Maintenance Management Leader with Proven Cost Savings
Resume:
Thomas A. Pendzimaz
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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position within Maintenance Management with emphasis on leadership skills.
EXPERIENCE: John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. / Fisher Nuts – Elgin, Illinois
2008-Present Maintenance Manager / Capital Project Manager
Manage Maintenance for multiple units in a 1.5M square foot operation.
Implemented computer maintenance management system (CMMS) that equated to a
World Class Annual Completion Rate of 85%. Reduced downtime from 10% to 4% which
intern increased overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by timely preventative maintenance coordination.
In charge of a $14M in Operational Repair and Maintenance spare parts budget.
Initiate Capital Projects that equated to cost avoidance savings of $6.5M.
Managed four salaried maintenance supervisors, 40 technicians, (MRO) Buyer and
Preventative Maintenance/Inventory Coordinator in a three-shift operation with annual
production of $1B lbs.
Developed training program for weighing systems that was implemented throughout all sites.
Lead Safety initiative that equated to a reduction of $1M in plant liability insurance premium.
Achieved Leadership Award from John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
Achieved Co-Manufacturer Leadership Award from PepsiCo Co. by collaboration of four new product lines.
10/00 – 2008 Kraft Foods – Snack Division – Naperville, Illinois
Maintenance Manager
Coordinate Maintenance for multiple units in a 500,000 square foot operation.
Implemented $15M in Capital investments for manufacturing improvements.
Manage five salaried employees, two project engineers, and 45 union technicians in a three-shift operation
with annual production of 95M pounds of finished product.
Responsible for $2.8M in spare parts.
04/98 – 10/00 Quaker Oates – Golden Grain Division – Bridgeview, Illinois
Maintenance Project Engineer / Environmental Coordinator/ Division
Coordinate facility and environmental activities for a 400,000 square foot plant.
Divisional Team Lead and Technical Support for Product line division.
Implemented $500M in capital investments for manufacturing improvement.
02/92 – 04/98 Kraft Foods – Entenmann’s Division – Northlake, Illinois
Maintenance Manager / Environmental Coordinator
Correlate maintenance activities within a 450 square foot operation to accommodate
manufacturing, sanitation, quality and safety requirements.
Achieved exceeds performance rating as lead coordinator for environmental compliance
of plant operations.
Implemented $2M in capital investments in facility and manufacturing improvements.
Managed four salary supervisors and 70 union employees in a three-shift operation.
Coordinated implementation of perpetual ordering system for $2M spare parts inventory.
Achieved exceeds rating for Maintenance Operation from AIB
12/92 – 02/92 Kraft Foods – Oscar Mayer Food Corporation – Chicago, Illinois
Maintenance Manager
Coordinated maintenance activities for multiple units in a 700,000 square foot facility
responsible for a $2.5M parts inventory.
Managed five salary supervisors and 51 hourly union employees in a three-shift operation
with annual production of 85M pounds of finished products.
Implemented Total Quality Management and Toal Productive Management procedures
throughout plant environment.
Member of processing team that successfully increased production yields by 40%.
06/87 – 12/92 Maintenance Relief and Special Project Supervisor
Relief supervisor across a three-shit operation for seven salary managers in maintenance.
Coordinated all special projects assigned by Senior Plant and Engineering Managers.
06/85 – 04/87 Maintenance Supervisor
Supervised and trained twenty hourly personnel in performing necessary repairs and maintenance
of high-speed processing and packaging lines.
Developed and implemented preventative maintenance routines for functional units.
03/74 – 06-85 Maintenance Technician
Maintained processing and packaging lines in all phases of maintenance.
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT:
Computer Literacy: Hewlett Packard Scanner and related software, Windows; Excel, Word,
Capital Expenditure Projects, (SAP, EM, Muscle – (CMMS)
Seminars:
Total Quality Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Leadership Management,
Process Meats Manufacturing, Project Management, Resource Conservation. Food Defense,
Environmental Leadership
Team Member:
Safety, Process Controls, Ergonomics, Preventative Maintenance, First Hour Full Power,
SQF, BRC, AIB, QA Internal Audits, Continuous Improvement, Employee Suggestion,
Cross Functionable Multi-Skill Maintenance Team
Program Coordinator:
Operator Awareness, Safety Awareness, Preventative Maintenance, Technical Trainer,
Environmental Coordinator
EDUCATION
Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, Illinois
Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
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