Kirby Shirk

Home 603-***-**** ** Barker Rd.

Cellular 978-***-**** Stratham, NH 03885

kvlgga@r.postjobfree.com

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Executive Profile

Proven maintenance and facilities manager with 34 years experience in preventive maintenance skills. Possesses a strong mechanical/electrical background. Experienced in budgeting, vendor relations, negotiations and use of subcontractors. Knowledge of environmental/safety issues and OSHA requirements. Able to multi-task and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Focused on creative and practical solutions that reduce costs and maximize facility utilization. Commended for dedicated work ethic and rewarded by steady promotions and training in all aspects of work. Recognized for long hours, commitment to customers, and attention to detail, professionalism and follow up.

Career Achievements

•Started a new plant on a deadline with many obstacles, on time Redesigned equipment that increased production 74 percent. Reduced down time by 80%

•Organized and managed a 350,000 sq.ft. Food processing facility (with a 35,000 lb.ammonia refrigeration system) and maintained equipment and various operating systems, utilizing construction and mechanical knowledge. Reduced down time from 5% to 1.38% in 6 years. Administered an annual budget of $3M+ utilizing hands-on management of staff over electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, water, sewer, fire and security systems

•Planned and coordinated multiple construction projects and improvement projects simultaneously resulting in a cost savings of more than $500k over 5 years. Installed new packing and operating lines on time and under budget. Assisted a co-packer in installing a production line.

•Started Preventive maintenance programs, Inventory systems from paper systems to computer (MP2 and Excel) and Sop’s

•Passed all audits by AIB, Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, GRB, Pinnacle and various others by 90%+ for the maintenance department

•Employee of the year 1989

Professional Background

Maintenance Manager 2003 to Present

Goodharbor Fillet LLC Gloucester, MA

Reviewed processing schedules and production ordered to determine staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments. Developed budgets and approved expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources. Hired, trained, evaluated, and discharged staff. Resolved personnel grievances. Coordinated and recommended procedures for facility and equipment maintenance and modification. Negotiated materials prices with suppliers. Analyzed production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports to detect production problems.

• Trained and managed a 12 man department

• Recognized as contributing to profitability of the company with cost savings and down time.

• Designed, developed and implemented 2 full production lines and 3 packing lines

• Developed effective internal controls and always operated within budget

• Easily establish rapport with people of all ages, cultures, and beliefs. Asked for Ideas and helped Production with day to day activities

• Developed solutions as part of quality management team

• Demonstrated effective and consistent technical support

• Designed and created information systems. Down time records and Sop’s for equipment

• Converted manual systems to computerized systems. Started a PM system and an Inventory system

Maintenance Manager 1977 to 2003

Highliner Foods Portsmouth, NH

Designed, developed and implemented new production lines and processes as well as building and assorted systems. Developed effective internal controls and always operated within budget. Earned a reputation as a valuable and cooperative coworker by being fair, honest, and willing to help others when needed; effectively resolving conflicts at appropriate times; and assisting new managers and other staff to become familiar with policy and operations. Prepared and maintained production reports and personnel records. Coordinated and recommended procedures for facility and equipment maintenance and modification. Reviewed operations and conferred with technical and administrative staff to resolve production and processing problems.

• Ran Maintenance under budget and always with a cost savings

• Designed, developed and implemented 90% of all capital projects. Also supervised clean-up operations

• Earned a reputation as a valuable and cooperative coworker by: being fair, honest, and willing to help others when needed; effectively resolving conflicts at appropriate times; and assisting new managers and other staff to become familiar with policy and operations

• Developed solutions as part of quality management team

• Developed ideas for water recovery and Refrigeration systems

• Effective in stressful situations

• Helped prioritize work schedules and delegated assignments

• Created one of the best performance records in the food industry, .Mechanical down time of 1.38 % annual.

• Daily interfacing with engineers on various projects. Inspected completed work for conformance to blue prints, specifications and building codes, including vendor and bid selections.

• Demonstrated ability to apply sound knowledge to diverse applications

More common sense approach

• Demonstrated effective and consistent technical support

• Converted manual systems to computerized systems. The PM program and Inventory program Inventory was $500,000 + to Data Stream MP2

• Designed key components for auto packing machines also standardized equipment

• Detail-minded with a good eye for balance and organization

• Consistently maintained high profit margins on all projects. Negotiated with vendors and contractors to reduce costs

• Experienced manager with excellent team abilities.

Reviews have always been ''above and beyond what is expected of him''

• Effective open communication. Express self very well. Can make a point and convincingly express an opinion

• Evaluated new technologies, equipment, vendors and product marketability

• Excel at organizing, coordinating, and managing projects

• Analyzed and improved departmental operations resulting in increased productivity

• Acted as a role model and mentor for new trainees engaged in on-the-job training. Started to train machine operators to work on machines and do PM work. Held classes every Friday for 4 hrs.

• Able to train experienced people and develop highly effective teams

• Hard-working, goal-oriented, perfectionist as well as a team player

• Identified problems and proposed solutions

Education

H.S.

Marshwood High Eliot, ME

Licenses

•Waste Water M-3, Mass waste water, 2012

Training

•Professional Training.

