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Bradley Shoemaker

Durham,NC

Summary

Experienced and driven maintenance technician with over 8 years of experience working with various types of equipment. Proven ability to troubleshoot problems and implement solutions. Committed to safety and continuous improvement. Values team work and has experience leading and supervising maintenance teams, as well as training new team members.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance Technician

Wolfspeed
03.2022 - Current
  • Maintain, diagnose, and repair semi-conductor equipment, including DFGs, Batchers, Screen Scrubbers, and other grinding machines.
  • Minimize production delays by responding swiftly to emergency breakdowns or unexpected malfunctions.
  • Enhance safety measures by performing routine inspections and identifying potential hazards using 5S guidelines.
  • Train new employees on proper use and care of tools, machinery, and safety protocols.
  • Use problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.

Senior Maintenance Technician

Niagara Bottling
05.2021 - 02.2022
  • Provided 24/7 supervision and support for a team of 15 maintenance technicians.
  • Delegated daily tasks among maintenance team members and reviewed work for quality and completeness.
  • Trained maintenance technicians on how to properly and safely work on equipment within the plant.
  • Maintained inventory of parts and developed a spreadsheet of necessary parts to more efficiently track data and streamline the re-ordering process using Excel.
  • Participated in daily meetings to review productivity goals and provided solutions to improve efficiency and overall performance.
  • Monitored working hours technicians submitted through Kronos.

Maintenance Technician

Niagara Bottling
02.2021 - 05.2021
  • Performed daily preventative maintenance of various equipment within the plant, including injection blow molding, PET blow molding, labelers, filling systems, and down steam equipment ranging from conveyors, case packers, palletizers, and stretch wrappers.
  • Boosted overall productivity with timely preventive maintenance and upgrades on key equipment.
  • Reduced downtime by quickly diagnosing and resolving technical issues on machinery.

Process Engineer

Logoplaste INC
02.2019 - 02.2021
  • Maintained, troubleshot, and repaired multiple types of equipment, including conveying, palletizing, bagging, injection, and blow molding systems.
  • Led 5S program with a strong focus on ensuring the safety, quality, and productivity of the organization.
  • Trained personnel on how to properly and safely work on numerous machines in the plant and delegated work among maintenance team members.
  • Attended daily meetings with management and provided check-ins with the customer to ensure production needs were being met.
  • Created excel spread sheets to track tool performance and developed training procedures to enhance safety within the plant, including a new lock out tag out program.
  • Interviewed candidates for open maintenance positions.

Traveling Field Project Manager

Dyco, Inc.
07.2015 - 02.2019
  • Traveled to numerous manufacturing plants throughout the United States and Canada to install and repair conveying systems and equipment.
  • Delegated daily tasks among maintenance team members, kept logs of working hours, and provided guidance on conflict-resolution.
  • Demonstrated expertise of the multiple types of packaging systems, including packers, robots, and debaggers.
  • Collaborated with employees from various plants and adapted readily to each individual plant’s standards and requirements.

Specific Temporary-Outage Worker

PPL Corporation
02.2015 - 07.2015
  • Worked in the effluents department which involved de-conning areas and tools, cleaning, and fire watch.

Part-time Mechanic’s Assistant

Riverview Block
06.2012 - 02.2015
  • Assisted with mechanical truck repairs and aided in the production of cinder blocks
  • Gained experience using many tools and machines, including a block machine and automatic cuber.

Spec. Temp. Internship

PPL Corporation
06.2013 - 08.2013
  • Observed the three main departments of the power plant: Instrument & Controls, Operations, and Health Physics.
  • Gained a better understanding of each department’s role in the power plant and how they work with systems and components, as well as the importance of safety within a power-plant.

Education

Associates Degree - Nuclear Engineering Technology Program

Luzerne County Community College
01.2014

Skills

  • Mechanical troubleshooting
  • Effective communication
  • Leadership & supervision
  • Project management
  • Teamwork
  • Adaptability
  • Conflict resolution

Additional Training

  • ARC Flash
  • Millara Diamond Robot Course

Timeline

Maintenance Technician

Wolfspeed
03.2022 - Current

Senior Maintenance Technician

Niagara Bottling
05.2021 - 02.2022

Maintenance Technician

Niagara Bottling
02.2021 - 05.2021

Process Engineer

Logoplaste INC
02.2019 - 02.2021

Traveling Field Project Manager

Dyco, Inc.
07.2015 - 02.2019

Specific Temporary-Outage Worker

PPL Corporation
02.2015 - 07.2015

Spec. Temp. Internship

PPL Corporation
06.2013 - 08.2013

Part-time Mechanic’s Assistant

Riverview Block
06.2012 - 02.2015

Associates Degree - Nuclear Engineering Technology Program

Luzerne County Community College

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