Manager Maintenance

THOMAS R. ARNOLD

**** ******** **. (H) 513-***-****

Middletown, Ohio 45042 (C) 513- 432-5792

*********@*****.***

MAINTENANCE MANAGER

• High energy/hands-on manufacturing management experience.

• Skilled in dramatically reducing variable and fixed costs by implementing, automation, and training to allow restructuring.

• Decisive decision maker, program developer and resourceful problem solver.

• Leader who promotes active sharing of ideas and creative thinking.

• Skilled in continuous Improvement Program using TQM Kaizen VPS.

EXPERIENCE

Formica Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio 12/2008-Present

Maintenance Manager, Responsible for 4 Supervisors 2 Planning engineers 60+ tradesmen and janitorial workers. During first year have restructured all crews reducing overtime hours by 10%. Have put the existing ABB PM system back into use and continue to improve its usefulness. Replaced the outside contractor in charge of our storeroom with a supervisor converting to EAM MRO software system to control inventory, ordered all materials and services.

Completed implementation of EAM CMMS. Assisted in the restructuring of planning and outage control.

VALEO VCC, Hamilton Ohio 4-24-04 -12/2008

Maintenance Supervisor, Responsible for Plastics injection molding department.

After 18 months responsible for HVAC assembly, Heater core assembly and injection molding department. Mp7i preventative maintenance and work order system. Implemented numerous 5s and production improvements. Designed and implemented maintenance team schedule resulting in a 100K annual savings while providing 24/7 shift coverage.

AK STEEL CORP., Middletown Ohio 2/2000 – 12/2003

Planning Engineer

Supervised two planning engineers. Responsibilities included overseeing all downturns, reviewing and updating all preplans, Gantt charts, long range planning. Responsible for scheduling of extended outages. Handled outside contractors quotations and bid processing.

• Redesigned and installed deflector curtain in temper mill that improved quality by diverting over spray away from strip also increasing part life from one to six months.

Planner for temper mill and all related services. Planned and scheduled downturns on temper mills and overhead cranes. Made Gantt charts to coordinate all maintenance crafts and outside contractors.

• Reduced maintenance costs per ton while running 15 turns per week instead of normal 21 turns by spreading out preventative maintenance throughout the month while still honoring 48 hour schedule per union contract. Achieved while eliminating use of outside departments and minimizing outside contractors.

Managed maintenance crews on temper mill. Responsible for working with PM system ISO 14001 record keeping, corrective maintenance reports, planning and scheduling mill downturns.

• Designed a spreadsheet (Excel) and entered data for the maintenance department's work order completion percentage. This chart was reviewed with all crews on a weekly basis to allow them to see the discrepancy between crews. By allowing them to graphically see the results peer pressure brought the under performing crews inline resulting in an 11% improvement. Calculated out to 800 additional work orders completed resulting in a $64K annual savings.

CASCADES DIAMOND INC., Thorndike, MA 5/1989-12/1999 Maintenance and Production Manager

Directed a management team of five superintendents and 200 union employees. Managed $6.5MM budget, hired, implemented disciplinary procedures, conducting arbitration and grievances, and provided performance appraisals.

• Reengineered production line to allow it to produce four different products resulting in 25% increase in sales.

• Streamlined production process, which reduced breakeven point on all products by 26% and reduced manpower by 16%.

• Designed four new products and Tooling that brought increased profits 25-200% per product.

• Served as Safety Director: worked with OSHA and DEP to ensure proactive compliance. Resolved OSHA and DEP complaints as needed.

• Redesigned office space using AutoCAD vastly improving office efficiency.

• Negotiated acquisition of over $1 million of new equipment at no cost to employer by participating in energy conservation programs initiated by local utility. Improved machine efficiency by 9%.

• Reduced plant electrical consumption by over 25% ($330,000 annually) with 75% funding of local utility.

• Analyzed and reorganized maintenance department. Reduced labor costs by 20% and waste of parts by 17%.

• Implemented automation systems that resulted in a $420,000 annual savings on direct labor costs.

DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL CORP., Thorndike, MA 12/77-5/1989

Quality control technician 18 months,

Maintenance supervisor 2 years,

Maintenance Superintendent 2 years

Plant manager 5 years

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix BSBA

Certified Professional Maintenance Manager, 2009

Cambridge Center, Performance Management

Harvard University, Contract Negotiation

Clemson University, Maintenance Planning and Scheduling,

G.E., Fanuc Automation Training (Programmable Logic Controllers)

CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Computer skills:

• Mp2 • Fusion

• VPS 5AXIS • EAM

• AutoCAD • ASHM

• Microsoft Project • OSHA Training (132 hour)

Licensed Motorcycle Mechanic (American Motorcycle Institute, Daytona Beach, Florida)

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