Maintenance Technician

Richard R. Rood

***** ******** ** • Greenville MI. 48838 • 616-***-****

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MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Maintenance / Manufacturing Improvement

Maintenance Technician with extensive experience in equipment and building maintenance.

Experience includes development of new procedures using LSS and Kazan, Executed new processes during new product development and installation and fabrication of new equipment.

SUMMARY OF KEY STRENGTHS

• Automated Operations • Team Building • ISO 9000

• Microsoft Office • Process Improvement • Strategic Planning

• Technical Training

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Changed the set-up / changeover procedures to improve uptime

Result: Reduced set-up / changeover time by 1/3 and improved up time by 15%.

Developed preventive maintenance program to drive and improve uptime. Run equipment 24 hours a day; utilize downtime to effectively maintain equipment because equipment downtime was causing loss in production.

Result: Increased up time by 20%.

Teamed with engineering to adjust equipment to more efficiently operate extruders; to produce new product to meet goals and customers needs.

Result: Production increased from 3000 lbs per hour to 5000 lbs per hour a 40% increase in production.

Utilized lean six sigma and KIZAN to implement plans to reduce downtime issues giving ability to predict maintenance. The company was losing 23% of scheduled production because equipment would breakdown.

Result: Equipment uptime was increased by 32% allowing us to attain scheduled production.

EDUCATION

Greenville High School-Graduate Diploma

Maintenance Course Work-10 Credits

Richard R. Rood

11950 Berridge Rd • Greenville MI. 48838 • 616-***-****

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MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Maintenance / Manufacturing Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Cascade Engineering Grand Rapids, MI

Lead Maintenance Technician 2001 – Present

• Train employees on new and existing equipment.

• Repair, Install, Fabricate new and existing equipment.

• Schedule and perform Preventive Maintenance on all equipment and building systems.

• Active team member on KIZAN and LSS projects.

• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical (PLC), and hydraulic equipment.

• Read Schematics and Blueprints.

• Use safe work practices. (LOTO, PPE)

Clarion Technologies. Greenville, MI

Maintenance Technician 1998 - 2001

• Used lean six sigma and 5-S initiatives to improve quality and productivity. Developed new methods to maintain equipment.

• Leader in safety, productivity and housekeeping. Ensured all company policies were followed.

• Repair, Install, Fabricate new and existing equipment.

• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical (PLC), and hydraulic equipment.

Spectrum Industries, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI

Maintenance Technician 1997 - 1998

• Managed highly automated conveyor lines in a powder coating system.

• Performed scheduled preventive maintenance.

• Implemented safe work practices safety program. Directed DFP.

• Created action plans for quality, productivity, safety and housekeeping.

• Audited safety to assure department compliance.

TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

Graduated Greenville Senior High School

Maintenance Corse Work

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