Manager Maintenance

Farjam Azad

** **** ********, ******** ****, On. L4S 2E9

905-***-***** ******.****@*****.**

JOB OBJECTIVE

o A position as a production/maintenance manager

HIGHLIGHTS

• Working knowledge of CMMS

• Experience implementing 5S & Lean Management in Oldcastle Glass & Alcoa facilities

• Proficiency in implementing predictive and preventative maintenance gained by leading the maintenance departments at Labatt and Alcoa.

• Project management skills gained through managing various capital projects at Labatt, Oldcastle glass and Alcoa

• Energy management skills gained by leading cost reduction projects at Labatt

• Technical expertise gained in quality control testing, equipment operation & maintenance management at Alcoa

• Leadership skills gained by supervising maintenance staff in unionized and non-unionized environments

• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, AS/400,(4D & JDE) and Oracle

Citizenship Status

o Canadian Citizen

EDUCATION

University of Peshawar, Pakistan

o Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Graduated 1986

WORK EXPERIENCE

Knight FM (Faurecia). Bradford, ON (contract) March 2011-Present

Facility Maintenance Manager

Reporting to Maintenance superintendent and Operation manager

• Responsible for the generation implementation of PMs for the site overhead doors ,dock, air compressors, cranes and HVAC systems

• Established the waste management contract with outside contractors to result in a cost reduction of $20,000/year

• Scheduled and supervised various janitorial work performed by contractors

Labatt Alberta Brewery. Edmonton, AB (Contract)

Maintenance Manager Feb. 2009- Jan.2010

Reporting to Brewer Manager and Plant manger

Responsible for monitoring of production down time and its reduction

Reviewed and generated equipment efficiency as well as troubleshooting of incidents using the RCA method.

Established and implemented PMs along with their respective job plans and required man power

In charge of a maintenance budget of $400,000

Directed an energy management program to reduce energy costs by 6%

Oldcastle Glass. Toronto, ON

Operations Manager April 2007-Dec. 2008

Reporting to General Manager

Oversaw facility production, maintenance and inventory departments

Introduced and implemented TPM(Total productive maintenance)

Promoted the LEAN Manufacturing system and its culture

Established inventory management and increased turnover rate

Alcoa Ltd. (Reynolds) - Etobicoke, ON Aug.1998 – April 2007

Maintenance Manager Jan. 2006-April 2007

Reporting to Plant Manager

• Monitored production downtime and its reduction by troubleshooting its root cause to improve productivity

• Lead cost reduction projects and implemented the Kan-ban system

• Introduced the 5S program and Kaizen team- OPEX program

• Scheduled and supervised a maintenance staff of 15 millwrights

• Responsible for all maintenance purchase orders- oracle based.

Process Improvement Manager Jan. 2005 – Jan. 2006

Reporting to Plant Manager

• Monitored Overall Equipment Efficiency “OEE” to detect opportunities for improvement.

• Proposed and implemented methods of machinery, stacking and equipment operation to enhance productivity.

• Established a PdM and a PM “Predictive and Preventive Maintenance” program to improve equipment reliability

• Through the Improvement of the Processes and Root Cause Analysis reduced the Mean Time between Failures and down-time by 35%

Spooling Manager Jan. 2004 – Jan. 2005

Reporting to Plant Manager

• Oversaw the production and maintenance departments, production planning, scheduling and planning of production requirements.

• Scheduled production lines based on future forecast and day to day demands and supervised shifts in a fast paced environment.

• Continuous and dynamic monitoring of variances, efficiencies and losses to expose new opportunities for generating greater profitability

• Continuous reviewing, evaluating and revising the ASAT

• Increased line production output by 25% through optimized manpower reorganization.

Manufacturing Supervisor 1998–Jan. 2004

Reporting to Production Manager

• Implemented the advancement of ABS (Alcoa Business System – based on the Toyota model)

• Lead the Kaizen team to improve efficiencies and establish priorities

• Expanded the continuous improvement program and targeted quality improvements

• Managed all production schedules on a day to day bases

• Administered collective agreements for the duration of all shifts and resolved grievances accordingly

• Enforced the Health & Safety regulations and completed accident investigations along with their respective action plans to mitigate safety hazards

AGRA Earth and Environmental Ltd, Scarborough, Ontario

Field Technologist 1995- 1998

• Operated and maintained laboratory equipment

• Conducted testing and sampling of materials for projects such as Highway 407, Scarborough Board of Education, Durham Center and Westney Heights Plaza

• Scheduling and supervision of technical staff on different projects

• Client liaison and reporting

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Research Assistant, Department of Mining 1990-1995

• Researched the development and optimization of a transducer used for identifying the size and depth of cracks in various materials

• Lead tutorials as well as question and answer sessions for department students

• Conducted the grading of student assignments and term projects

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION:

• Guelph Food Technology Centre Training on HACCP Edmonton Canada 2009

• Productivity Group Training on Lean Management Philadelphia USA 2008

• Alcoa Internal Cross Training on Thermo Forming and plastic molding Laval ,Quebec , 2006

• Alcoa Energy Efficiency course delivered by Tennessee University , 2005

• Alcoa Business training course based on the Toyota Business Systems, 2002

• Hazardous Waste Management and Transportation of Dangerous Good Toronto ,Ontario ,2002

• Supervisory training by the Canadian Management Center, 1998.

• CSA & ACI Certification for Concrete Testing, 1997.

• Fire Alarm Technology Program, George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario, 1994

• Auto CAD Training course, Le Collège d’Enseignement General et Professionnel du Vieux Montréal (CEGEP), Montréal, Québec, 1990.

REFERENCES: Provided upon request.

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