Multisite Facilities Maintenance Operations Leader
Resume:
Kevin
Kelly
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**********@*******.***
Skills
Maintenance Equipment management
Maintenance Personnel Management
Lean Manufacturing
Maintenance Planning
OSHA/USDA, BRC, SQF, IATF Audits
Maintenance Best Practice
Root Cause Analysis
Multisite maintenance management
Vendor negotiations for parts and repairs
Project Management
CMMS Software MRO/SAP/MLO/MVP
Work Order Management
P.M. Planning/Management
Maintenance Budgeting
Heat Treat Audit CQI-9 Trained
Maintenance TPM Process
Map SWOT Assessment
Office/Excel/Word/Spreadsheet
Experience
Northeast State Community College
04/2026 – Present
Assistant Director of Operations and Maintenance
Provide daily leadership and operational oversight for maintenance and facilities services across 15 buildings in four counties.
Support strategic planning and execution of campus-wide facilities operations, maintenance programs, capital projects, and departmental initiatives.
Supervise multi-campus maintenance personnel, establishing priorities, coordinating staffing, and ensuring safety and operational standards.
Manage comprehensive preventive maintenance (PM) programs using automated facilities management software, including scheduling, work orders, assignments, and completion tracking.
Oversee scheduled and emergency work orders from prioritization through completion, documentation, and follow-up.
Coordinate maintenance activities across 15 facilities, balancing emergencies, PM requirements, departmental needs, and workforce resources.
Monitor facility conditions and maintenance trends to identify equipment failures, infrastructure concerns, and recurring service issues.
Oversee construction and renovation projects, coordinating schedules, materials, contractors, trades, and internal stakeholders.
Manage multiple facilities projects simultaneously, monitoring progress, quality, schedules, site conditions, and contractor performance.
Prepare and review bid documents, specifications, scopes of work, and maintenance requirements for contracted services and facility projects.
Manage contractors, vendors, and service providers, including scheduling, site access, project requirements, performance, and issue resolution.
Collaborate with academic, administrative, and campus leadership to assess facility needs and minimize operational disruptions.
Maintain inventory of critical maintenance supplies, including HVAC filters, belts, lamps, ballasts, and repair components.
Assist with maintenance prioritization and resource planning based on facility conditions, operational demands, and available resources.
Support the Director of Plant Operations with departmental planning, emergency response, project coordination, contractor management, and operational problem-solving.
Promote consistent maintenance practices and operational standards across geographically dispersed facilities.
Maintain accurate work orders, PM schedules, maintenance records, inventory data, and project documentation.
Serve as a key liaison among Plant Operations, campus departments, contractors, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure coordinated facilities operations.
O’Neal Manufacturing
08/2025 – 01/2026
Maintenance Technician
Supervise maintenance staff on the Blountville, Gray and Kingsport campuses
Manage and maintain the automated preventive maintenance (PM) program, including inventory of equipment in all facilities
Generate, assign, and schedule PM and unscheduled work orders for all campuses
Manage, coordinate, and direct all phases of in-house construction after design phases, including the work of sub-contracted trades and the coordination of work with all NeSCC constituents
Prepare bid documents and specifications to solicit bids for facilities maintenance work
Maintain inventory of routine maintenance stock items such as filters, belts, lamps, ballasts, etc.
Assist the Director in all aspects of Plant Operations
Complete other assignments as directed by supervision
Manage day-to-day maintenance operations and supervising maintenance employees across multiple campuses
Work cooperatively with all constituents of the college in all preventive and routine maintenance work, including the work of outside contractors
Tsubaki Nakashima
02/2022 – July 2025
Maintenance Manager
Managed maintenance operations for two separate locations, staffing and work flow.
Managed and directed a team of 20 mechanics across both sites, ensuring productivity, safety and quality performance.
Managed and directed mechanics scheduling, vacation requests, sick time and FMLA compliance.
Directed all aspects of staffing for mechanics, from interviewing and hiring to disciplinary actions and terminations.
Led cross-departmental collaboration to oversee and implement comprehensive repairs on all equipment and facilities.
Coordinated with plant and production managers on engineering projects focused on operational cost optimization.
Worked with Senior Maintenance manager and Plant Manager on yearly capital planning.
Managed equipment MRO system for PM management and equipment repair control work orders.
Directly managed research and purchase of all non inventory parts and identified critical spare parts.
Negotiated with vendors to obtain competitive pricing, improving budget efficiency for equipment parts.
Worked with EH&S manager for safety and Gemba walk throughs. Ensured safety items are identified as high priority and most completed within 2 days of notification.
Met weekly with all departments to schedule equipment allocation to maintenance for P.M.’s.
Met weekly with all department managers to discuss equipment set-ups/changeovers to meet production needs.
Engaged with outside vendors for all quotes for equipment repairs and upgrades before selecting contractor for different jobs.
Directed all yearly plant shutdown projects from planning to implementation and completion.
