Aaron Pekuri
Sumter,SC
Summary
Highly motivated individual with strong leadership skills and a commitment to upholding great values. Seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth, with a focus on advancing my career.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician & Planner/Scheduler
Specialty Minerals Inc.
Eastover, SC
09.2022 - Current
- Troubleshoot/install/replace several types of automatic valves, pumps, flow meters, blowers, gearboxes, motors, screw conveyors, rotary airlocks, etc
- Familiar with certain equipment used in the paper industry (Cooling towers, chillers, screening systems, gas compressors, etc.)
- Experience with vibration analysis
- 4-20 mA calibrators and communicators used to set up and troubleshoot differential pressure and level transmitters, as well as valve positioners
- Calibrate conductivity, turbidity, and pH probes in process applications
- Oracle platform to manage PM's, expense reports, sub inventories, and work orders
- Sourcing and ordering parts while also managing parts inventory
- VelocityEHS for entering lean events, near misses, Gemba walkthroughs, and standard work practices
- Implementing 5S improvement and Kaizen events
- Scheduling/planning install or repair projects around field days and seasonal outages
- Utilization of mechanical and electrical contractors when needed
Maintenance Technician
SKF, USA
Sumter, SC
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Familiar with different types of CNC equipment and how to effectively work on them
- Responsible for performing precision alignment on multiple machines due to tight tolerances that need to be met
- Perform many types of preventative maintenance throughout the facility to keep downtime to a minimum
- Use of API to keep track of work orders and pm's
- Given certain responsibilities that need to be done daily to keep the plant running efficiently
Maintenance Supervisor
Sumter Packaging Corporation
Sumter, SC
12.2020 - 11.2021
- Prioritized safety on the job
- Crew leadership
- In charge of job scheduling and planning
- Responsible for ordering parts
- Created a better preventative maintenance schedule than what was previously in place to help cut down tremendously on unexpected downtime and in turn saved the company money
- Use of Emaintenance for work orders and inventory purposes
- Involved in new projects or machine installs from start to finish
- Became familiar with using contractors/vendors for planned or unexpected shutdowns and getting the job completed on time
Maintenance Technician
Sumter Packaging Corporation
Sumter, SC
10.2018 - 12.2020
- Given full responsibility for maintaining certain machines in the plant
- Able to perform pm's and repairs to keep the machines running proficiently
- Became familiar with equipment such as taper/gluers, die cutters, baler/cyclone systems, conveyors, print stations, vacuum blower systems, stitchers, unitizer strapping systems, folders, docking systems, and compressors
- Most of these systems contain motors, gearboxes, sprockets, bearings, pumps, valves, limit switches, proxy switches, photo-eyes, belts, couplings, chains, pulleys, clutches, etc
- Installed electrical conduit, light fixtures, piping, and performed basic carpentry work
- Developed more electrical knowledge and troubleshooting skills for control circuits that consist of motors, encoders, contactors, relays, overloads, pushbuttons, drives, and various style switches and sensors
- Voltages include 24vdc up to 480vac
Education
Certified in Advanced Mechatronics Technology -
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC01.2018
Certified in Basic Mechatronics Technology -
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC01.2017
Highschool Diploma -
Sumter Christian School
01.2015
Skills
- Safety Awareness
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Decision Making in High-Stress Situations
- Quick Learner
- Communication
- Organization
- Microsoft Office
- Inventory Management
- Planner/Scheduler
- Industry Knowledge (Corrugated, CNC, Paper)
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Maintenance Technician & Planner/Scheduler
Specialty Minerals Inc.
09.2022 - Current
Maintenance Technician
SKF, USA
01.2022 - 09.2022
Maintenance Supervisor
Sumter Packaging Corporation
12.2020 - 11.2021
Maintenance Technician
Sumter Packaging Corporation
10.2018 - 12.2020
Certified in Advanced Mechatronics Technology -
Central Carolina Technical College
Certified in Basic Mechatronics Technology -
Central Carolina Technical College
Highschool Diploma -
Sumter Christian School