Maintenance Supervisor

Christopher J. Ludovice **********@*****.***

**** ****** ******, *****, ** 60120 H 847-***-**** C 224-***-****

SUMMARY

An experienced, professional manager with skills ranging from hands on fabrication and repairs, to project management. Decades of experience in both union and non-union environments. Experienced in MS Office suite applications and CMMS. Well versed in OSHA/DOL standards including lock-out/tag-out, confined spaces, machine guarding, right to know, hearing conservation and related training requirements. Performs difficult technical work supervising and participating in the work of skilled and semiskilled workers engaged in mechanical, electrical, and electronic maintenance and repair work.

Supervises and directs the installation, maintenance and repair of production, plant, and related mechanical, electric, and electronic equipment; scheduling projects; maintaining records and files; preparing reports. Establishes and schedules preventative maintenance programs; checks projects for progress and conformance to work plans and orders. Thorough knowledge of the equipment, tools, and techniques of equipment repair for manufacturing, building, and grounds maintenance. Orders supplies, materials and parts, monitors expenditures. Fully capable of employee development from selection, training, performance evaluations to mentoring and coaching. Exceptional attention to detail while maintaining “big picture” outlook. Ability to provide superior customer service to both internal and external customers. Capable of working with minimal supervision, and making decisions independently.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2000 – 2012 Maintenance Supervisor, City of Elgin Water Department Provided supervision for up to 15 in house union workers, and outside contractual labor to maintain 150 million dollar city owned and operated drinking water treatment and storage infrastructure, consisting of multiple municipal water treatment plants and related facilities. Established, input and maintained equipment maintenance data base using Naviline/HTE system. Developed and implemented yearly budget. Assigned, scheduled, directed, and inspected the work of mechanics and other staff engaged in servicing, maintaining, repairing and installing equipment used in water treatment plants, lift stations, wells, storage tanks, and reservoirs. Administered daily progress meetings. Created specifications, bid documents and council memorandum for large projects and capital acquisitions. Evaluated subordinates and implemented performance improvement plans where needed. Worked closely with other department divisions to insure the absolute availability of water meeting all applicable EPA, FDA and related standards to 120,000 customers.

Refined PM program to reduce machine breakdowns 30% per year

Implemented stocking program for parts and materials, saving time and money for maintenance and repair

Assisted in the design, implementation, and creation of a “towerless” pressure zone to enable tower repairs

Facilitated “green” initiatives, such as high efficiency motor replacement program, fluorescent lighting conversion to energy efficient fixtures, custodial paper product usage reductions, and instituted “no cost” waste petroleum disposal program.

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1999 – 2000 Production Manager, Solberg Manufacturing, Itasca Provided Inventory analysis and component ordering, production scheduling for standard items, and hands on monitoring for custom and urgent orders for air filter manufacturer. Oversee assembly/shipping functions and insure 100% customer satisfaction for all orders.

Assisted in implementation of ISO9000 program.

1991 – 1998 Plant Manager, Alpine Engineered Products, St. Charles Oversee operations of 20,000 ft. stamping/warehouse facility with seven OBI presses. Responsible for all phases of production including tool and die maintenance and inspection, and material testing for structural building components. Served as Safety and Quality Control Manager.

Recommended for VPP program by OSHA

Assisted machinery division with truss production equipment installation

Achieved lowest production cost of 7 nationwide facilities through superior production scheduling and inventory control

Administered fork-lift licensing program

1988 – 1991 Truss Engineer, Alpine Engineered Products, St. Charles CAD Engineering of wood trusses, girders, component building systems. Technical assistance for clients and sales staff. Provided JIT engineered drawings and excellent customer service on a daily basis.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Experienced in Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, OneNote and Access. Naviline/HTE/AS400 finance and budgetary monitoring, and WF maintenance module for facility maintenance planning/execution.

TRAINING

Extensive training in HR areas including: Americans with Disability Act, Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Harassment Prevention, Reasonable Suspicion and Substance Abuse, Diversity Training, Grievance Avoidance, Interviewing and Hiring, Emotional Intelligence. 135 hours of leadership training including topics such as: Ethical Decision Making, Career Development, “If it’s Predictable, it’s Preventable”, Dealing with Gossip in the Workplace, Managing Problem Employees, Embracing Diversity, Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Wayne Messmer and “The Voice of Victory”. Extensive training in FEMA: National Incident Management Command System.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana

Mechanical Engineering, 3 years. Special studies in Automotive Engineering and computer simulation of automotive power plants.

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