Maintenance Technician/supervisor/manager

Alvin R. Martin

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Elsberry, Mo 63343

573-***-****-home

636-***-****-cell

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SUMMARY:

Refrigeration /Maintenance / Electrical Technician candidate seeking position with good mix of responsibilities in connection with Manufacturing industry equipment including, but not limited to: refrigeration, boilers, electrical, electronic/PLC, automated systems, packaging, hydraulics, centrifuge pumps, presses, cookers, motors/gearboxes, conveyors, transfer systems and other equipment. Flexible to any Maintenance industry.

Educated, trained or certified as needed in electrical, electronics and refrigeration (ammonia and Freon), welding and mechanical applications. Capably supervise PSM programs, schedule and develop skills of subordinates and able to transition skills within beef or pork operations and can apply “hands-on” as needed or for training purposes. Highly familiar with packinghouse, processing and refrigeration equipment, auxiliary and automated systems, utilities and meat industry total plant operations and facilities. Expertise includes working to meet or exceed employer goals and objectives in connection with OSHA, USDA, IIAR, RETA, plant maintenance programs, budgets, operating parameters (production schedules/downtime/overtime), reporting and record-keeping.

EXPERIENCE

Cintas-The Uniform Company, St. Charles, Mo 2009-present

Maintenance Supervisor

Responsible for all Maintenance throughout entire operation except fleet. Personally developed PM program (non-computerized) which has reduced downtime by 60% and growing. Reporting to the Plant Manager, coordinate all projects, leading role in WASS (Wash Alley Safety System) Installation. Revised plant flow process to streamline the loading and unloading of fleet, also responsible for budget, training, Waste Water and Utilities. Updated plants electrical systems to bring current with the NEC and NFPA standards. Championed the OSHA Inspection readiness team to bring facility up to current acceptable standards and passed inspection with no infractions. Have 2 mechanics, 2 Waste Water Operators that report directly to me. Just completed OSHA compliance training, Lean Manufacturing including Six Sigma, and Meticulous Hiring.

AFB International, O’Fallon, Mo 2008-2009

Maintenance Team Leader

Responsible for all aspects of Plant Maintenance reporting to the Director of Engineering. HVAC, Cooling Towers, Liquid Process, Dry Blend, Spray Dryer, Wastewater and Boilers.

Personally responsible for repairing and correcting a 150 and 400 HP boiler to ensure operation, completed project under time and under budget.

Streamlined the MP2 system to accurately record, track and flag equipment and work orders to effectively manage Maintenance Utilization to near 100%. Oversee 8 Union Maintenance Mechanics (UAW) and 1 Maintenance Administrative Assistant. Completed New Bagging Line installation and new Dust collection system.

Agriprocessors-Postville, Iowa 2007-2008

Maintenance Manager

Responsible for all aspects of Plant Maintenance. Directly reporting to the VP and President of the company.

HVAC, Ammonia, projects and M&R of poultry kill, cut-up and RTE. Also responsible for Beef kill, deboning and RTE including Ground Beef operation.

Personally oversee PM program (PMC 2000) and have taken it to the next level to optimize use of preventative maintenance for predictive maintenance and constantly maintain 98% uptime efficiency in all areas.

Currently completing audit for new rendering plant in process of construction with new wastewater and installation of new boiler system-online and under budget.

New RTE sausage, slicing lines and ovens project are online and operational maintaining 99% scheduled attainment and run time.

Missouri Western State University- St. Joseph, MO 2006-2007

Mechanical Supervisor

· Responsible for all aspects of Maintenance and repair of entire facility.

· HVAC, Electrical with Power Transmission, PLC’s, Plumbing, all utilities, Projects and improvement coordinator and planning, with oversee of same.

· Budget analysis, upgrades and cost effectiveness.

· Currently piloting campus wide audit for life cycling equipment for preventative and predictive maintenance, scheduling of replacement and Capital Improvement Projects.

· Implementation of CMMS to reduce costs and lean operation.

· HVAC universal certified. Completed Trane Factory Authorized Training in Advance Troubleshooting.

Triumph Foods-St. Joseph, Mo 2005-2006

Refrigeration Superintendent

· Consisting of 12 Reports with 3 Supervisors and 9 Hourly Tech’s. Responsible for PSM, startup of new facility and operation of same.

· Left due to Recruitment by Missouri Western State University and Large Natural Gas Explosion that fatally injured one of workers.

