purchased and started Thermography on all plant electrical components

•Purchased spare parts and equipment from outside vendors to support maintenance activities and capital improvements

Axson Revocoat Feb. 2013 to April 2015

Maintenance Manager (Hands on)

•Daily maintenance of mastic mixers and associated conveyance automation.

•Electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics, chiller system repair and maintenance.

•Purchased and maintained spare parts inventory

•Spec’d out new capital equipment for plant improvements

•Purchased, developed and data loaded company CMMS system for all plant assets.

•Prepared company to meet MIOSHA safety standards (condition of sale to PPG)

•Customers: Ford, Honda, Nissan

Automation Sales Associates Aug. 2008 to Jan. 2013

President/Owner

•Sales representation for automotive T&E tier one suppliers along with hands-on build and repair of automation and conveyor equipment and systems.

•Customers: Ford, GM, Chrysler, Tier 1 (Kuka, Comau, Gestamp, Tower) Sold Bilsing (robotic tooling end effectors for stamping applications, weld cell applications and injection molding applications)

ART Robotics – US Sept. 2003 to Sept. 2007

Independent Sales Representative

•Responsible for representative sales for U.S. companies (Shuler presses, Harry Major Machine (conveyor systems), Scott Products (cell automation and conveyance systems, Mayfram scrap conveyor systems, Bilsing Robotic tooling, Knight Industries, CEC Products that are represented in Mexico by ART Robotics –Mexico.

•Equipment buyoff liaison and equipment troubleshooter between U.S. and Mexico offices.

•Customers; Ford, GM, Chrysler, Tier one stamping companies

ISI Norgren Inc. ( Dec. 1992 to Aug 2003) Director of Integrator Sales July 1999 to Aug 2003

•Responsible for all sales activities of sales team to integrator and design accounts (i.e. Paslin, Lamb, Comau Pico, Citation, Kuka andUtica Enterprises ).

•Fiscally responsible for group sales of 20 million and adherence to budget restrictions.

•Customer satisfaction consultant on all recent Chrysler programs (RS, DR, CS).

Global Service Manager Sept. 1997 to July 1999

•Global Service Manager. Responsible for an 18-man service team, handling all systems installations (weld cells, stamping,and conveyor systems and emergency breakdown situations.

•Responsible for all financial matters pertaining to the department, including monthly fiscal status reports.

•Developed satellite service centers in Mexico and China.

Project Manager Sept. 1996 to Sept. 1997

•Project manager. Responsible for various projects in the pressroom and metal assembly areas.

•Special assignments: completion and collection of funds on "problem projects" that were outstanding for excessive periods of time.

Project Manager Dec. 1993 to Aug. 1996

•Managed GMT-600 program for Kuka Welding & Robotics. This consisted of eight overhead gantry transfer systems; of which two units were installed overseas (Augsburg, Germany).

•GM Oshawa Program - Tandem press line. All transfer units on four presses from destacking to racking.

•GM Hamtramck - W&M overhead gantry system for muffler welding and assembly.

•Ford Wayne Stamping- auto racking system for the end of the press line. This was the first of its kind in the U.S. done with robots and auto rack indexer conveyor system capable of loading 10 different parts.

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Installation Manager Dec. 1992 to Dec. 1993

•Installation supervisor/technician troubleshooter of over 25 overhead gantry systems, 60 pieces of transfer automation and various conveyor systems.

•Liaison with Ford Motor Company team leaders.

•Overall supervision of union and nonunion contractors.

•Fiscal responsibility of on-site back charges and contractor wages.

Additional Employment History Millwright Local 1102 / Maintenance Mechanic (Building Trades) July 1985 to Dec. 1992 Duties:

•Installation of overhead cranes and maintenance troubleshooting.

•Installation of gravity fed conveyors and inverted power and free systems.

•Layout, leveling and installation of new machinery.

•Installation of inverted power and free conveyor systems.

•Installation and check out of GE turbine generator

•Installation of elevator body lifts and NKC conveyor systems from Japan.

EDUCATION

Applied Electronic Technology Certificate June 1984

National Education Center

Millwright Institute of Technology Journeyman Certificate June

1989

Member of Millwright Local 1102

Vertical Welding Certificate Sept. 1989

Welder Training Center

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