Maintenance Technician
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David A McCausey
Hastings, Mi 49058
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●Experienced Electronics Technician with over 20 years of working on and with electronic equipment and circuitry.
●Excellent troubleshooting skills in PLC logic, electronic circuitry, and ability to isolate faults and problems during and after installation of equipment.
●Highly proficient in reading and understanding schematics, blueprints, and system diagrams for isolation and repairs of equipment.
●Understanding and proficient with Good Maintenance Practices (cGMP) and Lean Initiatives (5S) and how it pertains to the manufacturing mindsets.
●Directly supervised apprentices in the process instrumentation field and coached less experienced personnel.
●Provided scheduling work on weekly basis to ensure compliance within FDA regulations by scheduling and prioritizing preventive maintenance, repair work, and troubleshooting activities with production coordinators in ten operating units at Pfizer production facility.
●Maintained equipment to high level of standards including cGMP.
●Initiated new tracking system for test equipment calibrations.
●Coached less experienced personnel.
●Worked with production and maintenance teams for scheduling purposes.
●Strong ability to install and troubleshoot issues with equipment.
●High degree of capability to isolate issues and problem solve.
●Ability to use and troubleshoot computer systems.
●Proficiency in EXCEL, WORD, and POWER POINT.
●Developed lean initiatives (5S) to ensure equipment readiness with less cost to organization including over $30K savings over 2 years.
●Facilitated safety training for entire team of 15 personnel to allow proper usage of PPEs and safety processes.
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●EXPERIENCE
●PFIZER (EVT CONTRACT THROUGH HKA CORPORTION)
● OCTOBER 2016 - PRESENT
● Engineering Maintenance Technician
● Responsible for beginning of project breakdown paperwork to ensure project follows proper guidelines using SOPs.
● Go between A & E firms and Realibility Maintenance Techncians to ensure project proceeds in orderly fashion.
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●Hasting Manufacturing
● April 2015-October 2016
● Maintenance Electrician
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●Hastings Fiberglass
● February 2015 – April 2015
● Maintenance Supervisor
● Responsible for equipment run time
● Responsible for one technician, vacation scheduling, days off, hours of work
● Set up and maintain CMMS system that would better allow maintenance department run more smoothly.
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●Hutchinson CRC
● August 2014 – February 2015
● Maintenance Supervisor
● Responsible for 13 technicians, scheduling their work day for maximum equipment run times.
● Responsible for compliant to maintain equipment at high rate of return for customer satisfaction.
● Responsible for scheduling vacations and days off for all technicians
● Responsible for performing evaluations of technicians
● Responsible for hiring and interviewing individuals for positions available in the maintenance department
●Responsible for ordering and maintaining proper inventory to facilitate emergency repairs of critical processes.
●Develop systems to facilitate proper calibration of test equipment in order to facilitate in the use of calibrations of equipment
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●Janesville Acoutics
●April 2014 – August 2014
●Maintenance/Electrical technician
●Responsible for proper operation of all manufacturing equipment in the manufacturing
●Responsible for all building maintenance related equipment such fire alarm and fire suppression systems, heating systems, and plumbing systems.
●All maintenance related repairs and installation of equipment related to manufacturing equipment including programming PLCs, installation of wiring for systems (both ac and dc) building of PLC panels and control systems for equipment.
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●Hastings Manufacturing Company
●October 2013 – April 2014
●Maintenance Electrician/Technician
●Responsible for proper operation of all manufacturing equipment in the manufacturing of piston rings for engines.
●Responsible for safe and effective operation of all electrical equipment such as 120VAC systems, 270VAC systems, and 480VAC busses and systems.
●Responsible for all building maintenance related equipment such fire alarm and fire suppression systems, heating systems, and plumbing systems.
●All maintenance related repairs and installation of equipment related to manufacturing equipment including programming PLCs, installation of wiring for systems (both ac and dc) building of PLC panels and control systems for equipment.
●Welding for either repair or installation of all associated needs of manufacturing equipment in the manufacturing of piston rings.
●Installation and programming of PLC equipment including but not limited to wiring diagrams of each piece of equipment ensuring proper operation of equipment.
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●JCIM
●August 2013 – October 2013
●Machine Repair Technician
●Responsible for the proper operation and repairs of machinery in the making of interior equipment for automotive industry.
●Troubleshoot and repair all electrical, electronic, and PLC driven equipment
●Program, adjust, and troubleshoot issues with robotic equipment installed on machinery
●Install and program robotic and electrical equipment in the manufacturing of interior equipment.
●Troubleshoot and repair facility related equipment, such as fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, garage doors, flooring, office spaces, and other equipment not associated with manufacturing equipment.
●Perform preventive maintenance on all manufacturing equipment to ensure proper operation for future operations.
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●Loreal – Salon Centric
●February 2012 – April 2013
●Facilities Maintenance Coordinator
●Responsible for maintaining conveyor systems to ensure operation of warehouse shipping
●Repairs/coordination of repairs to all facilities related equipment for warehouse
●Receive/coordinate quotes from contractor involvement
●Troubleshooting, repairing, contracting out all repairs of facility and warehouse equipment
●Maintain and repair lift trucks and associated equipment
●Purchasing and receiving of materials associated with the maintenance and repair of equipment in the warehouse.
