JOSEPH AUBREY JOHNSTON JR

**** **** ****

WICHITA KS 67215

316-***-****

s61w25@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

To secure a permanent position in which my experience and education would allow me to obtain optimum growth and opportunity.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

Mechanical Engineering courses with 22 years practical experience.

19+ years in manufacturing management, process engineering, maintenance, profit and loss responsibility, strong practical mechanical application in food processing industry within a 24/7 processing plant operations

19+ years in hands on experience with hydraulics, electrical, electronic, pneumatics and PLC’s and a proven effective problem solver

10 years of hands on experience working with evaporative towers and NH3 refrigeration to include: screw and reciprocating compressors.

16 years of experience working with Spiral Freezer

19 years management experience in food processing plant facilities

People Skills, Tracking Budget Expenses, Quality Management, Staffing, Project management, Developing and maintaining PM programs, Developing Standards, Product Development, Planning, Equipment Maintenance, Extensive Safety, and Facilities Management Systems

Experience with:

Refrigeration equipment to include: Frick, Frigicoil, Frigo, Ferguson, York, Grasso, RSC, and Mycon

Boiler and direct fire water systems

High speed slicing and packaging equipment to include: Formax, Ryowa, Multivac, Tiromat, Cryovac

Injectors and tumblers: Townsend, Mepaco, Wolfking, Wolftec

Dicers: Carruthers, Trief

Labelers: Koch, Tirolabeler, MR

Scales: Floor, table top, high speed- Multipond, Ishida

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Electrical and electronic PLC controls

Mixers and Grinders to include: Wolfking, Marlen, and Wieler.

Fork lifts and Pallet jacks

Various ice machines

CO2 tunnel freezers

Stuffing equipment to include: Townsend, Hi-tec, T-pac, Handtmann, Tipper Tie and T-sizer

Batch ovens and continuous ovens: Alkar, Marlin

Air compressors: Reciprocating and screw

Baader food processing equipment to include: 184, 160,60,109,52,62, and 166.

Hazmat, CPR and First Responder trained.

Mig, tig, and stick welding

Microsoft Word, Excel and SAP operating system

EDUCATION

1984-1986 Holmes College, Goodman, Mississippi – Mechanical Engineering

1984 Benton Academy High School Graduate

EMPLOYMENT

September 2008-Present

Farmland Foods (Owned by Smithfield Foods), Wichita, KS

Position: Maintenance Superintendent

Job Purpose:

Provides a safe, comfortable operating environment by directing installation, maintenance, and repair of machines, tools, equipment, and utility systems.

Duties:

* Identifies current and future maintenance requirements by establishing rapport with management, engineering, and production personnel, tradesmen, technicians, and other persons in a position to understand maintenance requirements.

* Achieves financial objectives by preparing an annual maintenance budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

* Ensures production operations by determining work priorities and scheduling repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment.

* Provides heat, steam, electric power, gas, and air by directing installation of, modifications to, and maintenance activities on utility systems.

* Designs, implements, and modifies preventive maintenance programs by reviewing production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics; inspecting operating machines, equipment, and systems for conformance with operational standards.

* Directs maintenance operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.

* Resolves maintenance problems by conferring with management, engineering, and quality control personnel.

* Protects employees and visitors by maintaining a safe and clean working environment. essential job results:

* Completes maintenance operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.

* Maintains maintenance staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.

* Maintains maintenance staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.

* Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks.

* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Reason for Leaving: Relocate to be closer to family

2004-2008

America’s Catch, Itta Bena, Mississippi 662-***-****

Position: Maintenance Supervisor

Duties: Maintain and supervise all equipment within the plant (Baader, Foodcraft, Frick, RSC, Scanviect, and Spiral Freezer)

2002-2004

Delta Pride, Indianola, Mississippi (no longer in operation)

Position: Maintenance Manager/Engineer

Duties: Maintain and supervise all equipment within three plants (Baader, Scanviect,

Spiral Freezer, NH3 Refrigeration System)

2000-2002

America’s Catch, Itta Bena, Mississippi 662-***-****

Position: Maintenance Supervisor

Duties: Maintain and supervise all equipment within the plant (Baader, Scanviect, Spiral Freezer, NH3 Refrigeration System)

1998-2000

Baader North America, Indianola, Mississippi (Corporate Office Ft Myers, Florida)

Position: Traveling Service Technician

Duties: Making service calls for food processing equipment (Baader, Foodcraft, Johnson,

Scanviect)

1995-1998

Thorne Apple Valley, Grand Rapids, Michigan (No longer in operation)

Position: Maintenance Superintendent

Duties: Maintain and supervise all equipment (Hitec, Townsend, Cvepaco, KSI, Cozini)

1993-1995

Townsend of Arkansas, Batesville, Arkansas

Position Maintenance Supervisor

Duties: Maintain and supervise all equipment (Baader, Foodcraft, Johnson, Frigicoil, Frick)

1991-1993

Delta Pride, Inc., Indianola, Mississippi (No longer in operation)

Position: Maintenance Supervisor

Duties: Maintain and supervise all equipment (184 Baader, Scangrader, Spiral Freezer, 166

Baader)

1987-1991

United States Army

Position: Infantry

CHARACTER TRAITS

HONEST, HARDWORKING, DEDICATED, PROFESSIONAL, TEAMPLAYER, LEADER, GOOD TEACHER, AGGRESSIVE, GOAL ORIENTED, STRONG WORK ETHICS.

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