Conducted yearly evaluation of maintenance SWOT analysis to include identification of maintenance KPI’s
Anita’s Snack Foods, Kingsport Tn.
06/2019 – 01/2022
Maintenance Manager
Supervising 13 Mechanics.
Maintain all scheduling, sick time, attendance issues, vacation etc. for all 13 Mechanics.
Work directly with engineering, production, logistics etc. to investigate and resolve any and all major issues.
Investigate Investment needs and submit to Facilities Director
Renovate P.M. program and implement Somax MRO system
Manage personnel for any and all projects and equipment repairs.
Direct Ordering, receiving and inventory control.
Rewriting and implementing new LOTO and safety program with contractor assistance.
Meet weekly with all departments to discuss equipment allocation to maintenance for P.M.’s.
Direct all training of maintenance associates.
Validate equipment performance through key performance indicators including maintenance overtime, budget, P.M. completion percentages and equipment downtime.
Spectrum Brands, Blacksburg Virginia
01/2019 – 06/2019
Facilities and Maintenance Supervisor
Supervising 13 Mechanics.
Maintain all scheduling, sick time, attendance issues, vacation etc. for all 13 Mechanics.
Work directly with engineering, production, logistics etc. to investigate and resolve any and all major issues.
Write capital projects and submit to maintenance manager.
Renovated P.M. program due to ineffectiveness.
Investigate and research equipment and line improvements to increase yield and uptime on degraded and out of date equipment.
Manage personnel for any and all projects and equipment repairs.
Assisted in the renovation of the EH&S program for all safety programs including writing SOP’s and directing the creation of P.M. program to support scheduling of all activities, meetings and training time frames.
Weekly meetings with all departments to discuss equipment allocation to maintenance for P.M.’s.
Direct all training of maintenance associates.
Mentor both maintenance leads and have constructed a training matrix for leadership development.
Have driven the accelerated training and promotion of one maintenance associate to become EH&S supervisor assistant including research, laws, regulations and online courses.
Head up inventory program and P.M. program.
Contribute to the accomplishment of key performance indicators for all equipment and track in FLEX reporting system.
Rich Products, Morristown Tennessee
2012 – 01/2019
Maintenance Group Lead/Maintenance Supervisor
Performing a critical role at Main plant and sister plant in a supervisory team lead position as needed overseeing 27 maintenance associates and 7 production lines.
Scheduling major maintenance activities and downtime events with maintenance manager/production manager to minimize product yield loss and decrease unplanned maintenance downtime.
Improve maintenance team engagement as measured in annual surveys and maintain maintenance budget and spend of $52k weekly for both plants.
Assisted in Process safety management program for corporate and OSHA audits through support of training programs and policies.
play a key advisory position for driving improvements in the Maintenance Best Practice Program including revising current PM’s that are not effective, implementation of P.M. audits, assignment and scheduling. This also includes conducting training of general maintenance practices and implementation of maintenance management policies.
Coordinate with production and maintenance manager to look for ways to reduce costs to improve the overall yield and assist with any new capital projects through P.I.T teams, Root Cause Analysis and various Lean Manufacturing Practices.
Help improve overall mechanical down time to less than 4% and help Improve inventory accuracy to above a target of 85% consistently.
Help write revised Lockout/Tagout program and procedures for maintenance and production on all equipment including facility and policies.
Assist in the coordination of both plants bi-annual shutdowns including general maintenance scheduling of associates and contractors, ensuring parts were ordered in a timely fashion for projects, etc. Manage contractors in new equipment installations, equipment modifications, etc.
Department of Defense, Altus Oklahoma
2011 - 2012
Aircraft Engine Mechanic
Maintained operational readiness of all military aircraft on Altus Air Force Base.
Maintained detailed maintenance records on all aircraft.
Coordinated maintenance with other bases and local work centers across 3 different shifts.
Coordinated with management on scheduling maintenance on all aircraft.
Bar-S-Foods, Altus Oklahoma
1996 - 2011
Maintenance Team Leader
Planned and coordinated all preventative maintenance, rebuilds and on the spot
repairs as necessary.
Completed employee evaluations in a timely manner.
Maintained department within weekly, monthly and yearly budget.
Responsible for setting up and maintaining spare parts items and quantities.
Responsible for all maintenance and downtime on all equipment in the department.
Was key in coordinating with vendors and manufacturers in maintenance and updates of all equipment and programs.
USAF, Altus Oklahoma
1992 - 1996
Aerospace Propulsion Specialist E-4 Honorable Discharge
Education
Colorado Technical University, Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a concentration on Project Management
3.99 GPA.
Graduated Summa Cum Laude 02/08/2018
Community Involvement
Multiple church community outreach programs including the following:
1.Christmas for undeveloped communities for needy children.
2.Christmas wreaths for Veterans at the Mountain Home VA.
3.Helped gather donations for women's homeless shelter.
4.Assisted in various clothing drives.
References
Personal and Professional references available upon request
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