WILLIAM “Bill” S.
Skills
- Welding, Refrigeration, Sheet Metal Fabrication, PLC's, Warehouse Management System (WMS), SAP, Prodius PM System, Demand Work Order System, Computer skills utilizing Microsoft Office software, extensive Supervisory/Management experience
EXPERIENCE
8/12 to present, Strategic Material, Maintenance Director, NJ (Looking to get back into manufacturing; Salary $75,000)
- Recycle glass facility
4/12 – 8/12, Maintenance Supervisor, Kellogg’s, Blue Anchor, NJ (Short-term contract position through Kelly Services)
- Responsible for the ammonia system, waste water treatment plant, spiral freezers, packaging lines, wheel room, as well as running production, scheduling, purchasing of required materials, and SAP.
7/08 – 11/11, Maintenance Manager, Mrs. Resslers Foods, Philadelphia, PA; Salary $89,500)
- Shortly after joining Mrs. Resslers Foods as Maintenance Manager, ownership purchased a new building. In addition to running the maintenance department of one facility, I was also responsible for preparing for and executing the move of the entire facility to the new location. Completed the installation of the electrical and air drops, designed the layout and installed all machinery and equipment in a more functional and efficient manner than the old facility allowed, enabling me to further reduce downtime by 23%. When the move was completed and the facility was fully operational, I was responsible for the closure and shutdown of the old facility.
- Daily responsibilities included all repair, maintenance and preventative maintenance for all plant equipment, air compressors, boilers, water softeners, waste water, refrigeration of an ammonia based system and facility operations.
- Responsible for the extrusion equipment which we used to package our product. We installed new silo’s to handle the production demand along with installing a pm system designed just to take care of the plastic division of the business.
- Designed and implemented both a PM system and parts inventory system which decreased spending by 27% and decreased downtime by 31%.
- Scheduled all major equipment rebuilds and the daily maintenance workload for a 3 shift operation consisting of 15 mechanics - plumbers/electricians/electromagnetic technicians.
11/07 – 7/08, Maintenance Manager, Coleman Natural Foods (formerly Snowball Foods, LLC), Williamstown, NJ (Facility closed)
- Responsible for the repair, maintenance and preventative maintenance on all plant equipment.
- Scheduled to ensure that there were 21 maintenance employees across 3 shifts, along with a maintenance supervisor, boiler operator and waste water operator to meet plant compliance guidelines.
- Trained all department and plant machine operators on safety programs, worked with upper management to implement cost effective solutions to reducing downtime, reducing overtime costs and increasing productivity.
- Developed preventative maintenance programs and delivered to staff.
- When the company closed, I was responsible for selling off machinery, spare parts, and the complete closure of the facility.
- Responsible for the extrusion equipment which we used to package our product.
10/06 – 11/07, Maintenance Supervisor, Rich Products Corporation, Vineland, NJ (Career growth opportunity)
- Managed15 tradesmen on 3 shifts; scheduled all maintenance department functions, managed the database for the PM system, MP-2.
- Responsible for major projects, training of the associates, keeping the plant in compliance with USDA standards, worked with the waste-water treatment plant, ammonia engine room, and kept production downtime under 3%.
10/05 – 10/06, Facilities & Manufacturing Maintenance Manager, B. Braun Medical Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ (Facility closed)
- Producer plastic injection molded and extruded medical devices and supplies (syringes).
- Plastic machinery on the plant floor: 4 twin screw extruders & 11 injection molding machines.
- Responsible for the mechanical operation of the production floor, compressors, chemical storage and mixing room and supervised a staff of 15 maintenance technicians and 1 facility technician.
- Managed and controlled the electronic preventive maintenance system (Prodius) and demand work order system, asset control, hazmat control systems, OEM parts and inventory for critical parts list.
- Accomplishments included reduction of machine downtime from 18 hours per month to 4.2 hours and a significant decrease in annual facility spending from 27% to 15%.
5/05 – 10/05, Production / Maintenance Supervisor, Productive Plastics, Mt. Laurel, NJ (Left for opportunity with b. Braun)
- Supervised second shift personnel in the thermoforming of large sheet plastics products for a vast array of consumer and industrial needs.
- Duties included scheduling of crewing and production lines, molding and equipment set-ups, changeovers, and warehouse management of raw materials and finished goods.
9/02 – 5/05, Maintenance / Production Supervisor, Church & Dwight, North Brunswick, NJ (Due to loss of sales company eliminated ¼ of their staff)
- Producer of plastic blow molded bottles.
- Responsible for 2nd shift personnel (76 employees & 2 Supervisors) and scheduling and operation of production lines, downtime, changeovers, warehouse management system, and SAP.
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive training and safety program for operation and line techs to achieve substantial quality improvements and eliminate downtime.
- Successfully took shift efficiencies from 67% to 87% while achieving the best safety rating in the plant.
3/00 – 9/02, Maintenance & Facilities Supervisor, Johanna Foods, Flemington, NJ (New opportunity)
- Supervised the night shift maintenance and trades groups; was responsible for scheduling all repairs and controlled plant shutdowns, maintenance of all fillers, CIP systems, and equipment and production start-ups.
3/98 – 3/00, Manufacturing & Facilities Technical Operations Manager, J.W.S. Delavau, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (New opportunity)
- Company produced ½ million cups pr day. Facility housed 8 Cincinnati Milacron blow molding machine
- Responsible for directing maintenance crew to maintain and upgrade all granulation, solid dosage tablet compression and aqueous solution coating manufacturing machinery, managed the compressed air and boiler equipment systems, and the requisitioning of all machinery parts, assemblies and supplies.
2/97– 3/98, Maintenance Manager, Hygrade Foods Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (Facility closed)
- Managed all Maintenance personnel responsible for the operation of food packing production equipment.
- Implemented a PM program which achieved significant decreases in machine downtime and inefficiencies.
6/94 – 2/97, Maintenance Manager, Russell Stanley Corporation, Camden, NJ (Facility closed)
- Produced extruded blow molded drums.
- Supervised 11 tradesmen and was responsible for the maintenance of all blow mold equipment, extruders and forklifts.
- Developed a PM system and successfully decreased downtime by 3.5%, in a three shift, 24/7 operation.
4/88 – 6/94, Maintenance Manager, Quality Foods, Inc., Camden, NJ (Company sold & new management brought in their own employees)
- Supervised 34 maintenance personnel over 3 shifts for a 24/7 operation.
- Developed and implemented a PM system which successfully reduced downtime by more than five hours per week.
4/82 – 4/88, Lead Production Mechanic, Tastykake, Philadelphia, PA (New opportunity)
- Responsible for the installation and maintenance of all production equipment and spiral coolers for the donuts department.
6/72 – 4/82, Lead Mechanic, Domino Sugar, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA(Company closed)
- Lead mechanic supervising 11 mechanics on the second shift.
- Responsibilities included development of a PM program and maintenance of all production equipment.
Education
- Westinghouse Packaging Machine Course, 2 years
- I.C.S school for Refrigeration and Heating, 2 years
- Rowan University for Management Courses and Skills
- O.S.H.A School for Plant safety and Forklift Training
- 1970, Interboro High, Graduated