Edward McDonald
Rochester, MI 48307
Phone: 248-***-**** cell: 248-***-****
Email: *********@************.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extremely dedicated maintenance professional with extensive supervisory experience in the manufacturing industry. Proven track record performing maintenance, installation, troubleshooting and repair of mechanical, hydraulics and pneumatic equipment and systems. Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to draw, read and interpret blueprints and schematics. Strong skills directing, motivating and coordinating people.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MANPOWER, TROY,MI October 19, 2010 to present
Contract position at Kar’s Nuts establishing maintenance spare parts area. Sorting parts and placing them in each equipment shelves. Place orders for spare parts and pick up parts at local providers as needed. Obtain missing service manual, using manuals to set up preventive maintenance procedures.
PREMIER MANUFACTURING SUPPORT SERVICES Cincinnati , Ohio 2002- January 2010
Manage Mobile Equipment Fleet inside a General Motors Manufacturing Facility. Supervise UAW skilled trades in the repair of all fork trucks and mobile equipment. Operate the facility as it was my own business, reviewing profit and loss statements to determine what needed to be done to make unit profitable to our company and General Motors. Order all parts needed for repairs. Coordinate End of Lease returns and decisions.
CONTRACT PROFESSIONALS INCORPORATED Detroit, Michigan 2000 - 2002
Maintenance Supervisor 2000 - 2002
Selected to supervise maintenance employees and activities for an automotive assembly facility assembling General Motors Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks. Meet with executives to review work instructions, examine maintenance records and assign preventive maintenance orders to maintenance workers. Check daily attendance and examine computer system showing equipment operation to ensure all items are working correctly and call dispatch to send appropriate trade person to complete repairs as needed. Document all activities and submit to management for approval.
• Proactively manage up to 22 employees per shift including electricians, millwrights, welders, pipefitters, oilers, elpo/phosphate attendants and machine repair personnel. This was in the Paint Shop at GM’s Pontiac Assembly Center.
• Reduced operating costs by exchanging inferior bearing in assembly wheel thus eliminating need to exchange wheel apparatus each month.
Mechanical Engineer 2001
Provided engineering support for automotive assembly facility. Suggested design improvements to the manufacturer and design modifications to improve manufacturing processes. Planned and implemented installation and calibration of new equipment, provided equipment upgrades and repairs.
MICHIGAN FINEBLANKING Detroit, Michigan 1999 - 2000
Maintenance Supervisor
Supervised maintenance employees and activities at a metal working facility. Generated work orders using preventive maintenance program regarding all inspections required and developed schedule for inspections. Met with maintenance staff to review work orders and discuss and troubleshoot problems with manufacturing equipment.
• Received Limited Boilers Operating License from the City of Detroit.
• Initiated preventive maintenance program, bringing system back to full utilization after prior 18 months of non-maintenance resulting in equipment malfunction.
• Reduced operating costs by eliminating need for second shift to meet operating orders by training operating personnel and implementing preventive maintenance program.
MACKIE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS Oxford, Michigan 1998 - 1999
Maintenance Manager
Supervised maintenance employees and activities at a small assembly facility. Reviewed equipment to ensure full functionality, utilized preventive maintenance program to generate work orders and assigned work to maintenance technicians. Assisted with maintenance and fixed equipment as needed.
• Ensured operation and maintenance of equipment at two manufacturing facilities, keeping all electric and pneumatic torque tools performing as required by General Motors Assembly Centers.
• Established computer based tracking system of predictive maintenance.
• Supervised and trained 4 maintenance technicians.
• Reduced production costs by ensuring full operation of equipment with minimal personnel time.
CERRO COPPER PRODUCTS COMPANY Sauget, Illinois 1970 - 1998
Maintenance Supervisor 1988 - 1998
Managed maintenance personnel for world’s largest copper recycler. Developed and implemented preventive maintenance program and delegated maintenance duties to maintenance personnel. Ensured operation of equipment at all times resolving technical problems as needed.
• Supervised from 12-25 mechanical and electrical craftsmen.
• Increased equipment availability from 75% to 95% by refining and performing mechanical inspections on all equipment, recommending and controlling the purchase and storage of spare parts and developing and implementing preventive maintenance program.
• Developed in-house educational training program and assisted in training combination welder and millwright apprentices.
• Maintained critical spare parts inventory for six 600hp driven gear cases.
• Maintained records on predictive maintenance on hydraulic pumps and hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders using Word Perfect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access and Excel.
Welder/Millwright 1970 - 1988
Performed various duties of mechanical craftsman excluding electrical repairs. Responded to equipment breakdown repairs as directed by supervisor. Assisted in the setup of the worlds largest tube mills mechanical repair procedures. Assisted in starting technical services area.
• Instituted reactive maintenance program which decreased equipment downtime by examining equipment with an electrician in critical areas and developing list of items to be maintained.
• Repaired pumps and small gearboxes.
• Developed maintenance schedule for machines requiring vibration analysis monitoring.
• Developed and instituted computerized preventative maintenance program.
Production Worker 1970 - 1976
Responsible for jobs such as Head Packer Scales, Head Rotu-Bloc Operator, Head Straightener, Saw and Electronic Test, Head Straightener Operator and Quality Control Inspector.
BELLEVILLE AREA COLLEGE Belleville, Illinois 1988 - 1997
Industrial Mechanical Instructor
Instructed students in reading and interpreting engineering blueprints and understanding bearings and pneumatics.
EDUCATION
BAKER COLLEGE Auburn Hills, Michigan 2000
Bachelor Degree in Business Leadership
BELLEVILLE AREA COLLEGE Belleville, Illinois 1995 now known as Southwestern Illinois College
Associates in Applied Science in Industrial Electricity
Associates in Applied Science in Industrial Pipefitting
Secretary Stony Creek Lodge #5 Free and Accepted Masons 2004-Present