ConAgra Foods-Longmont, Co 2004-2005 Maintenance and Refrigeration Supervisor

· Direct reports consist of 12 Maintenance Techs, 3 leadmen and 2 Refrigeration Mechanics. Also responsible for USDA issues, NR’s, PM’s, start-up, Abuse of Equipment, Operating budgets and Downtime.

· Directly report to Plant Engineer and Complex Manager.

Sara Lee Foods-Tupelo, Ms 2003-2004

Maintenance Superintendent

· Responsible for Raw and RTE sides of Production, Processing and Packaging Equipment such as Mahaffy and Tiromat Packaging Equipment, Townsend sausage stuffers, Alkar cooking Ovens, Boilers, ground sausage, Compressed air system, Central Hydraulics, Refrigeration Systems, Electrical safety and Process Safety Management.

· Let go due to Management 15% cutback.

Rich Sea-Pak-Brownsville, TX 2002-2003

Refrigeration-Utilities Manager

· Duties and responsibilities included Ammonia Refrigeration System, Boilers and associated systems, Central Sanitation system, Spiral Freezers-3 Stein, Central Hydraulics, Soy oil tanks and pumps, Compressed air system, HVAC system, Ice generation and storage system, Fryer Rotoclones-Clean exhaust, All rooftop make-up air and ventilation systems, Overhead and automatic door systems, Reverse Osmosis Water generation Equipment, Buildings and Grounds maintenance, Fulton closed heating system, Chill Water Units, Portable Chillers, Fire sprinkler and Alarm System-both wet and dry, Process Safety Manager and all related documentation pertaining to the same.

· Used MP2 software and PM system to track PM's and prove accountability for Technician's training in Process Safety Management.

Gold’nPlump Poultry-Cold Spring, MN 1999-2001

Maintenance and Refrigeration Sup

· Reporting to the Facility Manager and to Corporate for downtime, Pm’s and projects, refrigeration and PSM system that I oversaw the upgrade of, work order ticket system and tracking of same that I had implemented to ensure timely completion of to deter downtime and properly maintain production’s needs.

· Safety program implementations such as confined space, lockout/tag out, and Hazmat that I was personally involved with developing.

· Taking the maintenance dept. to the next level by reducing downtime to less than 7 minutes per line per week.

Smithfield Foods Inc. Smithfield Va, 1998-1999

Corporate Refrigeration Manager

· This included PSM programs, refrigeration personnel, training, projects, layout and design of same. All repair and PM of all equipment as well as Incident commander for Hazmat Team.

· Responsible for implementation and installation of Computer Automation system (RS LOGIX/ RS VIEW) to maintain systems.

· Federal Beef Inc-West Fargo, ND 1993-1997

· Lead Maintenance Technician

· Started out in Boning operation and moved from Kill, to Rendering, to Boning and Ground Beef Processing. Was promoted to a Lead Technician Position after 1 year due to knowledge in the Ground Beef area and Cryovac Packaging. Also, started up a new KP Chub machine with

· minimal downtime and also ran a Sepamatic for fine grind and calcium separation. Finally left Federal Beef when they closed at the end of 1997.

Education & Training:

Northwest Technical college, Wadena & Detroit Lakes, MN, Electronic and Electrical Theory, Applications and Diagnostics; Hibbing Technical College, Hibbing, MN, the credits equal an AA degree but they did not offer that at the time so it is considered a diploma. Industrial Maintenance-Electrical, Electronics, PLC’s, (programming), Industrial Controls, Automated Systems and Auto-Cad; North Dakota Safety Council, Ammonia and Chemical Handling and Emergency Training at Garden City, Kansas.

Equipment Expertise:

Formax, Marel, Ross and Grasselli slicers, Cryovac Machines-8300-24, 8600-14,16,18, Multivac 5100, 5200 and the new 530. Mahaffey 8000 series Packaging Machines. Townsend Stuffers.

VC-999 Machines, Tiromat Packaging Equipment, V-mag, And Kartridge Pac chub makers, Weiler grinders, Convenience food system grinders.

Frick and Vilter Recip compressors, (ammonia), York screw compressors, Frick twin Screws, automated systems such as Wonderware for Refrigeration and Line Automation.

Wolfking Injectors, Gunther and Ross injectors, Ovens(curing and smoking), and tenderizers.

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