Industrial Refrigeration 1&2 Process Safety Management Risk Management

OSHA Training and Requirements Electrical Safety Pneumatics

Hydraulics and Hydraulic Systems Hazwoper Impact/Access-Tactical

Building Construction TPM Lean Electrical 24v-600v 3ph

Practical Project Management Front Line Leadership MSA Instruction

KIRBY SHIRK

24 Barker Rd. Home: 603-***-****

Stratham, NH 03885 Cell: 978-***-****

Email: kvlgga@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

Proven maintenance and facilities manager with 35 years’ experience of creating efficient assembly processes, from soup to nuts. Possess strong hands-on mechanical/electrical experience, enhancing my ability to save employers hundreds of thousands of dollars in redesigning and re-engineering costs. Meticulous expenses cutter, and can address budgetary issues with micro-precision. Commended for dedicated work ethic, and rewarded by steady promotions and training in all aspects of work. Core competencies include:

Continuous Process Improvement

Cost Reduction/Avoidance

Environmental/safety, OSHA

Technology Integration Management Efficiency Improvement Operations

Re-Engineerinanagement

I was Kirby’s direct supervisor at Good Harbor Fillet. At all times I have found Kirby to be conscientious, hard working and honest. His character is of the highest quality and it has been my pleasure to have known him over the years….Any organization that has him on their staff would surely be that much stronger. His skill levels are superb and his people skills are exceptional. Wayne Saunders, V.P. Research & Development, Proteus Industries

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Oversaw construction of new plant; personally re-engineered, redesigned packing/filling equipment processes that increased production 74%, reduced down time by 80%

Planned, coordinated multiple construction-improvement projects simultaneously, resulting in cost savings of $500K over 5 years

Reconfigured production floor at 350,000 sq. ft. food processing facility, with 35,000-pound ammonia refrigeration system, for better production flow; engine room reworked for accessibility, workflow

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Reduced down time from 5 to 1.38% in 6 years

• Ensured maintenance department passed all audits by American Institute of Bakers, IB, Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Global Inspection Co. (Europe), Pinnacle, various others by 90+%

• Administered annual budget of $3+M, utilizing hands-on management of staff for electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, water, sewer, fire, security systems

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Maintenance Manager, Goodharbor Fillet LLC, Gloucester, MA 2003-2012

Trained, managed a 12-person department (out of a 125-150 employee total) at a facility

that processed 38M pounds of seafood per year, 24/7. Perceived as the one constant

in the Company, with a large turnover rate of bosses (13). Determined the level of staffing,

duty assignments; hired, trained, evaluated and fired personnel, when required. Drafted and

adjusted budgets, where needed; vigilant over expenditures for supplies, materials, human

resources. Tough negotiator with vendor/suppliers.

• Coordinated, recommended, drafted new procedures for facility, decreasing down

time from 3 days per week to less than 2 hours per week.

• Redesigned sprayers for beer batter, to ensure product weights were consistent

• Created information systems, downtime records, SOPs for equipment usage

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND (cont’d)

HIGHLINER FOODS, Portsmouth, NH 1977-2003

Maintenance Manager (1994-2003)

Designed, developed and implemented new production lines and processes; built assorted

systems for seafood processing company of 300-400 employees, selling 48M pounds of

product. Saved company $500,000 annually by creating fine-tuned efficient machine processes

and procedures. Reviewed operations and conferred with technical and administrative staff to

resolve production/processing problems. Prepared and maintained production reports and

personnel records. Coordinated and implemented procedures for facility equipment

maintenance and modification.

Designed, developed, implemented 90% of all capital projects, e.g., water recovery

processes, refrigeration systems; instituted recycling used oil

Inspected completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications, building codes,

vendor, bid selections

Computerized inventory management program detailing 400,000 items

Designed key components for auto packing machines, standardized equipment

Evaluated new technologies, equipment, vendors, product marketability

Maintenance Supervisor (1982-1993)

Maintenance (1979-1981)

Cleanup (1977-1979)

EDUCATION

Marshwood High, Eliot, ME

AWARD

Employee of the Year, 1989

LICENSES

Waste Water, Massachusetts (2013)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Industrial Refrigeration 1&2

OSHA Training and Requirements

Hydraulics and Hydraulic Systems

Building Construction

TPM Lean Process Safety Management

Risk Management

Pneumatics

Hazwoper

Electrical 24v-600v3ph

Electrical Safety

Impact/Access-Tactical

Front Line Leadership

MSA Instruction

Practical Project Management

Kirby Shirk

24 Barker Rd.

Stratham, NH 03885

March 29, 2012

Attention:

Dear Sir or Madam:

Please find my resume in application for a position as a Maintenance Manager. I believe my background as a Maintenance Manager is a perfect fit.

I am told that manufacturing jobs are making a comeback. for some of us, they never left.

Maintenance management has been a part of my DNA since high school. My work colleagues nicknamed me “MacGuyver” because of my ability to create, fix, restore, and redesign machine processes, saving my employers literally hundreds of thousands of dollars. I’m also very investigative by nature. In addition to the accomplishments listed in my resume, my personal references will attest to some of the changes I sponsored at the plants where I worked:

• Started preventative maintenance programs, creating SOP reference materials

• Converted inventory systems from paper to computer, making it

possible for every section or department to know its inventory status and make

adjustments when necessary.

• Designed, developed, and implemented to full production 3 packing lines

I am extremely knowledgeable in troubleshooting a wide range of mechanical and engineering problems in processing and plant design. I have taken various training classes, and know the essential protocols for handling any and all machine maintenance work.

I love my field of work, and it shows on when I’m on the job: I’m personable, extremely organized, detailed, and learn quickly. My latest employer wanted me to relocate to New Bedford, MA (3 hours away), where the shop was moving, but I want to stay put where my family has planted roots. Please allow me the opportunity of interviewing with you at your very earliest convenience, so that I can further show you why I believe I would be an asset to . I may be reached at 978-***-****

Thank you so much for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Kirby Shirk

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