●Work with safety manager to ensure that all safety requirements through OSHA and MIOSHA were maintained.
●Supervision of all maintenance facilities to ensure proper repair and maintenance of all related equipment followed proper guidelines.
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●Benteler Automotive
●September 2011-January 2012
●Automation Technician
●Troubleshooting issues with welding processes to ensure a proper and quality product sent to customer.
●Troubleshoot PLC and HMI system issues to ensure proper operation.
●Modifications of programming to robot welders to ensure proper welds to product ensuring high quality product.
●Welding equipment repairs and modifications to ensure proper operation
●Preventive maintenance on welding equipment to ensure proper operation
●Repairs of all peripheral equipment such as radiated coolers, clamping systems, welder components, computer systems, controller systems.
●Ensure proper inventory of necessary components to complete work assignments.
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●Pfizer Corporation
●September 2000 – March 2011
●Process Instrumentation Technician Journeyman/Apprentice
●Coordinated scheduling activities using maintenance reliability programs in providing preventive maintenance program to maintenance and operations (production) to ensure equipment downtime to complete tasks.
●Using EXCEL format, downloaded maintenance scheduling activities to ensure all team members knew production and maintenance scheduling practices on a weekly basis.
●Ensured scheduling practices and Good Maintenance Practices (cGMP) compliant within FDA regulations.
●Ensured proper inventory to complete work assignments as needed.
●Maintained inventory of critical supplies for proper repairs on cGMP critical components.
●Prioritized work orders with production coordinators to schedule repairs, troubleshooting activities, and maintenance work for ten production buildings within the Pfizer Active Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant.
●Troubleshooting, calibration, installation, and repair of all electronic instrumentation pertaining to process of making pharmaceutical active ingredients in manufacturing plant.
●Performed regular maintenance and calibrations on sensing equipment including but not limited to, vibration analysis, volume, flow, weight, temperature, and pressure.
●Preformed and repaired any problems on recording devices, such as chart recorders and data-loggers.
●Repaired and/or rebuilt as necessary any and all control valves associated electronic equipment.
●Performed routine maintenance on analyzing equipment such as gas and vapor monitoring devices, including oxygen and limited exposure level devices.
●Troubleshoot and repaired issues with computer control systems such as PLCs, process automation, and motor controllers.
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●Trained and worked with less experienced technicians for better customer satisfaction through stronger troubleshooting skills
●Assembled, maintained PLC and equipment related to the PLC in the use of manufacturing and proper use of equipment in the making of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
●Completed three 5(s) projects to organize and maintain proper working environment in the shop, on the floor, and at the customer’s site to facilitate less down time on equipment.
●Senior technician coordinating three other employees in scheduling repairs and preventive maintenance in accordance with cGMP practices and customer’s needs.
Simplex Time Recorder Company
April 1995-August 2000
Fire Alarm Service Field Representative/Inspector
●Meeting with customer at their site to troubleshoot and repair fire alarm life safety systems.
●Phone support to customer to ensure proper operation of fire alarm life safety systems.
●Inspection of customer site to ensure adherence to the NFPA72 guidelines and directing customer as to repairs ensuring compliance.
●Travelling to remote locations to meet with customer twenty four hours a day, seven days a week to ensure satisfaction of customer.
●Recording all findings of inspections to ensure compliance to state auditors using computer based Microsoft programs.
●Installation of fire alarm control panels at customer site in compliance withNFPA72 standards.
●Coordinated scheduling processes to ensure customer needs were met in a timely and satisfactory to ensure customer sites and systems were up standards set forth in NFPA72 fire code and customer’s desire
●Acted as LEAD inspector in charge of 3 others on fire alarm inspection team, coordinating times, dates, and locations to inspect, repair, and maintain fire alarm control systems in a timely and efficient manner.
United Stated Naval Service
April 1989-April 1995
Fire Controlman (Computer Systems Technician)
●Maintain (preventive maintenance program) computer systems to ensure fire control solutions for target acquisition.
●Troubleshoot and repair computer control systems faults.
●Troubleshoot and repair peripheral equipment such digit recorders, dot matrix printers, and input/output digital devices to ensure proper target acquisitions.
●Programmed and calibrated computer systems for proper firing solution and target acquisition.
●Maintained electrical control motors and 440AC electrical panels using proper safety procedures including lockout/tag out systems.
●Lead petty officer in work center in charge of the preventive maintenance and repair departments in work center leading three other petty officers.
●Training instructor for developing less experienced technicians in proper usage of diagrams and troubleshooting technics
EDUCATION
Associates Electronics Degree
US Naval Service, 1989-1991
●Electronics and Basic Electricity
●Fire control Solutions and Electronics
●Programmable Logic Controlling computer systems
Pfizer Corporation - Kalamazoo, MI
●Process Instrumentation Technician Apprenticeship - 2000-2002
●Process Instrumentation Journeyman - 2002-2011
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